Sanyu
/SAHN-yoo/
“Joy and happiness—the delight a much-loved child brings. In Buganda, Sanyu is a personal given name and does not replace the child’s inherited clan affiliation.”
- How to say it
- SAHN-yoo
- Given to
- Boys and girls
- Used in
- Uganda
- How common
- common
From the same family
01Asanyusa“A child who makes the family happy and fills the home with joy.”→︎02Essanyu“Joy and happiness, a lovely expression of gladness.”→︎03Festo“Festive, joyful, and full of celebration”→︎04Hilary“Joyful and cheerful”→︎05Isaka“He will laugh; a child who brings joy”→︎06Jovia“A modern female given name used in Uganda, probably related to Latin Jovian/Jove rather than a Luganda word meaning “joy.””→︎07Joy“Joy and gladness”→︎08Joyce“An English given name ultimately associated with the Breton name Iodoc/Josse, often interpreted as “lord”; its modern association with joy comes partly from its spelling.”→︎09Kawuki“Rainbow—a bright and joyful image in the sky”→︎10Masanyu“Joys and blessings: a warm name celebrating the happiness surrounding a child’s arrival.”→︎11Nakasana“Sunshine — a warm, radiant name for a child who brings joy”→︎12Nalindwa“The awaited girl, expressing the family’s joyful anticipation of her arrival.”→︎