name
Finda
FIN-dah
ˈfɪndɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Finda
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Kisi (Guinea)
- Meaning
- a feminine name from the Kisi people of the forest zone of southeastern Guinea, northern Sierra Leone, and western Liberia, a small but culturally rich community whose society is organised around the Thoma women's society and the Poro men's society that together govern initiation, healing, and political authority; Finda means the firstborn daughter in the Kisi language, and it carries the social expectation that a firstborn girl will grow into a role of responsibility, mediation, and leadership within her family and community, embodying the Kisi ideal of the eldest daughter as a capable and respected presence who bridges generations
- Gender
- female
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