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Makena

Happy one; the joyful one

mah-KEH-nah

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Origin

Kikuyu

Language

Niger-Congo (Bantu)

Pronunciation

mah-KEH-nah

Gender

female

Cultural Significance

A Kikuyu name celebrating happiness, popular across Kenya and increasingly used internationally.

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