At a Glance
- Meaning
- The moringa or drumstick tree; a Dravidian-language plant name with no meaning beyond naming the tree
- Origin
- Malayalam/Tamil (Dravidian)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- moh-RING-guh
Moringa is a Malayalam/Tamil (Dravidian) unisex name meaning “the moringa or drumstick tree; a Dravidian-language plant name with no meaning beyond naming the tree”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Moringa
Meaning: The moringa or drumstick tree; a Dravidian-language plant name with no meaning beyond naming the tree.
Origin: Malayalam/Tamil (Dravidian).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Moringa
moh-RING-guhIPA /məˈrɪŋɡə/
Popularity of Moringa
Moringa doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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