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CUTE LUO BABY NAMES

Luo names generally begin with "O" for males and "A" for females. However, there is an emerging trend among young generation of Luos to adopt non-a/non-o variants as they shy away from names that easily give away their tribal identity. For that reason we have tried to include a good mix of the A/O names with their non "A/O" varients.

Anyango - girl born innthe mid morning
Aywa - girl name meaning "industrious"
Alwa -  girl name meaning "surprise"
Aliwa - girl name meaning "surprise"
Achar - girl name meaning "white"
Amor - "happy"
Achie - girl name for girls born in the day time / diminutive for Achieng
Atoti - girl name, no clear meaning
Buore - Boy name meaning "born abroad"
Bala - "Born in a place where salt is mined"
Bade - means "strong handed"
Bolo - means "abandoned"
Banja - Means "crooked"
Sabiano - means "foreign"
Sianga' - Means "One who separates"
Sande -  Means "one who is brought forth in suffering"
Seda - means "one who goes far."
Sigo - Means "enmity".
Sulwe - "Star"
Siamba - Means "one who drives away bad omen."
Dawo - boy name, no apparent meaning.
Dianga - girl name, no apparent meaning
Dola - Means "one who is bent over"
Dolo - means "unnatural"
Dwasi - girl name, means "productive"
Demba - Boy name meaning "polite."
Gambe - Boy name meaning "gift".
Dede - Boy name meaning "locust"
Dulo - Has no apparent meaning
Dimba - Bpy name, means "dignified" or "royal"
Demba - means "polite"
Gaga - boy name meaning "welcomed"
Gem - Means "brought to us" or "given".
Gweth - means "blessing."
Gogo - "Born during a fishing period."
Gogni - no claer meaning
Got - means "hill."
Gor - Means "Mysterious"
Gumbo - Means "slow." or "windowed"
Guya - Means "new"
Hera - "love"
Huli - means "he who reveals."
Jal - means "person"
Jali - means "this person"
Jamadar - "worrior"
Jalang'o - Means "one who resembles a Kalenjin"
Jaramogi - Means "of the Ramogi"
Jambe - means "wealthy"
Jiambe - no clear meaning.
Jera - Means "Unique".
Jura - Means "abundance"
Jowi - means "buffalo"
Jol - means  "assistance"
Kanindo - Means "born when people were asleep."
Kapesa - Means "Born with money"
Kago - means "fed."
Keya - Means "he who scatters"
Koyo - Means "born during the cold season"
Kuyo - Means "born during a sad period".
Kwach - means "leopard."
Kwanya - means "one which is picked up."
Kiche - means "born at a camp or temporary dwelling."
Kidero - means "born near a granary."
Kom - means chair but as a given name it means leader
Ker - means "King"
Liech - Means "huge"
Lieta - Means "born during a hot season".
Loch - means "reign"
Lwala - means "arid place"
Lwanda - means "rock"
Magoha - Means "borrowed"
Madowo - Means "speckled"
Magak - means "crow" 
Majar - means "warrior"
Magere - Luo mythical worrior
Makuge - Means "sleek"
Machar - Means "whitish"
Mariwa - means "mixed together."
Mao - Means "one who takes with force"
Malo - means "upward" or "uplifted."
Mbara - No apparent meaning
Mbaka - means "conversation"
Meo - Means "wealthy"
Mito - Means "sweet one"
Misiko - Means "the one who stays or lives long"
Miguna - means "born on a sack."
More - means "happiness"
Muok - means "groundhog" 
Muma - means "word".
Migwambo - Means "mysterious one."
Mwalo - means "born in a place towards the lake."
Nam - means lake
Ngire - means "eloquent"
Nyakure - Means "One who comes from an unknown place."
Nyadibo - Means "white one"
Nyada - Means "end of sorrow".
Nyongo - Means "Soft one"
Odhiambo - boy born in the evenining
Otieno - boy born at night or late in the evening
Obo - boy name meaning "kind"
Ogara - boy name meaning "prosprous"
Outa -Boy name with no clear meaning
Odewa - means "God has pitied me"
Okot  - boy name, meaning "bell"
Pala - Means  "sword."
Pamba  -Means "born near a cotton farm."
Rabala - Means "born in a place where salt is mined."
Ramba  - Means "born in an open field".
Rabuor - means "chocolate skinned".
Rachier - means "cobra" 
Rimba - means "hard worker"
Rachuonyo - means "he who comes and stays"
Ramogi - means "answered prayer."
Rambo - means "unchained".
Ralek - means "dreamer"
Tama  - means "the one who doesn't conform."
Tunya  - means "boastful."
Telo - Leadeship
Tonge - means "spears"
Wango - Means "born with fire".
Wendo - means "visitor"
Wira - Means "repeated."

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