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Namugwanya

/nah-moo-GWAN-yah/Luganda · a girl’s name

“A determined girl who faces life with courage”

How to say it
nah-moo-GWAN-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Uganda
How common
uncommon · also a surname
For a boy
Mugwanya

From the same family

01Namubiru“Established Ganda feminine name, also found as a family name; no general clan-specific meaning is established.”Lugandafemale→︎02Namuddu“Established Ganda feminine personal/family name; no standard literal gloss is securely established.”Lugandafemale→︎03Namugga“Established Ganda feminine name, also used as a surname; no fixed literal translation is reliably documented.”Lugandafemale→︎04Namukasa“A Ganda feminine name formed with Mukasa; it may be understood as ‘female/of Mukasa,’ but it does not by itself identify a ‘Mukasa clan.’”Lugandafemale→︎05Namukwaya“Established Ganda feminine personal/family name; no standard literal gloss is reliably documented.”Lugandafemale→︎06Namuli“Established Ganda feminine name; no recognized ‘Namuli lineage’ meaning should be asserted without family-specific evidence.”Lugandafemale→︎07Namulondo“Established Ganda feminine personal/family name; no fixed literal translation is consistently documented.”Lugandafemale→︎08Namusisi“Earthquake — a strong, striking name drawn from the power of the earth”Lugandafemale→︎09Namusoke“Rainbow — a joyful name evoking colour, hope and new beginnings after rain”Lugandafemale→︎10Namutebi“Established Ganda feminine name, also used as a family name; no general clan-specific gloss is securely established.”Lugandafemale→︎11Namuwaya“Established Ganda feminine personal/family name; no standard literal gloss is reliably documented.”Lugandafemale→︎