Ethiopia: Community Who Do Not Name Their Children Up to Three

The Borena people live in Kenya and Ethiopia. In Borena culture, naming a child just as it is born is not an accustomed culture of the community. Rather they can wait until the child gets three.

According to Huqaa Kunnii, resident of the place, Borena people do not rush to name their children just after they are born. They wait until the child gets three.

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