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Ndebele Baby Names & Meanings
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Ndebele names share much with other Nguni languages, often speaking of freedom, faith and family.
Boy namesGirl namesUnisex namesMeaning ‘Love’Meaning ‘Hope’Meaning ‘Joy & Happiness’Meaning ‘Beauty & Grace’Meaning ‘Gratitude & Praise’Surnames
NdebeleAmandlenkosiStrength of the king.Unisex→ZuluAndileThey have increased; the family has grown.Unisex→XhosaAndisiweIncreased, extended.Girl→XhosaAndiswaIncrease.Girl→ZuluAneleEnough; we are complete.Unisex→XhosaAsandaStill increasing.Unisex→ZuluAyandaThey increase — the family is growing.Unisex→ZuluBandileThey have increased.Boy→ZuluBaneleThey are enough; we are complete.Unisex→NdebeleBekezelaBe patient.Girl→ZuluBhekaniLook.Boy→XhosaBhekinkosiLook up to the Lord.Boy→ZuluBhekithembaLook for hope.Boy→ZuluBonginkosiThank the Lord.Boy→ZuluBuhleBeauty and kindness.Girl→NdebeleButhoSoldier.Boy→NdebeleCacileClear.Girl→NdebeleDumiPraise (short form of Dumisani).Boy→ZuluDumileRenowned, famous.Unisex→ZuluDumisaniPraise God.Boy→ZuluGugulethuOur pride — the one we are proud of.Unisex→ZuluHlengiweRedeemed, rescued.Girl→ZuluJabulaniRejoice, be happy.Boy→NdebeleKhayelihleGood home.Girl→XhosaKuhleIt is good, wellness.Girl→ZuluLindiweThe awaited one.Girl→NdebeleLizweCountry, nation.Boy→ZuluLungileIt is good; well.Unisex→ZuluLwaziKnowledge.Unisex→ZuluMandlaPower; strength.Boy→ZuluMandlenkosiPower of the king.Boy→NdebeleMayibongweGive thanks.Girl→NdebeleMayibuyeLet it come.Unisex→NdebeleMbongeniGive praise.Boy→NdebeleMbusoKingdom.Boy→NdebeleMehluliConqueror.Boy→NdebeleMelulekiOne who gives advice.Boy→NdebeleMelusiShepherd, leader.Boy→NdebeleMkhulekoPrayer.Boy→NdebeleMlamuleliOne who intervenes.Boy→NdebeleMlindeliGuardian.Boy→ZuluMlungisiFixer.Boy→NdebeleMongameliLeader.Boy→NdebeleMqondisiDirector, guide.Boy→NdebeleMthandazoPrayer.Girl→ZuluMthokozisiOne who brings joy.Boy→NdebeleMthulisiOne who consoles.Boy→NdebeleNdabaNews, affair.Boy→NdebeleNdabezinhleGood news.Girl→NdebeleNdodanaSon.Boy→NdebeleNhloniphoRespect.Boy→ZuluNkosanaPrince; little king.Boy→NdebeleNkosilathiGod is with us.Boy→ZuluNkululekoFreedom.Boy→ZuluNobantuMother of people.Girl→ZuluNobuhleBeauty.Girl→ZuluNokuthulaPeace; mother of peace.Girl→ZuluNomalangaMother of sunshine.Girl→ZuluNomandlaMother of strength.Girl→NdebeleNomaqhaweHeroine.Girl→ZuluNomathembaHope.Girl→ZuluNomusaGrace, kindness.Girl→NdebeleNontandoMother of will.Girl→ZuluNoxoloMother of peace.Girl→XhosaNtandoWill; love.Unisex→ZuluNtombenhleBeautiful girl.Girl→ZuluNtombizodwaOnly girls.Girl→NdebelePhumuzileWe have rested.Unisex→ZuluSandileWe have increased.Boy→ZuluSibahleWe are beautiful.Girl→NdebeleSibangilizweWe fight for the nation.Boy→ZuluSibongileWe are thankful.Girl→ZuluSibusisiweWe are blessed.Girl→ZuluSibusisoBlessing.Boy→ZuluSihawukeleHave mercy on us.Boy→NdebeleSikhangezileWe are receiving.Girl→NdebeleSikhethiweWe are chosen.Girl→NdebeleSikhulekileWe prayed.Girl→NdebeleSikhululekileWe are free.Unisex→ZuluSimangalisoMiracle.Boy→NdebeleSiphilanzimaWe are surviving hardships.Unisex→ZuluSiphiweWe have been given.Boy→ZuluSiphoGift — a long-awaited blessing.Boy→NdebeleSiqondileWe are upright, correct.Unisex→NdebeleSithabileWe are happy.Unisex→NdebeleSithabisileWe are very happy.Girl→NdebeleSithandazileWe prayed.Girl→NdebeleSithandilizweWe love our country.Unisex→NdebeleSithembileWe trusted.Unisex→NdebeleSithenjiweWe are trusted.Girl→NdebeleSitshengisiweWe were shown.Girl→ZuluSiyandaWe are increasing.Boy→NdebeleSizoHelp, aid.Boy→ZuluSizweNation.Boy→NdebeleSizwileWe have heard.Unisex→NdebeleSthandekileWe are loved.Girl→ZuluThabaniBe happy.Boy→ZuluThamsanqaLuck; fortune.Boy→ZuluThandekaBeloved.Girl→ZuluThandekileThe loved one.Girl→XhosaThandiLoving one.Girl→ZuluThandiweThe loved one.Girl→ZuluThandoLove.Unisex→ZuluThandolwethuOur love.Unisex→ZuluThembaHope; trust.Boy→NdebeleThobekilePolite, humble.Girl→ZuluThokozileShe brings joy.Girl→NdebeleThubaChance.Girl→NdebeleThubelihleGood chance.Girl→ZuluThulaniBe quiet, be peaceful.Boy→ZuluThulisileShe who made things quiet.Girl→ZuluZandileThey have multiplied; increased.Girl→ZuluZenzeleDo for yourself.Boy→NdebeleZenzoDeeds, actions.Unisex→NdebeleZibuseniRule yourself.Unisex→NdebeleZibusisoBlessings.Girl→ZuluZinhleBeautiful — ‘they are beautiful’.Girl→ZuluZodwaOnly girls.Girl→ZuluZwelethuOur country.Boy→