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femaleKikuyu

Wangithi

“She of the forest; woodland child”

wahn-GEE-thee

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Origin

Kikuyu

Language

Niger-Congo

Pronunciation

wahn-GEE-thee

Gender

female

Cultural Significance

A Kikuyu name linking the child to the sacred forests around Mount Kenya.

Related Names

Wamahiu

One from the forest

Wangarĩ

Of the leopard; fierce one

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