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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