"Njoroge" meaning in All languages combined

See Njoroge on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Njoroges [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kikuyu Njoroge. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ki|Njoroge}} Kikuyu Njoroge Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Njoroges}} Njoroge (plural Njoroges)
  1. A surname from Kikuyu.

Proper name [Kikuyu]

IPA: /ᶮdʑɔ̀ɾɔ̀ɣɛ́ꜜ/
Etymology: Original meaning was “genet cat”; later named after for male child lest he should be targeted by ancestral spirits (ngoma). Head templates: {{head|ki|proper noun}} Njoroge
  1. a male given name Categories (topical): Kikuyu given names, Kikuyu male given names Related terms: kamũcoroge [class-12]
    Sense id: en-Njoroge-ki-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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