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South African Names Meaning Love
Names from across South Africa’s languages connected to love. · 59 names
EnglishAimee'Beloved' — of Latin origin.Girl→XhosaAlwandeLet love grow.Boy→EnglishAmanda'Lovable, fit to be loved' — of Latin origin.Girl→EnglishAmy'Beloved' — of Latin origin.Girl→AfrikaansAnna-MarieGrace combined with beloved.Girl→XhosaAthandwaLoved.Girl→SwatiAwandeMay love grow.Girl→XhosaBathandwaBeloved.Unisex→EnglishCaraBeloved, dear — of Latin origin.Girl→EnglishCharityChristian love, charity — of Latin origin.Girl→EnglishConnorLover of hounds — of Celtic origin.Boy→EnglishConorLover of hounds — of Celtic origin.Boy→EnglishDavidBeloved — of Hebrew origin.Boy→EnglishDavinBeloved (variant of David) — of Hebrew origin.Boy→EnglishDavinaBeloved (feminine of David) — of Hebrew origin.Girl→AfrikaansDawidBeloved.Boy→AfrikaansDawieBeloved (from David).Boy→AfrikaansElnaBeloved; bright (form of Helena).Girl→EnglishEsmeEsteemed, loved — of Old French origin.Unisex→AfrikaansEsméEsteemed, loved.Girl→EnglishFelipeLover of horses; Spanish form of Philip — of Greek origin.Boy→EnglishFilippaLover of horses; feminine of Philip — of Greek origin.Girl→EnglishFreya'Lady'; Norse goddess of love and beauty — of Old Norse origin.Girl→EnglishLennonLover; descendant of Leannan — of Celtic origin.Unisex→SothoLeratoLove.Unisex→TswanaLoratoLove.Girl→VendaLufunoLove.Unisex→XhosaLuthandoLove.Boy→EnglishMandyWorthy of love (diminutive of Amanda) — of Latin origin.Girl→AfrikaansMimiDiminutive of Maria, beloved.Girl→ZuluMthandeniLove him or her.Unisex→VendaMufunwaThe beloved one.Unisex→ZuluNoluthandoWith love.Girl→ZuluNothandoMother of love.Girl→XhosaNtandoWill; love.Unisex→SothoNthatiOne to love me.Girl→TswanaOnthatileHe loves me.Unisex→TswanaOratileHas loved — the loved one.Unisex→EnglishPhilipFriend of horses, lover of horses — of Greek origin.Boy→EnglishPhilippaFriend of horses, lover of horses — of Greek origin.Girl→AfrikaansPhilippusLover of horses.Boy→EnglishPhillipFriend of horses, lover of horses — of Greek origin.Boy→EnglishPhillipaFriend of horses, lover of horses — of Greek origin.Girl→EnglishSherryDear, beloved (from Cherie) — of Old French origin.Girl→XhosaSimthandileWe have loved her.Girl→NdebeleSithandilizweWe love our country.Unisex→XhosaSithandiweThe loved one.Girl→XhosaSiyamthandaWe love him/her.Unisex→NdebeleSthandekileWe are loved.Girl→ZuluThandananiLove one another.Boy→ZuluThandekaBeloved.Girl→ZuluThandekileThe loved one.Girl→XhosaThandisizweLove the nation.Boy→ZuluThandiweThe loved one.Girl→ZuluThandoLove.Unisex→SwatiThandolwamiMy love.Unisex→ZuluThandolwethuOur love.Unisex→XhosaThanduxoloLover of peace.Boy→SwatiTsandzileBeloved.Girl→