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Origin of the name FUMBE.
Etymology of the name FUMBE.
Meaning of the baby name FUMBE.
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FUMBE. 1)
m. Variant of African Ganda Ffumbe,
meaning "civet cat" (Mutibwa). 2) f. African Sungu
name meaning "slave." (Torday)
... This was great impudence,
for this was more than twice the fair price, but Gika, without another
word, paid the man. Then he asked: "What is the girl's
name?" "Oh, we never troubled to give her one; we simply
call her Fumbe (slave)." Then Sudila, with a grateful
look at her husband which amply repaid him for his kindness, snatched up
the sobbing child, and, hugging and kissing her, said: "You poor
little mite, you shall have a mother now and a name too. (The
Gorilla Does Not Speak, Torday)
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