Grishon Mureria Gĩitandira

Also known as Gerishon Mureria Gĩitandira, Gershon Mureria Gĩitandira
Birth
1936

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Notes

5th male in family. Named after Mother's second born brother

The name Gerison/Gershon/Grishon is derived from the Hebrew name Gershon/Gershom - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gershon. I suspect that he was initially named Gershon, but since the kikuyu language does not permit a lot of consonant clusters, this became Gerishon. The inverted form - Grishon - likely comes from a mishearing at some point. Gerishon / Grishon appear on official documents, while Gershon is just the source name.

Family

They are the child of Gĩitandira wa Waitha, Alice Njeri Gĩitandira. They grew up with a sibling.

Ancestral names include Gĩitandira, Kiagayu, wa Mathenge, wa Waitha, Waitha.

They had a child with Grace Wamaitha Mureria .

Descendant names include Mureria, Wagura.

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