Given name

Nabu

Nabu is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Nabu isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

In mythological stories, Nabu is associated with the god of writing and wisdom.

Nabu’s family of names

Nabu has a related form in Nabo. Nabu has a related form in Naboo. Nabu has a related form in Nabue.

Walk Nabu’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 7

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Nabu, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Finnish · Mythological

Kalma

No U.S. birth series

54% boys · 46% girls

Mythological

Naaheed

No U.S. birth series

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Mythological

Naeny

No U.S. birth series

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Mythological

Naeni

No U.S. birth series

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Mythological

Nekbet

No U.S. birth series

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Mythological

Nechbet

No U.S. birth series

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Mythological

Neptoun

No U.S. birth series

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Mythological

Nerthous

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Nabu’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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