There was a Kamau riika initiated in 1845,therefore that is how the name came in the Kikuyu of the African origin.
The Kikuyu name Kamau means "quiet warrior" or "silent warrior". It is a common boys' name in the Kikuyu community in Kenya.
The Kikuyu name Njuki means "bees" in English.
The Kikuyu name "Matu" means "hope" or "expectation" in English.
"Muthungu" is a Kikuyu name meaning "visitor" or "stranger."
The Kikuyu name Njeru means "shepherd" or "shepherdess". It is a common name among the Kikuyu people of Kenya.
The Kikuyu name Warui means "born during the night" or "nighttime." It is a common name among the Kikuyu people of Kenya.
The most popular name in Kenya is Kamau. It belongs to the Kikuyu tribe of Kenya and is mostly used as a surname.
The meaning of the Kikuyu name Mwara is "intelligent."
The Kikuyu name Njuki means "bees" in English.
The Kikuyu name Gathuuri means the old man.
The Kikuyu name Mutiga means the one who abandons.
The meaning of the Kikuyu name Nyambura is "born of the rain."
The Kikuyu name Karanja means 'the chosen one in the family'.
The Kikuyu name Kihara has the African origin and it means baldness.
The meaning of the African Kikuyu name Kanyi is "born in the morning".
The Kikuyu name Maitho has African origin and it means eyes.
The Kikuyu name Ndegwa has African origin and it means the bull.
The Kikuyu name Nyamu has African origin and it means animal.