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Gikuyu

Gĩkũyũ

/gee-KOO-yoo/Kikuyu · a boy’s name

“A name connected with Gikuyu, the founding father and ancestor of the Kikuyu people, and with the sacred fig tree associated with home and community.”

How to say it
gee-KOO-yoo
Traditional Kikuyu spelling
Gĩkũyũ
Used in
Kenya
How common
rare · also a surname