"Athieng": meaning/origin?
Hello,Would anybody know the origin of the name "Athieng", including its meaning?This was the name given to young Somali girl I know.The closest I could come to was that it might possibly mean "grey and brown", though I don't know why, nor can I confirm this.Thanks.
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Are you sure this girl was Somali?I can find many references to girls and women named Athieng through Google, but so far they are all from southern Sudan, not from Somalia. I would also assume that most Somali girls would have Islamic given names ultimately derived from Arabic, and Athieng certainly does not look like such a name to me.
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