Wamalwa
Luhya for a boy born around the time a community was brewing its traditional beer, tied to a good harvest.
Meaning and origin
Wamalwa belongs to a wide Luhya practice of naming a child for the season or event around the birth rather than for a wished-for virtue.
How to pronounce Wamalwa
| English (US) | wah-MAHL-wah /wɑːˈmɑːlwɑː/ |
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