Kikuyo

Kikuyo Meaning & Origin

About Kikuyo
The name "Kikuyo" is of Japanese origin and is typically given to girls. It is composed of two kanji characters: "ki" meaning "rare" or "valuable" and "kuyo" meaning "worship" or "adore." Therefore, the name "Kikuyo" can be interpreted to mean "rare worship" or "adored rarity."

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KK
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K IY0 K UW1 IY0 OW0
🌐 IPA
/kikuyo*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kikuyo in Braille

Here's how to represent Kikuyo in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Kikuyo in braille

How to Spell the Name Kikuyo in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Kikuyo using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Kikuyo in sign language

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