Given nameUnisex

Mwana

/m-WAH-nah/

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Meaning

Child

Mwana is a name of Swahili origin, commonly used among coastal people to signify a child or offspring. It is often given to children as a term of endearment and affection.

Who carries it

Swahili Coast

Provenance

generated: 2026-07-04
source: LLM aggregation pipeline (llama-3.3-70b-versatile via Groq, 2026-07-04); unverified, awaiting community affirmation.

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