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Kudakwashe

Quick answerKudakwashe is a Shona name meaning "small/little one" or "the small child," derived from the Shona words "kuda" (small) and "kwashe" (child).

Shona · Boy · 3 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#3,362
TrendStable
Peak year2005
Syllables3
OriginShona
LanguageShona
CultureShona
Letters10
Numerology5 Chaldean 8
Global rank#3,362

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Kudakwashe

Kudakwashe is a Shona name meaning "small/little one" or "the small child," derived from the Shona words "kuda" (small) and "kwashe" (child).

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Etymology

Kudakwashe is a Shona name meaning "small/little one" or "the small child," derived from the Shona words "kuda" (small) and "kwashe" (child). The name is used primarily among the Shona people of Zimbabwe and other Southern African regions, with no significant historical figures of widespread renown bearing this name in documented records.

Kudakwashe currently ranks #3,362 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2005.

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