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[Facts] Kanye
What's the meaning of this name?
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Can you give us any more information
Is it male or female?
Where did you first see / hear this name?
Do you have any idea what nationality it is?
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*Butting in* Well...Kanye West is a semi-prominent rapper in the US. But I all I know is that he's male, Black, and works in America.Kanye's name could've been made up, but it does sound rather genuinely African to me. Sorry I can't be more helpful in that area.
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His parents probably named him after the town of Kanye in Botswana. According to Adrian Room's African Placenames, the town's name means "hill of the chief" in the Tswana language.
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Yes When I found the town I thought it might be possible, but i couldnt find the meaning :)
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: )Though I had heard it somewhere,
According to this site it is also a place name http://unimaps.com/placelist-africa.html
Kanye. town, southeastern Botswana.I have no idea what it means though

This message was edited 11/27/2005, 2:32 PM

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