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Her name is Tyheia pronouced Ty-he-ia I was told it's Swahili
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Swahili is a combination of Arabic and Bantu languages. It may be related to the Arabic name Tahiya (also found Tahia, Tahiyyah) which apparently means "greeting; cheer."
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A quick googling informed me that "tyheia" is the transliteration of the Greek word for randomness, τυχεια.
That isn't to say that it couldn't have meanings in other languages as well, though...
That isn't to say that it couldn't have meanings in other languages as well, though...
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If you are confident that the name really is Swahili in origin, I suggest that you contact the Kenyan embassy in your country, and address your query to the cultural attache.
If you find out, one way or the other, please let us know.
If you find out, one way or the other, please let us know.
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I think the key is "confident that the name really is Swahili in origin." Many people make up an origin and meaning for a name, and I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case with this name, as Tyh- is not a combo of letter really used in Swahili.
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I must admit, I'm sceptical too. And Tyh- isn't a letter combo I'd expect to see anywhere, really. But there are plenty of loan words in kiSwahili, so who knows? She might surprise us all.
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Facebook has (among 2 billions of people now?) only two with this name, and also Google does not show hits for much more, if any.
Such low counts usually only occur with very special and thus very unusual spellings of a name, or with names that were coined quite recently and therefore unique.
I did not see any way to find out what's the case with this particular name.
Such low counts usually only occur with very special and thus very unusual spellings of a name, or with names that were coined quite recently and therefore unique.
I did not see any way to find out what's the case with this particular name.
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