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Namugwanya

/nah-moo-GWAN-yah/Luganda · a girl’s name

A determined girl who faces life with courage

How to say it
nah-moo-GWAN-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Uganda
How common
uncommon · also a surname
For a boy
Mugwanya

From the same family

01NamubiruEstablished Ganda feminine name, also found as a family name; no general clan-specific meaning is established.Lugandafemale→︎02NamudduEstablished Ganda feminine personal/family name; no standard literal gloss is securely established.Lugandafemale→︎03NamuggaEstablished Ganda feminine name, also used as a surname; no fixed literal translation is reliably documented.Lugandafemale→︎04NamukasaA Ganda feminine name formed with Mukasa; it may be understood as ‘female/of Mukasa,’ but it does not by itself identify a ‘Mukasa clan.’Lugandafemale→︎05NamukwayaEstablished Ganda feminine personal/family name; no standard literal gloss is reliably documented.Lugandafemale→︎06NamuliEstablished Ganda feminine name; no recognized ‘Namuli lineage’ meaning should be asserted without family-specific evidence.Lugandafemale→︎07NamulondoEstablished Ganda feminine personal/family name; no fixed literal translation is consistently documented.Lugandafemale→︎08NamusisiEarthquake — a strong, striking name drawn from the power of the earthLugandafemale→︎09NamusokeRainbow — a joyful name evoking colour, hope and new beginnings after rainLugandafemale→︎10NamutebiEstablished Ganda feminine name, also used as a family name; no general clan-specific gloss is securely established.Lugandafemale→︎11NamuwayaEstablished Ganda feminine personal/family name; no standard literal gloss is reliably documented.Lugandafemale→︎