âUhura never had another name during the series. One of the fan writers wrote âUpendaâ - which means âpeaceâ in Swahili, I understand â not officially, but in some of their fan writings. And it sort of took hold. But when they were going to do the official history of Star Trek in a published book, the writer called Gene and asked him was âUhuraâ her first name or her last name? Gene said, âWell, Nichelle and I never decided.â We always leaned towards it being her last name because itâs taken from the Swahili âuhuruâ which means freedom. So it would sort of be like the same as âFreeman.â So he said, âYou can make it her last name.â The writer said, âWhat about her first name? Iâve come up with one in Swahili. Itâs Nyota.â Gene said, âI canât give you that permission because Nichelle and I named her together, and she has rights to that, so youâll have to call her and get her permission.â So he gave him my number, and he called me and I laughed and was delighted. He said, âI have a name and itâs Nyota.â I said, âThatâs quite beautiful. What does it mean?â He said, âIt means âstarâ.â I said, âYou can have my permission!â So I have since said that her name is Nyota Upenda Uhura, which would mean a free-floating star: âstar of freedom and peaceâ. I like that.â   â NICHELLE NICHOLS
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