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The name Odomankoma means "Creator" which is said to be derived from the literal translations of the two sections of his name, "Dom" (meaning state or universe) and "Anko-ma" (meaning "who alone gives"). The name "Odomankoma" therefore means, in the literal sense, "The only one who gives the universe or world". [2]
impi – from Zulu language meaning "war, battle or a regiment" indaba – from Xhosa or Zulu languages – "stories" or "news" typically conflated with "meeting" (often used in South African English) japa – from Yoruba, "to flee" jazz – possibly from Central African languages From the word jizzi”.
Athena, Olympian goddess of wisdom, civilization, weaving, and war strategy; Coeus, Titan of the inquisitive mind, his name meaning "query" or "questioning". He is the grandfather of Apollo. Metis, the Titan associated most closely with wisdom and the mother of Athena, whose name in Ancient Greek described a combination of wisdom and cunning ...
Kwame is an Akan masculine given name among the Akan people (such as the Akuapem, Ashanti, Akyem, Bono and Fante) in Ghana which is given to a boy born on Saturday. [1] Traditionally in Ghana, a child would receive their Akan day name during their Outdooring , eight days after birth.
African babalawo. Babaalawo or babaláwo in West Africa (babalao in Caribbean and South American Spanish and babalaô in Brazilian Portuguese), literally means "father of secrets" (or “father of mysteries”) [1] in the Yoruba language. It is a spiritual title that denotes a high priest of the Ifá oracle.
Kaede - This Japanese name means "maple tree," AKA a powerful and strong tree. 126. Kaia - A shortened version of the name Kaimbe, which means "warrior.” (Kaimbe is also an amazing name!)
The Hungarian name of the city (Jászvásár) literally means "Jassic Market"; the antiquated Romanian name, Târgul Ieşilor (and the once-favoured Iaşii), may indicate the same meaning. Oral sources say that the name may come from an archaic form of the Romanian word "to exit" because the city was an important trade node in the region.
In Indonesian, Dara is a feminine given name meaning "girl", "young woman", or "virgin". Oluwadara is a Yoruba name given to a male or female child meaning [God's Good].'Oluwa' means *GOD* and 'Dara' means *Is Good*. Dara is an anglicisation of the Irish language given name Dáire, which is likely derived from doire "oak wood". Despite ...