Ethnic Oshiwambo and Totem Names and Their Meanings

Close to 1000 ethnic Oshiwambo and Totem Names and Their Meanings compiled by two Owambo authors.
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Title: Ethnic Oshiwambo and Totem Names and Their Meanings
Authors: Panelulcni Hamunyela Simon Nakapunda; Mwahalondjila Eunice Lineekela Nakapunda
Self published
3rd edition. Windhoek, Namibia 2020
ISBN 9789994589166 / ISBN 978-99945-89-16-6
Softcover, 15 x 21 cm, 488 pages, text English and Oshiwambo

About: Ethnic Oshiwambo Names and Their Meanings

A ethnic Oshiwambo name is a completed idea indicating what the person who gives it was feeling at the moment when the child was born. In Oshiwambo culture, the father provides the name. This name is always given on the day the child is born. If the couple is unmarried, the father's father (the baby's paternal grandfather) names the child. Before missionaries came to Namibia, especially in Owamboland, the people only used their traditional names, which relayed specific messages indicating the conditions under which the child was born. This expanded und revised third edition features close to 1000 ethnic Oshiwambo names and their meanings. Roots and origin of the names are provided, and guidelines for choosing appropriate Oshiwambo names. Furtheron totem (Omapata) names and their meanings and namesake names (Oombushe), the origins of and examples of namesake names (Kapandu, Kapashu, Kapenda, Kandeshi, etc.) as well as those of Hebrew and Finnish origin are provided.

Content: Ethnic Oshiwambo Names and Their Meanings

Introduction
Oshiwambo Names and Their Meanings
Namesakes
Totem Names
Origins of Finnish, Hebrew, and Saint Names among the Aawambo
Finnish Name List
Hebrew Name List
Saint Name List
Oshiwamho-lMnguage Text
EdinaOshike?
Oshiwambo Names and Their Meanings
OoMbushe
Epata Oshike?