Where does “Nauru” come from?

Nauru comes from Nauruan anáoero, a term of unknown meaning that likely referred to the island or its people in the native language.

Nauru (English): Nauruan, the language of Nauru

Definitions

  1. Nauruan, the language of Nauru

Ancestry of “Nauru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNauru—
2NauruanNaoero—

Words derived from “Nauru”

Every word from Nauruan Naoero →Every word from German Nauru →