Niger

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Type River & Country
Usage English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Croatian, Serbian, Late Roman
Scripts Нигер(Serbian)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈnaɪ.d͡ʒəɹ/(American English) /niː.ˈʒɛɹ/(American English) /ˈnaɪ.d͡ʒə/(British English) /niː.ˈʒɛə/(British English) /ni.ʒɛʁ/(French)

Meaning & History

Meaning unknown, possibly of Berber origin, though influenced by Latin niger "black". This is the name of a river in Western Africa (and a country that is named after it).