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Nimue - Meaning of the name

[ syll. ni-mue, nim-ue ] The girl name Nimue is pronounced NahMah- †. Nimue's language of origin is Celtic and it is used mainly in the English language. The name was borne in Arthurian legend by the Lady of the Lake; different writers have named her Nimue, Elaine, Viviane and other variants.

Nimue is unusual as a baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Nimue include Nima (Arabic, Hebrew, and Indian), Nimah (Arabic), Naama (Hebrew), Naima (Arabic), Naimah, Naimi (English), Najwa (Arabic), Nami (Japanese), Namy, Nana (English, Spanish, and Japanese), Nani (Greek and Hawaiian), Nanna (English and Scandinavian), Nanney (English), Nanni (German), Nannie (English), Nannine, Nanny (English and Scottish), Naoma (English), Naomy (English), and Naya (Arabic).

 



† approx pronunciation for Nimue: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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