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The baby name Nu is a Girl name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced NYOO.

Nu is Burmese, Egyptian, Vietnamese in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 1
Origin: Burmese, Egyptian, Vietnamese
Pronunciation: NYOO

What is the meaning of the name Nu ?

The baby name Nu is a girl name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced NYOO.

Nu is Burmese, Egyptian, Vietnamese in Origin.

Nu represents several unrelated names rather than one etymology. In Vietnamese it is normally an unmarked spelling of Nữ, the Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 女, woman or female; the character is the older written form behind the name. Burmese Nu corresponds to နု, an adjective for soft, tender, or youthful. Egyptian Nu is a conventional transcription of nw or nwn, the primeval water.

As a personal name, Nu appears most plausibly in Vietnamese and Burmese contexts, where short syllabic names and diacritic-free romanization can obscure distinctions in the original script. In Myanmar, Nu also occurs in compound or reduplicated names, and Burmese naming does not depend on inherited family surnames. Egyptian Nu belongs chiefly to mythological writing: Nun or Nu is the primordial watery abyss named in creation traditions. Modern English-language records show Nu as rare, with Nữ and Nun the clearest related spellings.

Nu has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Nu

U Nu Politician · Born 1907 · Myanmar U Nu was a prominent Burmese statesman best known as the first Prime Minister of independent Burma. Educated at Rangoon University, he developed his political ideas there and became active in the student movement, later also being known by the honorific name Thakin Nu.

Nu – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
GE 0 #44 1 997
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
MV Boys 0 #77 3 3,375
LT 0 #88 1 949
AF Girls 0 #92 3 2,402
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
GE Boys 0 #108 3 2,055
BN Girls 0 #110 5 5,459
ID Boys 0 #131 5 4,130
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
LT Boys 0 #149 3 2,166
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
LU Girls 0 #188 3 4,850
LT Girls 0 #198 3 1,904
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
PL 0 #211 2 2,600
MO Girls 0 #213 39 7,056
AO Girls 0 #215 3 4,575
LU Boys 0 #217 4 4,970
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
BD 0 #233 9 5,992
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
JP Girls 0 #249 3 6,592
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
TW Boys 0 #253 4 7,111
TW Girls 0 #264 13 8,139
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
SG 0 #278 5 11,010
KZ Boys 0 #280 10 6,578
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
AL Boys 0 #297 7 5,122
SA 0 #308 5 10,560
MY 0 #320 11 12,352
KZ Girls 0 #326 7 5,862
CN Boys 0 #328 4 9,639
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
QA Girls 0 #336 8 15,378
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
SD Girls 0 #355 4 7,678
MU Girls 0 #358 5 8,539
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
PL Girls 0 #361 4 5,096
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
BD Girls 0 #368 19 8,413
OM Girls 0 #371 26 15,987
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
EG 0 #389 12 6,387
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
IQ Girls 0 #411 94 11,303
Germany 0 #423 15 2,542
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
Spain 0 #432 21 2,326
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
SG Girls 0 #459 128 18,916
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
ZA 0 #468 7 14,421
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
RU Girls 0 #480 19 11,913
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
RU Boys 0 #495 11 12,621
CO 0 #507 4 7,768
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
HK Boys 0 #514 14 12,905
BD Boys 0 #522 55 10,045
LY 0 #524 12 12,703
BH 0 #535 19 17,937
AE Girls 0 #536 18 20,968
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
IR Girls 0 #540 6 8,334
PS Girls 0 #544 4 10,981
KW Girls 0 #553 9 19,177
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
IR Boys 0 #564 2 10,162
CR Girls 0 #567 7 11,342
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
HK Girls 0 #585 31 16,104
IN Girls 0 #616 16 13,121
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
AR Girls 0 #625 6 8,289
IL Girls 0 #641 5 11,648
IQ Boys 0 #646 22 13,071
BO Girls 0 #649 3 9,488
SG Boys 0 #679 19 17,960
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
IT 0 #703 12 4,183
MY Girls 0 #722 278 24,821
QA Boys 0 #735 9 18,093
SY 0 #764 4 11,684
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
EG Girls 0 #787 174 14,742
KW Boys 0 #800 7 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #810 29 4,949
SA Girls 0 #816 120 25,931
TN 0 #817 13 13,765
NG Girls 0 #818 9 15,093
MA 0 #844 289 20,986
OM Boys 0 #865 17 17,948
EG Boys 0 #872 15 15,035
Spain Girls 0 #893 91 5,561
CL Girls 0 #907 9 14,098
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #934 19 5,697
NL Boys 0 #941 11 5,873
NL Girls 0 #942 14 5,933
CO Boys 0 #976 6 15,656
MY Boys 0 #981 131 25,439
BR Girls 0 #990 3 12,708
IN Boys 0 #992 10 16,750
NG Boys 0 #994 8 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,004 7 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,029 5 16,355
ZA Girls 0 #1,041 101 25,928
DZ 0 #1,044 133 20,130
CO Girls 0 #1,065 14 16,140
AE Boys 0 #1,078 15 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,152 27 25,619
TR 0 #1,158 54 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,172 12 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,367 80 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,424 48 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,528 87 28,008

Nu is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Nu

Nu is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Nu is a one syllable name, pronounced NYOO.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Nữ and Nun.
Nu is a name of Vietnamese origin, traditionally used in Vietnam. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Vietnam and its diaspora communities.
Yes — 1 notable people named Nu are in our database, including U Nu (Politician).