name
Dhäwu
DAH-woo
ˈdɑːwuːListen
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Syllable breakdown
Dhäwu
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Yolngu (Australia)
- Meaning
- a Yolngu feminine name meaning story, truth, or the telling of things that matter; among the Yolngu people of Arnhem Land, dhäwu refers to narrative and discourse as a vehicle of sacred knowledge, and names drawn from this concept honour the tradition of storytelling as a primary means of transmitting Dreaming knowledge, clan history, and the law that governs relationships between humans, country, and ancestral beings; women who hold this name are often regarded as carriers of the community's oral heritage
- Gender
- female
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