Shinobu - Meaning of Shinobu

What does Shinobu mean?

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Shinobu

[ 3 syll. (s)hi-no-bu, sh-in-obu ] The baby girl name Shinobu is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced -SHIY-NowBuw †. Shinobu has its origins in the Japanese language. The name Shinobu means 'to support'.

See also the related category japanese.

Shinobu is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Shinobu include Senobe, Shambhavi (Indian), Sunniva (Scandinavian), Cenobie, Sinope, Synnöve (Scandinavian), Synnøve (Scandinavian), Tiombee, Tiombey, Tiombi, Tiombie, and Tiomby.

† English pronunciation for Shinobu: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)"