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Kikuyu and Kenyan highland peoples Names and Meanings

Browse 10 Kikuyu and Kenyan highland peoples names and surnames with their meanings and origins. Kikuyu and Kenyan highland peoples heritage is found in Central Kenya. Names are clues, not proof of ancestry, because many families carry names shaped by migration, religion or history.

Name	Meaning or origin
Kamau	Kikuyu name often glossed as “quiet warrior”.
Kariuki	Kikuyu name meaning reincarnated
Kimani	Kikuyu name
Mwangi	Kikuyu name
Njeri	Kikuyu girl’s name
Njoroge	Kikuyu boy’s name
Nyambura	Kikuyu girl’s name
Wambui	Kikuyu girl’s name
Wangari	Kikuyu girl’s name, as in Wangari Maathai
Wanjiru	Traditional Kikuyu girl’s name.

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