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Pages in category "Surnames of Kenyan origin" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Akello; C.
The system observes that every name of a person, object or place has a meaning. [1] The system has been subject to westernization and attrition to linguistics due to the Kenyan adoption of Swahili language as a lingua-franca and the dynamic view that indigenous languages are provincial and irrelevant. Naming is referred to as Kogoochinet-aab ...
Surnames of Kenyan origin (48 P) Surnames of Mandinka origin (7 P) Surnames of Moroccan origin (53 P) Surnames of Senegalese origin (1 C, 16 P) Surnames of Senufo ...
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An individual is given a personal name at birth and this is determined by the circumstance of their birth. For most Kalenjin speaking communities, masculine names are often prefixed with Kip-or Ki-though there are exceptions to the rule e.g Cheruiyot, Chepkwony, Chelanga etc. Feminine names in turn are often prefixed with Chep-or Che-though among the Tugen and Keiyo, the prefix Kip- may in ...
Kipkemboi is both a surname and a given name of Kenyan origin (Kalenjin tribe) that stems from the word/name Kemboi (which refers to night time) and the prefix Kip-(meaning "born of or born during"). Kipkemboi therefore means "born at night". It can be either male or female depending on the subtribe of the Kalenjin
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Kipkosgei, name meaning "son of Kosgei" Chepkosgei , name meaning "daughter of Kosgei" Mohammed Al-Salhi (born 1986), Kenyan 800 metres runner competing for Saudi Arabia whose former name was Kosgei