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

Wafula

Luhya for a boy born during the rainy season, from the root ifula, 'rainy season'.

Meaning and origin

Wafula is one of a set of Luhya names that mark the weather or the season at a child's birth: a boy is called this when he arrives while the rains are falling.

How to pronounce Wafula

English (US)wah-FOO-lah /waˈfula/

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