Etymology

Roi-Namur

Today it means: Roi-Namur islet, Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands. Full definition →

Marshallese Ruot
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  1. Marshallese · derived fromNim̧ur
  2. Marshallese · derived fromRuot
  3. English todayRoi-Namur

From Roi + Namur, the name of the new island after the formerly separate islands Roi and Namur were joined by landfill. Roi is originally from Marshallese Ruot, while Namur is originally from Marshallese Nim̧ur.

Words from the same roots

MarshalleseRuot all →

ROI

MarshalleseNim̧ur all →

Namur

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.