Given name
Upendo
“one who loves and is loved”
Upendo is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “one who loves and is loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who loves and is loved.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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