Kigali: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Kigali – Origin: Kinyarwanda – Pronunciation: kee-GAH-lee


Kigali is a Kinyarwanda name. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.

Meaning & Origin of Kigali

Origin: Kinyarwanda.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Kigali

Phonetic: kee-GAH-lee   IPA: /kiːˈɡɑːli/

Popularity of Kigali

Kigali doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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