COMMON BOY NAMES;
COMMON BOY NAMES;
- Kipkorir--born shortly before dawn
- Kipkoech--born at dawn
- Kimutai--born in mid-morning
- Kibet--born at midday
- Kiplagat (Kiplangat)--born at sunset
- Kipkirui--born shortly after dark
- Kipkemboi--born at night
- Kipngetich--born when cows are taken to pasture after morning milking
- Kiprotich--born when cattle are brought home for evening milking
- Kipngeno--born when goats are waking up
- Kiprono--born when sheep or goats are brought into the house in the evening
- Kipkeino--born when sheep or goats are being milked (i.e. when cows milk is short)
- Kiplimo--born among grazing cattle
- Kipngeny--born when cattle are at a salt lick
- Kipkosgei--born after a long labor, or a long interval between children
- Kipchirchir--born in a hurry, after short labor
- Kiptanui--fainted, failed to cry or breathe at birth
- Kipketer--born on the verandah
- Kipchoge--born near the grain storage bin
- Kipsang--born outdoors
- Kipkurgat--born by the door
- Kibitok--born on the fathers side of the hut, not the mothers
- Kiptoo--born when visitors are around
- Kiptum--born during circumcision ceremonies
- Kimaiyo--born when beer is being brewed or drunk
- Komen--born when beer is being brewed or drunk
- Kipruto--born away from home, on safari
- Kipchumba--born near white men, i.e. in a hospital, in a town, on a white-owned farm
- Kipkemei--born during a drought
- Kiprugut--born during a famine
- Kiptalam--born during an infestation of locusts
- Kipsigei--born on his own (i.e. the mother had no help)
- Cheruiyot (male only)--born when everyone was asleep
- Kitur--born after parents had begun to despair of having a child
- Kigen--a long-awaited son (usually born after several daughters
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