Tuesday 23 February 2016

Whats in a name?

Whats your name? Such an important link to our identity...I have for so long been fascinated by names and particularly love the Swahili ones

Amani  -Peace
Ahsante - Thank you
Ahadi - Promise
Adili - minerals?? or something precious
Amina /Amin - Amen
Bahati - Luck
Baraka - Blessing
Chausiku  - Night
Deni?? / Debt (with a light touch)
E
Fadhili
Faraji - console
G
Hawa - Eve
Imani - Faith
Jabari - brave
Juma - Friday
Kweli - Truth
Khamisi - Thursday
Lulu - is this swa? Pearl
Maisha - Live
Mapenzi - Loves??
Miujiza - miracle
Mzazi - Parent
Mali - Wealth
Mfalme - King
Malaika -  Angel
Malkia - Queen
Neema - Grace
Nuru - Light
Nia - Purpose
O
Pendo - Love
Pili - second
Raha - Happiness
Rafik - friend
Rehema - what is this in Swahili?
Rukia - not sure what this means...
Safari - journey
Sifa - Praise
Safia/Safi - Pure
Subira -Patience
Shuja - warrior?
Tausi - Peacock
Tatu - Third one
Tamasha - celebration
Uhuru - Liberty/ togetherness
V
Wema - goodness?
Yasmine - Jasmine flower
Yusuf - Joseph
Yona - John
Yudah - Judas?
Zawadi - gift
Zuri - beautiful

in English, some are nice sounding
A
Blessing
Courage
Desire  - sounds better in French
Divine - love this name
Ernest
Faith
Fortunate
Grace
Goodluck!
Happiness
Holy
Hope
Hossanna
Innocent
Immaculate
Joy
K
Liberty
M
N
O
Peace
Patience
Precious
Pious
Q
Rejoice
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z

Then there are those named from Old Testament!!
Absalom / Abraham
Bethsheba / Benjamin
Caleb
Daniel
Elkanah / Egypt?
F
Gideon / Genesis
Habakuk / Hannah
Isiaih / Israel
Jethro / Jericho?
K
L
Meshack/ Melchizedek / Mordecai
Naphtali / Naomi
Obadiah / Obed
Phinelias
Q
Rahab
Sirak / Shadrack
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Zebadiah / Ziporah

Or from various communities
Rain - Akoth, Wambua
Night - Atieno
Twins - Adongo and Apiyo / Nyangoma and Nyakato / Isingoma and Kato
Friday - Juma, Guyo, Guyato

Or famous people...and I know people named as follows
Isaac Newton
Henry Kissinger
Tom Mboya
Nelson Mandela
Madeline Albright
Kwame
Sankara
Sekoh



Fill in the gaps!

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