Kanye

Kanye is a Yoruba, Igbo, Swahili, Zulu and Xhosa name. In Yoruba culture, the name means "next in line". In Igbo cutlure, the name means "let's give". The name or word Kanye can also be derived from Bantu languages indigenous to the Swahili people of Eastern Africa meaning "only once"; "only one" and "to shine". In Zulu and Xhosa cultures of South Africa, UzuKhanye means "ought to shine". People Kanye West (born 1977), American rapper, singer, musician, record producer. Notes African masculine given names Masculine given names Igbo names Igbo given names Yoruba given names