Pemba: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Pemba – Meaning: Saturday – Origin: Tibetan (Sherpa) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: PEM-buh


Pemba is a Tibetan (Sherpa) unisex name meaning “Saturday”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Pemba

Meaning: Saturday.

Origin: Tibetan (Sherpa).

How to Pronounce Pemba

Phonetic: PEM-buh   IPA: /ˈpɛmbə/

Popularity of Pemba

Pemba 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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