# Nairobi

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /naɪˈɹəʊbi/ · frequency rank #14,173

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Kenya.

## Etymology
From Maasai enkare nyrobi (“cold water, cold river”), the name of the Nairobi river.

## Common misspellings (9)
`anirobi`, `naiorbi`, `nairboi`, `nairobbi`, `nairoib`, `nairrobi`, `nariobi`, `niarobi`, `nnairobi`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nairobi