Kahema
/ kah-HEE-mah /
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- 🇦🇴 Angola
- Religion
- Traditional
- First Seen
- —
- Trait
- Wise
Meaning & Etymology
The one who is wise
The one who is wise
Etymology
From the Chokwe root khema meaning ‘wisdom’.
Linguistic family: Niger-Congo > Atlantic-Congo > Volta-Congo > Benue-Congo > Bantoid > Southern > Narrow Bantu > Central > K > Chokwe
Cultural context
Kahema is a name that reflects the Chokwe value of wisdom and knowledge.
Symbolism
The name represents the virtues of wisdom, intelligence, and the pursuit of knowledge.
Naming ceremony
The ceremony includes a ritual where the child is given a symbolic object representing wisdom.