Kenya - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Kenya \k(e)-

is pronounced KEEN-yah. It is of African origin. Place name of the country used as a given name.

Kenya has 2 variant forms: Kenia and Kennya.

Baby names that sound like Kenya are Kenna, Kena and Genya.

Kenya is a very common first name for women (#824 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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