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Wangari

girl name · Kikuyu origin · 3 syllables

Meaning

meaning linked to 'leopard' (approx.); Wangari Maathai, environmental scientist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Wangari peaked in the 2020s.

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