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Warui

/wa-ROO-ee/Kikuyu · a boy’s name

“An established male Gikuyu name, also widely encountered as a family name. “Strong and enduring family presence” is not a documented name meaning.”

How to say it
wa-ROO-ee
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya
How common
common · also a surname

From the same family

01Waruguru“An established female Gikuyu name; “enduring cultural heritage” is not its lexical meaning.”Kikuyufemale→︎02Waruhiu“A traditional Kikuyu name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”Kikuyumale→︎