Kalenjin_name
Kalenjin name
Names used by the Kalenjin people of East Africa
Kalenjin names (sing. kainet, pl. old Kalenjin - kainok[1] pl. modern Kalenjin - kainaik[2]) are primarily used by the Kalenjin people of Kenya and Kalenjin language-speaking communities such as Murle in Ethiopia, Sebei of Uganda, Datooga, Akie and Aramanik of Tanzania.
The Kalenjin traditionally had two primary names for the individual though in contemporary times a Christian or Arabic name is also given at birth such that most Kalenjin today have three names with the patronym Arap in some cases being acquired later in life e.g Alfred Kirwa Yego and Daniel Toroitch arap Moi.