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Wangari

Of the leopard; leopard-like

wahn-GAH-ree

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Origin

Kikuyu

Language

Niger-Congo (Bantu)

Pronunciation

wahn-GAH-ree

Gender

female

Cultural Significance

A Kikuyu name associated with the leopard clan, famously borne by Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai.

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