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Matumaini

/ma-too-ma-EE-nee/Swahili · a boy or girl’s name

The hopes and joyful expectations placed in a beloved child.

How to say it
ma-too-ma-EE-nee
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon