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Gikuyu

Gĩkũyũ

/gee-KOO-yoo/Kikuyu · a boy’s name

A name connected with Gikuyu, the founding father and ancestor of the Kikuyu people, and with the sacred fig tree associated with home and community.

How to say it
gee-KOO-yoo
Traditional Kikuyu spelling
Gĩkũyũ
Used in
Kenya
How common
rare · also a surname