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GirlEast African (Kikuyu, Luhya, Oromo, Ganda and others)

Nyambura

From Kikuyu mbura, "rain".

Meaning and origin

Nyambura is built on the Kikuyu word for rain, mbura, with the nasal prefix that turns many such words into women's names among the Agikuyu of central Kenya.

How to pronounce Nyambura

English (US)nyahm-BOO-rah /ɲɑːmˈbʊrə/

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