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Nyota

/nyoh-TAH/Swahili · a boy or girl’s name

“A shining star in the family”

How to say it
nyoh-TAH
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NyotaNiota