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Motivation for names

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	** '''Nyiramvura''' — "Born during the rain" (reflecting the weather at birth).		** '''Nyiramvura''' — "Born during the rain" (reflecting the weather at birth).
	** '''Mvuyekure''' — "I came from far away" (often given if the family was in exile or travelling).		** '''Mvuyekure''' — "I came from far away" (often given if the family was in exile or travelling).
	* '''Post-1994 trends:''' After the [[Rwandan Genocide\|1994 genocide]], surnames expressing survival, reconciliation, and hope became prominent, such as ''Ineza'' ("kindness") and ''Kwizera'' ("faith").~~Rutayisire,~~ ~~Paul.~~ "God in the Public Domain: Rwandan Religion before and after the Genocide."		* '''Post-1994 trends:''' After the [[Rwandan Genocide\|1994 genocide]], surnames expressing survival, reconciliation, and hope became prominent, such as ''Ineza'' ("kindness") and ''Kwizera'' ("faith").{{cite journal \|last=Gatwa \|first=Tharcisse \|title=God in the Public Domain: Rwandan Religion before and after the Genocide \|journal=Exchange \|publisher=[[Brill Publishers\|Brill]] \|volume=43 \|issue=4 \|pages=313–338 \|date=2014 \|doi=10.1163/1572543X-12341340 \|url=https://brill.com/view/journals/exch/43/4/article-p313_2.xml}}

	== Written order and capitalisation ==		== Written order and capitalisation ==