Congo

Place-name

"gather"

Congo Origin and Meaning

The name Congo is a boy's name of African origin meaning "gather".

Not long ago, the name of this central African republic was firmly in place-name territory and not seen as baby appropriate. But those boundaries are moving so quickly that all kinds of place-names that were once not considered as baby names, from Alaska to Morocco to Chicago to, yes, Congo are on the list. The place-name Congo is taken from the people and language of the Kingdom of Kongo. In that language, the word kongo means "gather".

Famous People Named Congo

• Kid Congo Powers (born Brian Tristan) American guitarist with The Cramps and the Bad Seeds
• Louis Congo 18th century executioner in Louisiana, USA

Congo in Pop Culture

• "Congo " novel by Michael Crichton and 1995 movie
• Congo chimpanzee artist in the London Zoo
• Congo river and two countries in Africa
• "Congo " song by Genesis
• Congo a voodoo spirit