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Where does “Nairobi” come from?

Nairobi comes from Maasai enkare nyrobi, meaning "place of cold water."

Ancestry of “Nairobi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maasaienkare nyrobicold water, cold river

Words derived from “Nairobi”

  • Nairobian
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