Name
Uhuru
Meaning
Uhuru is a masculine name of Swahili origin meaning “freedom”.
Uhuru is the Swahili word for freedom, the rallying cry of East African independence, and Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta, born as the country approached self-rule and later its president, is its most famous bearer. Star Trek honored the word too: Lieutenant Uhura's name was adapted from it.
Used in Kenya and Tanzania, where the word carries national significance.
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Uhuru is a masculine name of Swahili origin meaning “freedom”. Uhuru is the Swahili word for freedom, the rallying cry of East African independence, and Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta, born as the country approached self-rule and later its president, is its most famous bearer.
Uhuru is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Used in Kenya and Tanzania, where the word carries national significance.
The name Uhuru comes from Swahili. Uhuru is the Swahili word for freedom, the rallying cry of East African independence, and Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta, born as the country approached self-rule and later its president, is its most famous bearer. Star Trek honored the word too: Lieutenant Uhura's name was adapted from it.
Uhuru is pronounced oo-HOO-roo.
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