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Gwandoya

Luganda for "one who has met with misery", a traditional Baganda name marking hardship around a child's birth.

Meaning and origin

Gwandoya is a traditional Luganda name carried by the Baganda of Uganda, built from words meaning to encounter or meet with suffering.

How to pronounce Gwandoya

English (US)gwahn-DOH-yah /ɡwɑːnˈdɔːja/

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