Kenya

Used in: 1 country

Origin: Kikuyu

From the name of Mount Kenya, about which several theories exist, including * from Kikuyu kere nyaga (“white mountain”) (because it is snow-capped) * from Kamba kii nyaa (“ostrich mountain”) * from Kikuyu kĩrĩma (“mountain”)

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Kenyatta Derived from Kenya
Kenyaditswe Derived from Kenya
Mbugua Kikuyu origin
Mwangi Kikuyu origin
Njoroge Kikuyu origin
Njuguna Kikuyu origin

Popularity by Country

Kenya

Rank #35000

Frequency 17 people

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