Kilimanjaro means Shining Mountain in Swahili. It is the highest free-standing mountain rise in the world and the highest peak in Africa at 5895m above sea-level!
CORRECTION: This contributor has read in several places that Kenya in the Kikuyu language means brightness, making Mt. Kenya the mountain of brightness or shining mountain.
Kilimanjaro has no meaning in Swahili, although kilimameans little mountain, or hill. Njaro is not a Swahili word. The origin of the name Kilimanjaro has been discussed for more than 100 years and no one has yet found an acceptable answer, though it probably comes from the Chagga language.
The mountain that means "shining mountain" in Swahili is "Kilimanjaro."
"Shomari" means a warrior or someone who is brave and strong in Swahili.
Simba speaks Swahili, the national language of Kenya and Tanzania. The name "Simba" itself means lion in Swahili.
The game Minecraft's name is derived from a Swahili word "mninga," which means "to build" or "to create."
"Kwende" is a name of African origin that means "beloved" or "precious one" in some cultures. It is often used as a given name for boys or girls.
The Swahili word "Dela" means "to bring" or "to take" in English.
In Swahili "Kilima Njaro" Means shining mountain which is what the mountain at the time was called.
It is a misuse of two Swahili words, Kilima for hill or little mountain and Njaro which may be used as white or shining. In any case it has stuck over the years as the name of the mountain/ shining mountain
It is a misuse of two Swahili words, Kilima for hill or little mountain and Njaro which may be used as white or shining. In any case it has stuck over the years as the name of the mountain/ shining mountain
It means 'shining light'.It means 'Shining Light'.
Mount Kilimanjaro. The word Kilima-njaro is Swahili for hill & white. Mauna Kea, in Hawaii. Mont Blanc, in the French Alps.
I would name it Ngorongoro, which is a crater in Africa and it means cold place.or Kilimanjaro which means Shining Mountain, White Mountain, or Mountain of Water.Maybe the names doesn't remind you of a lion, but they're African names so I think they suit perfectly for a lion.
Cyndi is a diminutive of Cynthia. This is a Greek name that means "woman from Mount Cynthos".The word Cynthos means something like "shining bright", and the mountain was associated with the goddess Artemis.So we could translate Cyndi as "she who reflects the shining light of Artemis".
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It does not have a meaning in Swahili, but it is an adopted Arabic name meaning "patient one".
"Kwende" is a name of African origin that means "beloved" or "precious one" in some cultures. It is often used as a given name for boys or girls.
Swahili- it means fairy.
Nayla is a Swahili name that means "gain".