Baby name
STABLE
🇰🇪 Wangui
/wahn · GOO · ee/
Meaning
“Beans”
Kikuyu feminine name from Kenya, one of the nine daughters of Mumbi in Kikuyu origin mythology. Associated with the Kikuyu word ngui meaning 'beans' or alternatively interpreted as 'she who sings' or 'of firewood'.
Nicknames
wang · gui · gu
Vibe
timelessresonant
How it ages.
Contemporary Kenyan Kikuyu name; cultural identity.
The cultural moment.
Steady use in Kenya among Kikuyu families.