- Origin: Igbo
- Meaning: “show the people.”
- Gender: feminine
The name is from an Igbo phrase meaning “show the people.”
Ziora is a short form.
Zikora, Ziora
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Tau
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- Origin: Tswana & Sotho
- Meaning: “lion.”
- Gender: masculine
The name is from the South African languages, Tswana & Sotho, meaning, “lion.” It was a popular name among the chiefs of the Rolong tribe in what is now Botswana.
It should also be noted that Tau is the 19th letter in the Greek alphabet.
Completely unrelated, but perhaps should be considered is that this is the name of an evil spirit in Guarani mythology
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Sekani
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- Origin: Tumbuka
- Meaning: “laugh.”
- Gender: masculine
The name comes from the Tumbuka word for “laugh,” and was recently popularized by the 2017 novel by Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give.
Sekani recently entered the U.S. Top 1000 and currently ranks in as the 872nd most popular male name (2019).
It should also be noted that Sekani is the name of a First Nations tribe indigenous to the interior of British Columbia. In this case, Sekani is an anglicization of the word tse’khene meaning “people on the rocks.”
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- https://www.behindthename.com/name/sekani
- ttps://face2faceafrica.com/article/heres-the-real-meaning-of-your-african-name/5
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekani
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hate_U_Give