name
Tomba
TOM-bah
ˈtɒmbɑːListen
Hear it in a clear American voice. Slow it down to catch each syllable.
Syllable breakdown
Tomba
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Meitei/Manipuri (India)
- Meaning
- a Meitei masculine name from the Meitei people of Manipur, a northeastern Indian state bordering Myanmar; Meitei or Meiteilon is a Sino-Tibetan language and the official language of Manipur; the name Tomba is widely known through the legendary folk hero Khamba Thoibi whose love story is one of the foundational narratives of Meitei culture, and through the traditional Meitei wrestling style known as Mukna which is practised at festivals and community gatherings
- Gender
- male
People also look up
Learn one new pronunciation a day
Get a word, name or idiom like “Tomba” in your inbox — daily or weekly, free. Unsubscribe any time.
Something wrong? Suggest a correction