Wangari
Wangarĩ
/wahn-GAH-ree/
“Leopard; a strong, courageous and capable woman”
- How to say it
- wahn-GAH-ree
- Traditional Kikuyu spelling
- Wangarĩ
- Used in
- Kenya
- How common
- common · also a surname
From the same family
01Wangechi“A spelling variant of Wangeci, a Kikuyu female name traditionally associated with locusts and, by extension, birth during a locust season.”→︎02Wangeci“Associated with locusts, traditionally recalling the time or circumstances surrounding a child’s birth”→︎03Wangendo“A traditional Kikuyu name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”→︎04Wangombe“A Kikuyu male personal/family name associated with ng’ombe, “cattle/cow.””→︎05Wangui“A traditional ancestral daughter-name, honoring Wangui, one of the daughters of Gikuyu and Mumbi.”→︎