Baby name
Wanyonyi /wahn · YON · yee/
Meaning
“Born during the weeding season (Luhya)”
Luhya masculine name from western Kenya meaning 'born during the weeding season', from the Luhya word enyonyi meaning 'weeds'. Part of the Luhya tradition of naming children after the agricultural season of their birth.
Nicknames
wany · yonyi · yon
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How it ages . Contemporary Kenyan Kikuyu name.
The cultural moment . Steady use among Kenyan Kikuyu families.
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