name
Mkandawire
mm-kahn-dah-WEE-reh
mˌkɑːndɑˈwiːrɛListen
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Syllable breakdown
Mkandawire
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Yao (Malawi/Mozambique)
- Meaning
- a Yao clan name and personal name meaning one who belongs to the blacksmith lineage; derived from the Yao word for iron-working; historically significant as blacksmiths held elevated social status as makers of tools and weapons in the Great Lakes region of southeastern Africa
- Gender
- male
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