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 [ syll. tu-mai-ni, tum-a-ini ] The boy name Tumaini is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is TUWMEY-Niy KEY. Tumaini is largely used in the Swahili language and it is derived from Kiswahili origins. The name's meaning is hope. Tumaini is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Tumaini include Tamino (German), Tammany (English), Timeo (Italian), Timeon (English and German), Tomio (Japanese), Tonio (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Tòmachan (Scottish), Tyoma (Russian), Taman, Tammen (English), Tammo (Frisian and German), Tammy (English and Scottish), Tani, Tanney (English), Tanno (Ghanaian), Tanny (English), Tano (Italian, Spanish, and Ghanaian), Tauno (Finnish), Tawno, and Teemu (Finnish). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Tumaini: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
