Name Demystification

The names are Ariko Yolandi Meta Grace.

And now for some interesting educational stuff 😉

Ariko. In Shona “Ari” means ‘she/he’ and “ko” means ‘exist’ or ‘there’.

This can be understood in Shona as ” He (God) is there” or “He (God) exists”

存子 is the selected Japanese kanji in which “存” (Ari) means ‘exist’. “子” (ko) means ‘child’.

Yolandi has the same root as “Yolanda” which is a Greek name meaning ‘violet (flower)’.

Meta is the name of her great grand aunt. It is both a German and a Greek name. In Greek mythology, Meta was the daughter of Hoples.

Grace is her great great grandma and her grandma’s name. This makes Ariko Grace the 3rd 🙂 The name means amongst other things kindness, mercy, & favour. It is derived from the Latin gratia (favour, mercy, elegance).