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Kibwana
/kee-BWAH-nah/
Swahili
· a boy’s name
“Kiswahili: young man, little master, or gentleman.”
How to say it
kee-BWAH-nah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
rare · also a surname