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Mpema

/m-PEH-mah/Lingala · a boy’s name

““Breath”; in some contexts, life or vital breath.”

How to say it
m-PEH-mah
Given to
Boys
Used in
DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
How common
rare · also a surname