Khama

Khama is the name of the royal family of the Bamangwato people of Botswana. As such, it may refer to:

• Khama III (1837? – 1923), kgosi (chief/king) of the Bamangwato people of Bechuanaland (now Botswana)
• Semane Setlhoko Khama (1881 – 1937), mohumagadi (queen) of the Bamangwato people of Bechuanaland, fourth wife of Khama III
• Tshekedi Khama (1905 – 1959), regent of the Bamangwato tribe in 1926 after the death of Sekgoma II
• Seretse Khama (1921 – 1980), the first President of Botswana, in office from 1966 to 1980
  • Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, named after the above
• Ruth Williams Khama (1923 – 2002), wife of Seretse Khama, First Lady of Botswana from 1966 to 1980
• Ian Khama (1953), first-born son of Seretse and Ruth Williams Khama and President of Botswana from 2008 to 2018
• Tshekedi Khama II (1958), son of Seretse and Ruth Williams Khama and a former Botswana MP

Other people with this name:

• Khama Billiat, a Zimbabwean professional footballer

In astronomy, 1357 Khama is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 2, 1935 by Cyril Jackson.

Khama can also be a transliteration of Hebrew חַמָּה (chammah), meaning "heat"/"rage". When used as a proper noun, it can refer to both Mercury as well as the Sun.

See also

• Karma, called "kamma" in Pali
• Kama, another concept from Indian religious thought
• Kamma (disambiguation)
• Cama (disambiguation)
• Qama, a short Persian sword
• Kahma, an Indian village
• Pentti Kahma, a retired discus thrower from Finland
• Kham, a historical region of Tibet
• Khamag Mongol, a major Mongolic tribal confederation in the 12th century
• Khamaj, a parent scale in Hindustani music
• Khamal (disambiguation)
• Khaman, an Indian dish
• Khamar, a village in Yemen
• Khamar Monastery, a Buddhist center in Mongolia
• Khamas, Khuzestan, an Iranian village
• Khamas (raga), a Carnatic music scale
• Birkat Hakhama, a Jewish blessing thanking God for creating the sun
• Khame Mi, the first chief queen consort of King Swa Saw Ke of the Ava Kingdom
• Khami, the now-ruined capital of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Butua
• Khamir (disambiguation)
• Khamis (disambiguation)
• Khamo, a village in Myanmar
• Khamachon, an Indian village
• Khamaneh, an Iranian city
• Khammam, an Indian city
• Khammu/Khmu, an ethnic group of Southeast Asia
• Ayya Khema, a Buddhist teacher
• Khoma, a progressive/alternative metal musical group from Sweden
• Khamsa (disambiguation)
• Kshama Sawant, an American socialist politician
• Khanna (disambiguation)