name
Pendo
PEN-doh
ˈpɛndoʊListen
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Syllable breakdown
Pendo
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Swahili (East Africa)
- Meaning
- a feminine Swahili name meaning love or beloved, from the Swahili verb kupenda meaning to love, and the noun pendo meaning love or the feeling of deep affection; one of the most simply beautiful and commonly given Swahili names, Pendo is a name that speaks directly of the loving reception the child received at birth and the hope that love will characterise both the child's relationships and the child's own capacity to give and receive affection; in Swahili literature and song pendo is one of the central themes, and the word carries the warmth and depth that love carries in any language, making this name both culturally specific and universally resonant
- Gender
- female
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