Jepchirchir (also spelled Chepchirchir) is a name of Kalenjin origin. It indicates that the bearer meaning a girl or woman who was born "after a short labour" ("Chirchir"). The masculine equivalent of this name is Kipchirchir.
People Athletes Bilha Chepchirchir (born 1990), Kenyan international volleyball player Caroline Jepchirchir Chepkwony (born 1985), Kenyan road runner Cynthia Chepchirchir Kosgei (born 1993), Kenyan road runner and winner of the Berlin Half Marathon Dorcas Jepchirchir Kiptarus (born 1990), Kenyan runner at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships Flomena Chepchirchir (born 1981), Kenyan marathon runner Joyce Jepchirchir Chebii (born 1978), Kenyan sports shooter at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Justina Chepchirchir (born 1968), Kenyan middle-distance runner and four-time African Champion Peres Jepchirchir (born 1993), Kenyan runner, half marathon world champion and Olympic marathon champion Sarah Chepchirchir (born 1984), Kenyan half marathon runner Zipporah Jepchirchir Kittony, Kenyan politician elected to the Senate of Kenya in 2013
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