Maasai
Nilotic · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Maasai
The name Maasai derives from the Maasai people's own ethnonym, with linguistic roots in their Nilotic language; it means "the people" or refers to the ethnic group itself.
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Etymology
The name Maasai derives from the Maasai people's own ethnonym, with linguistic roots in their Nilotic language; it means "the people" or refers to the ethnic group itself. The term is used primarily by the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania, a semi-nomadic pastoralist culture with traditional African beliefs, though many Maasai today practice Christianity or Islam alongside indigenous spirituality.
Maasai currently ranks #8,012 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2020.
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