At a Glance
- Origin
- Uncertain (possibly a Chumash place name or Zulu surname, transferred to given-name use)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- ZOO-muh
Zuma is an uncertain (possibly a Chumash place name or Zulu surname, transferred to given-name use) boy's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Cute Surfer Boy Names (For Your Beachy Babe).
Meaning & Origin of Zuma
Origin: uncertain (possibly a Chumash place name or Zulu surname, transferred to given-name use).
A common claim: Zuma means 'Lord frowns in anger' in Aztec/Nahuatl Actually: This Nahuatl gloss has no attested source; 'Zuma' more plausibly traces to an unrelated Chumash place name or the Zulu surname Zuma, not to Nahuatl.
How to Pronounce Zuma
ZOO-muhIPA /ˈzuːmə/
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