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description: 'Ny Rabe means "the Rabe": ny is the Malagasy definite article and Rabe the name of the family whose everyday life the animated universe tells, in Antananarivo.'
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order: 10
title: 'What does the name Ny Rabe mean?'
canonical: 'https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/questions/what-does-ny-rabe-mean'
markleex:
  entity: '@nyrabe'
  url: 'https://markleex.com/@nyrabe'
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  published: '2026-10-10T06:43:22+00:00'
  updated: '2026-10-10T06:43:22+00:00'
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      label: 'Questions about Ny Rabe'
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---

*Ny* is the Malagasy definite article, and Rabe is a Malagasy family name: Ny Rabe means "the Rabe", the Rabe family. The name says exactly what the universe is about: the everyday life of one family in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, with the father [Datoa](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/datoa), born Tefy Rabe, the mother [Fara](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters/fara), their children, the grandmother, a dog and a zebu.

Meet the whole family on [Who are the characters of Ny Rabe?](https://markleex.com/@nyrabe/characters)