Wanjiru
Wanjirũ
/wan-JEE-roo/
“A traditional ancestral daughter-name, honoring Wanjiru, one of the daughters of Gikuyu and Mumbi.”
- How to say it
- wan-JEE-roo
- Traditional Kikuyu spelling
- Wanjirũ
- Used in
- Kenya
- How common
- common · also a surname
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
WanjiruWanjirũ
Nicknames & short forms
Jiru
From the same family
01Wanjau“A traditional Kikuyu name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”→︎02Wanjiku“A traditional ancestral daughter-name, honoring Wanjiku, one of the daughters of Gikuyu and Mumbi.”→︎03Wanjohi“Born while traditional beer was being brewed.”→︎04Wanjoki“A genuine traditional Kikuyu girl’s name whose older circumstantial meaning varies across sources; it is cherished as a marker of family and heritage.”→︎05Wanjugu“A traditional Kikuyu name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”→︎