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Monifa
Girl NameWestern African Origin
Meaning
Means "I am lucky" in Yoruba.
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Monifa Phillips
Monifa Louise Phillips is the first black woman to receive a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in physics from the University of Glasgow, which was founded in 1451.
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