Nehru

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UK, US/ˈneɪru/UK/ˈnɛru/Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka/ne(ː)ɦ.ɾu(ː)/Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka[ne(ː)ʱ.ɾu(ː)]

proper noun

A surname from Hindi.

OriginHindi नेहरू ← Urdu نہرو →
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Meanings

proper nounNehru (plural Nehrus)

plural Nehrus

  1. A surname from Hindi.
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru (1889−1964) (the first prime minister of India)

Origin

  1. Urduنہرو
  2. Hindiनेहरू
  3. EnglishNehru

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi नेहरू (nehrū) / Urdu نہرو (nehrū)).

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Translations

Arabic نَهْرُو
  • نَهْرُو (nahrū)surname Nehru
Bengali নেহরু
  • নেহরু (nehoru)surname Nehru
Bulgarian Неру́
  • Неру́ (Nerú)surname Nehru
Chinese Mandarin 尼赫魯 /尼赫鲁
  • 尼赫魯 /尼赫鲁 (Níhèlǔ)surname Nehru
Greek Νεχρού
  • Νεχρού (Nechroú)surname Nehru
Hebrew נהרו
  • נהרוsurname Nehru
Hindi नेहरू
  • नेहरू (nehrū)surname Nehru
Japanese ネルー
  • ネルー (Nerū)surname Nehru
Korean 네루
  • 네루 (neru)surname Nehru
Punjabi ਨਹਿਰੂ
  • ਨਹਿਰੂ (nahirū)surname Nehru
Russian Неру
  • Неру (Neru)surname Nehru
Tamil நேரு
  • நேரு (nēru)surname Nehru
Thai เนห์รู
  • เนห์รูsurname Nehru
Urdu نہرو
  • نہرو (Nehrū)surname Nehru

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Nehru

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Nehru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nehru

MLA

“Nehru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nehru. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nehru,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nehru.

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