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BoyEast African (Kikuyu, Luhya, Oromo, Ganda and others)

Ifa

An Oromo boy's name meaning "light".

Meaning and origin

Ifa is the Oromo word for light, chosen as a name in the hope of a bright future for the child, and it belongs to the same everyday-word naming custom as Bontu, Gadisa and Gudina.

How to pronounce Ifa

English (US)EE-fah /ˈiːfə/

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