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Wathome

/wah-THOH-meh/Kikuyu · a boy’s name

A genuine Kikuyu personal/family name, often analyzable as “of Thome.” It does not mean “reader” or “learner”; the Gikuyu word associated with a reader/scholar is mũthomi.

How to say it
wah-THOH-meh
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya
How common
uncommon · also a surname

From the same family