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Kipsang is a male given name among the Kalenjin tribe in Kenya.It means Born outside the house.Kalenjin naming customs and methods are mainly aligned to the events,scenarios or the environment at the time a person was born.A baby born outside the house would be named Kipsang if they were a boy and Chesang if they were a girl.

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