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Nashua

OriginPlace name from Penacook
Meaning"beautiful stream with a pebbly bottom"

About Nashua

The name of a city in New Hampshire which takes its name from the Nashua River, named by the Indigenous Algonquian tribe the Nashuway or Nashua. A striking alternative to Joshua.

Pronounced NASH-oo-uh.

As of October 2026, Nashua ranked #13313 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6961 in 1981.

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