66%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 信, 延, etc.(Japanese Kanji) のぶ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /no̞.bɯᵝ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "trust", 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch", or other kanji and kanji combinations. It is sometimes a short form of longer names beginning with this sound. People think this name isRate·Details classic informal natural wholesome strong strange simple serious Categories archaic Japanese, isograms, restaurants, short forms, trust, virtues