Given name

Mapenzi

“one who is dearly loved”

Mapenzi is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One African interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is African.

Mapenzi’s family of names

Mapenzi has a related form in Mapenze. Mapenzi has a related form in Mapenzea. Mapenzi has a related form in Mapenzee.

Walk Mapenzi’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 6

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Mapenzi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

African · Modern

Mahari

“one who offers forgiveness” · “a forgiving man”

35RareSteady

39% boys · 61% girls

African

Masara

“a magical woman; a sorceress”

No U.S. birth series

56% boys · 44% girls

African

Madu

“a manly man”

No U.S. birth series

61% boys · 39% girls

African

Asabi

“girl of select birth”

No U.S. birth series

44% boys · 56% girls

African

Mutia

“an honored woman; respected”

No U.S. birth series

64% boys · 36% girls

African

Mudiwa

“one who is greatly loved”

No U.S. birth series

62% boys · 38% girls

African

Melesse

“he has returned”

No U.S. birth series

39% boys · 61% girls

African

Munay

“one who loves and is loved”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Mapenzi’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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