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Nyawira

“She who works hard; the industrious one”

nyah-WEE-rah

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Origin

Kikuyu

Language

Niger-Congo (Bantu)

Pronunciation

nyah-WEE-rah

Gender

female

Cultural Significance

A Kikuyu name celebrating industriousness and hard work, one of the nine Kikuyu matriarchal names.

Related Names

Njeri

Travelling one; warrior

Wanjiku

Daughter of the gatherer

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