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Wenani Family History & Genealogy

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Wenani Last Name History & Origin

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Wenani comes from the bukusu word "Linani" which means monster(ogre) in English. It is an ugly name that was given to a child so that she/he can't die.I mean like in a situation where a child that is born dies.Theb the second child also dies on birth etc so the next child was to be given an Ugly name like Wenani so that they can survive to adulthood and be spared by the Evil spirit( This was according to the African traditional beliefs)

Name Origin

Wenani comes from the bukusu word "Linani" which means monster(ogre) in English. It is an ugly name that was given to a child so that she/he can't die.I mean like in a situation where a child that is born dies.Theb the second child also dies on birth etc so the next child was to be given an Ugly name like Wenani so that they can survive to adulthood and be spared by the Evil spirit( This was according to the African traditional beliefs)

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Nationality & Ethnicity

Its from Kenya from the Bantus

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Martin Wenani, Daniel Wenani

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