Wangechi
/wah-NGEH-chee/
“A spelling variant of Wangeci, a Kikuyu female name traditionally associated with locusts and, by extension, birth during a locust season.”
- How to say it
- wah-NGEH-chee
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Kenya
- How common
- common
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
WangechiWangeci
Nicknames & short forms
Gechi
From the same family
01Wangari“Leopard; a strong, courageous and capable woman”→︎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.”→︎