Cheptegei is a surname of the Kalenjin people from the Kalenjin languages. It is found in Uganda and Kenya, of East Africa. It is a unisex name, in that there is no variation between female and male forms of the surname.[1][2]
Romanisation | Cheptegei |
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Gender | Unisex |
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Other gender | |
Masculine | Cheptegei |
Feminine | Cheptegei |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Kalenjin |
Region of origin | East Africa |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Jeptegei |
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People with this surname include:
- Joshua Cheptegei (born 1996), Ugandan athlete, a long distance runner who has set many world records[3][4]
- Nancy Cheptegei (born 1994), Ugandan athlete, a long distance and marathon runner;[5] a silver medalist at 3000m in athletics at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, and bronze medalist in team women's 8km at the 2014 African Cross Country Championships
- Rebecca Cheptegei (1991–2024), Ugandan athlete, a long distance and marathon runner [6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Popular Kenyan runners -what's in their names?". Enda. 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Cheptegei Surname". Forebears.io. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "CHEPTEGEI Joshua". Paris 2024. Olympics.com. 1970827. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Joshua CHEPTEGEI". World Athletics. 14645612. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Nancy CHEPTEGEI". World Athletics. 14453461. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "CHEPTEGEI Rebecca". Paris 2024. Olympics.com. 1981046. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Rebecca CHEPTEGEI". World Athletics. 14413309. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
See also
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- Media related to Cheptegei (surname) at Wikimedia Commons
- All pages with titles beginning with Cheptegei
- All pages with titles containing Cheptegei