Baby name

STABLE BOY · LUHYA (KENYA)
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Wekesa

/we · KES · ah/


“Born during the harvest season (Luhya)”

Luhya masculine name from western Kenya meaning 'born during the harvest season', from the Luhya root related to the harvest. Part of a Luhya tradition of naming children after the season or circumstances of their birth. The feminine form of the same concept is Nekesa.

we · kesa · kes

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How it ages.

Contemporary Kenyan ethnic heritage name.

The cultural moment.

Steady regional use among Kenyan Luhya communities.