Kamau is a male name of
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It is primarily a masculine name in the Kikuyu, belonging to the Bantu group who migrated from the Congo region. The name was given to a group of young men who went through initiation together. The group was called Rika. The initiation process involved circumcision, training and mentoring to help transition from childhood to manhood. The young men in the group would take up their initiation group's name as a given name (Ritwa ria Rika) as a form of association, but would still keep their original name. Thus the man's original name may be Wambugu, but he may choose to use his Rika name Kamau. As a result, men usually had two or three names (Given/birth name, Initiation name and Nickname).
Though the tradition is not practiced, the name is passed on through the naming system in a family from the ancestor who had received the name through the initiation to the next generation. As a result it is now used as a birth/given name inherited from a relative and to many it has become a family name.
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Bruce Kamau
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Early life
Born in Kenya, Kamau moved to Australia aged 4. He at ...
, Kenyan-born Australian footballer
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Gibson Kamau Kuria, lawyer and human rights activist
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Daniel Kamau, Kenyan writer
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Ian Kamau,
Canadian
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hip hop and spoken word artist
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James Maina Kamau
James Maina Kamau is a Kenyan politician. He represented Kandara constituency as the member of parliament between the year 2007 to 2013 on party of national unity (PNU) ticket. He is currently serving as the deputy governor of Muranga county , Kenyan politician from
Nairobi County
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Jamleck Irungu Kamau
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, Kenyan politician from
Murang'a County
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Johnstone Kamau Ngengi, birth name of
Jomo Kenyatta, first Kenya president.
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Kamau Brathwaite, poet and writer from Barbados
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KAMAUU, American singer and rapper
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Michael Kamau
Michael Kamau (born 1958) is a Kenyan civil servant who was nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta
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, Kenyan cabinet secretary for Transport and Infrastructure
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W. Kamau Bell
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, American stand-up comic
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Kamau Nkenge, American born radiology professional.
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Bantu-language surnames