Kwanza
KWAHN-zah
Letters
6
Syllables
2
Origin
African
Total Births
269
Peak Year
#38 in 1978
First Recorded
1971
Style
Earthy & Bohemian, Spiritual & Biblical
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
A Swahili name, the name of a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States by people of African descent, and means 'first fruits'.
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The Achiever
Powerful, determined, and success-oriented. Names at 8 project confidence and ambition.
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