Vuyo: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Vuyo – Meaning: happiness – Origin: Zulu – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: VOO-yoh


Vuyo is a Zulu boy's name meaning “happiness”. It appears in our list of 125+ Uplifting Baby Names Meaning Joy, Peace, and Hope.

Meaning & Origin of Vuyo

Meaning: Happiness.

Origin: Zulu.

How to Pronounce Vuyo

Phonetic: VOO-yoh   IPA: /ˈvuːjoʊ/

Popularity of Vuyo

Vuyo 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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