Wangendo
/wah-NGEN-doh/
“A traditional Kikuyu name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”
- How to say it
- wah-NGEN-doh
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Kenya
- How common
- uncommon · also a surname
From the same family
01Wangari“Leopard; a strong, courageous and capable woman”→︎02Wangechi“A spelling variant of Wangeci, a Kikuyu female name traditionally associated with locusts and, by extension, birth during a locust season.”→︎03Wangeci“Associated with locusts, traditionally recalling the time or circumstances surrounding a child’s birth”→︎04Wangombe“A Kikuyu male personal/family name associated with ng’ombe, “cattle/cow.””→︎05Wangui“A traditional ancestral daughter-name, honoring Wangui, one of the daughters of Gikuyu and Mumbi.”→︎