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Gikabu

/gee-KAH-boo/Kikuyu · a boy’s name

“A traditional Kikuyu name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”

How to say it
gee-KAH-boo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya
How common
rare · also a surname

From the same family

01Gikandi“A traditional Kikuyu name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”Kikuyumale→︎02Gikaria“A traditional Kikuyu name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”Kikuyumale→︎