name
Otieno
oh-tee-EH-noh
ˌoʊtiˈɛnoʊListen
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Syllable breakdown
Otieno
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Dholuo (Kenya)
- Meaning
- a Dholuo name given to a boy born at night; in Luo naming tradition the time, circumstances, and conditions of birth carry profound significance and are encoded in the child's name; Otieno is one of the most recognisable Luo surnames in Kenya and East Africa, carried by writers, politicians, and scholars who have shaped Kenyan intellectual life
- Gender
- male
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