Waithera
/why-THEH-rah/
“A traditional ancestral daughter-name, honoring Waithera, one of the daughters of Gikuyu and Mumbi.”
- How to say it
- why-THEH-rah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Kenya
- How common
- uncommon
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Waithera
Nicknames & short forms
Thera
From the same family
01Waithaka“A genuine Kikuyu male name, likely connected with thaka, land/bush or uncultivated country; the exact naming circumstance is not certain.”→︎02Waitherero“A traditional Kikuyu name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”→︎03Waithira“A Kikuyu female name associated with thĩra, “work/labour”; it may convey industriousness rather than a guarantee of accomplishment.”→︎04Waititu“A traditional Kikuyu name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”→︎