The Christening
Makasi
Makasi (pronounced ma-KA-si) is a boy name of Lingala origin, used in DR Congo, Congo. It means “Strong, solid.”
- Origin
- Lingala
- Region
- DR Congo, Congo
- Gender
- Boy
More names that mean “Force & courage”
- Aksel — 7th-century Amazigh king (Kusayla); his name is associated with the leopard
- Amayas — Cheetah
- Andry — Pillar
- Awet — Victory
- Béhanzin — The last great king of Abomey, who resisted colonial conquest (“the shark king”)
- Coumba — She who carries strength
- Dihya — Amazigh warrior queen of the Aurès, 7th century
- Diogoye — Lion
- Djata — Lion
- Haben — Pride
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