Baby name

FADING BOY · MIJIKENDA
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Karisa

/ka · REE · sa/


“Little herdsman”

Masculine name of the Mijikenda peoples of coastal Kenya, especially the Giriama. It is formed with the diminutive prefix ka- typical of Mijikenda names and is commonly explained as little herdsman.

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How it ages.

Traditional Kikuyu place-derived name with local stability

The cultural moment.

Rare outside Kikuyu communities.