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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.GirlXhosaAlwandeLet love grow.BoyEnglishAmanda'Lovable, fit to be loved' — of Latin origin.GirlEnglishAmy'Beloved' — of Latin origin.GirlAfrikaansAnna-MarieGrace combined with beloved.GirlXhosaAthandwaLoved.GirlSwatiAwandeMay love grow.GirlXhosaBathandwaBeloved.UnisexEnglishCaraBeloved, dear — of Latin origin.GirlEnglishCharityChristian love, charity — of Latin origin.GirlEnglishConnorLover of hounds — of Celtic origin.BoyEnglishConorLover of hounds — of Celtic origin.BoyEnglishDavidBeloved — of Hebrew origin.BoyEnglishDavinBeloved (variant of David) — of Hebrew origin.BoyEnglishDavinaBeloved (feminine of David) — of Hebrew origin.GirlAfrikaansDawidBeloved.BoyAfrikaansDawieBeloved (from David).BoyAfrikaansElnaBeloved; bright (form of Helena).GirlEnglishEsmeEsteemed, loved — of Old French origin.UnisexAfrikaansEsméEsteemed, loved.GirlEnglishFelipeLover of horses; Spanish form of Philip — of Greek origin.BoyEnglishFilippaLover of horses; feminine of Philip — of Greek origin.GirlEnglishFreya'Lady'; Norse goddess of love and beauty — of Old Norse origin.GirlEnglishLennonLover; descendant of Leannan — of Celtic origin.UnisexSothoLeratoLove.UnisexTswanaLoratoLove.GirlVendaLufunoLove.UnisexXhosaLuthandoLove.BoyEnglishMandyWorthy of love (diminutive of Amanda) — of Latin origin.GirlAfrikaansMimiDiminutive of Maria, beloved.GirlZuluMthandeniLove him or her.UnisexVendaMufunwaThe beloved one.UnisexZuluNoluthandoWith love.GirlZuluNothandoMother of love.GirlXhosaNtandoWill; love.UnisexSothoNthatiOne to love me.GirlTswanaOnthatileHe loves me.UnisexTswanaOratileHas loved — the loved one.UnisexEnglishPhilipFriend of horses, lover of horses — of Greek origin.BoyEnglishPhilippaFriend of horses, lover of horses — of Greek origin.GirlAfrikaansPhilippusLover of horses.BoyEnglishPhillipFriend of horses, lover of horses — of Greek origin.BoyEnglishPhillipaFriend of horses, lover of horses — of Greek origin.GirlEnglishSherryDear, beloved (from Cherie) — of Old French origin.GirlXhosaSimthandileWe have loved her.GirlNdebeleSithandilizweWe love our country.UnisexXhosaSithandiweThe loved one.GirlXhosaSiyamthandaWe love him/her.UnisexNdebeleSthandekileWe are loved.GirlZuluThandananiLove one another.BoyZuluThandekaBeloved.GirlZuluThandekileThe loved one.GirlXhosaThandisizweLove the nation.BoyZuluThandiweThe loved one.GirlZuluThandoLove.UnisexSwatiThandolwamiMy love.UnisexZuluThandolwethuOur love.UnisexXhosaThanduxoloLover of peace.BoySwatiTsandzileBeloved.Girl