Kilimanjaro (Volkeno)
Tarehe 6 Oktoba 1889 Hans Meyer alikuwa mtu wa kwanza anayejulkikana kupanda mlima na kufika hadi kilele cha Kibo. Alichagua jina la "Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze" ("Ncha ya Kaisari Wilhelm"). That name apparently was used until Tanzania was formed in 1964, when the summit was renamed "Uhuru", meaning "Freedom Peak" in Kiswahili.
Kilimanjaro (Volkeno)
Johann Ludwig Krapf aliandika mnamo 1860 kuwa Waswahili kwenye pwani waliita mlima huu "Kilimanjaro". Alisema pia ya kwamba hao Waswahili walieleza maana yake kuwa ama “mlima mkubwa” au “mlima wa misafara” ingawa mwenyewe hakukubali maelezo haya. Kwa elezo la mwisho "Kilima" kilimaanisha "mlima" na "Jaro" labda "misafara".