Swahili · Girl name
Zuri
“good, beautiful”
About the name Zuri
Zuri comes from the Swahili adjective -zuri, meaning ‘good’ or ‘beautiful’, and is used as a given name for girls in East Africa and among African American families. Swahili is a Bantu language spoken along the East African coast, with many loanwords from Arabic. The word appears in everyday speech, as in nzuri, the usual reply meaning ‘fine’ or ‘good’ when someone asks how you are.
- Meaning
- good, beautiful
- Origin
- Swahili
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- ZOO-ree(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
If you like Zuri
Middle names for Zuri
- Zuri Lynn
- Zuri Rose
- Zuri Marie
- Zuri Jade
- Zuri Faith
Questions about Zuri
- What does Zuri mean?
- Zuri is a Swahili name meaning "good, beautiful".
- How do you pronounce Zuri?
- Zuri is pronounced ZOO-ree, with emphasis on the first syllable.