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Setswana
Setswana names celebrate peace, success, gifts and thankfulness, and are widely shared across Botswana and South Africa.
Boy namesGirl namesUnisex namesMeaning ‘Gift’Meaning ‘Blessing’Meaning ‘Light’Meaning ‘Hope’Meaning ‘Joy & Happiness’Meaning ‘King & Royalty’Meaning ‘Gratitude & Praise’Meaning ‘Nature’Meaning ‘Faith & God’Popular namesUnique namesSurnames
TswanaAkanyangThink about it.Unisex→TswanaAmogelangWelcome, accept, receive.Unisex→TswanaAtangIncrease, multiply.Unisex→TswanaAtarelangReceive with cupped hands.Unisex→TswanaBabolokiOur savior.Boy→TswanaBabusiLeaders, leadership.Boy→TswanaBakangPraise.Unisex→TswanaBapakiThose who give testimony.Boy→TswanaBarulaganyeThey are in order.Unisex→TswanaBarutiTeacher, educator.Boy→TswanaBathusiHelpers.Unisex→TswanaBoammaruriTruth.Boy→TswanaBogosiKingdom.Boy→TswanaBoikaegoSomeone to lean on, dependable.Boy→TswanaBoikanyoTrustworthy, dependence.Unisex→TswanaBoiketloTo relax.Girl→TswanaBoipeloJoy, pride.Unisex→TswanaBoipusoIndependence.Unisex→TswanaBoitshepoHoly.Girl→SothoBoitumeloJoy; gladness.Unisex→SothoBontleBeauty; beautiful.Girl→TswanaBotsheloLife.Unisex→TswanaDikelediTears.Unisex→TswanaDikeletsoWishes.Girl→TswanaDikgakgamatsoMiracles.Unisex→TswanaDimakatsoSurprises.Girl→SothoDineoGifts.Girl→TswanaDiponeLights.Unisex→TswanaDipuoRumour, talk.Girl→TswanaDitebogoGratitudes.Girl→TswanaDithapeloPrayers.Unisex→TswanaDithebeShields.Boy→TswanaDitiroActs, deeds.Boy→TswanaDitshwaneloRights.Unisex→TswanaDuduetsangUlulations.Girl→TswanaFenyangVictory, conqueror.Boy→TswanaGaolatlheGod does not desert.Unisex→TswanaGaolebaleGod does not forget.Boy→TswanaGaoneOf God.Unisex→TswanaGodiraoneIt is God who does all things.Boy→TswanaGofaoneIt is God who gives.Boy→TswanaGoitsemangWho knows?Unisex→TswanaGoitsemodimoOnly God knows.Boy→TswanaGoitseoneGod knows.Unisex→TswanaGomolemoHe or she has blessings.Unisex→TswanaGosegoLucky is he.Unisex→TswanaIpelengBe happy.Unisex→TswanaItumelengBe happy; rejoice.Unisex→SothoKabeloGiven.Unisex→TswanaKaboGift.Boy→TswanaKagisoPeace.Unisex→TswanaKagisoyameMy peace.Boy→TswanaKakanyoThought.Unisex→TswanaKamogeloReceived.Boy→SothoKaraboAnswer; response.Unisex→TswanaKatlegoSuccess.Unisex→TswanaKeabetsweI have been given.Unisex→TswanaKealebogaThank you.Unisex→TswanaKeamogetseI have received.Unisex→TswanaKeamogetsweI am welcomed.Unisex→TswanaKedibonyeI have seen them.Unisex→TswanaKefentseI have won, victory.Girl→TswanaKefilweI was given.Unisex→TswanaKehumileI am rich.Girl→TswanaKeitumetseI am happy, thankful.Unisex→TswanaKelebogileI am grateful.Unisex→TswanaKeletsoCounsel; advice.Unisex→TswanaKemmonyeI have seen her.Girl→TswanaKeneilweI have been given.Unisex→TswanaKenosiI am alone.Boy→TswanaKeolebogileI thanked God.Unisex→TswanaKerapetseI have prayed.Unisex→TswanaKereeditseI am listening.Unisex→TswanaKesegofetseI am blessed.Girl→TswanaKetshephaoneI trust God.Unisex→TswanaKgakgamatsoWonders.Girl→TswanaKgalaleloGlory.Girl→TswanaKgoloGrowth.Boy→TswanaKgomotsoComfort.Unisex→TswanaKgosiKing; chief.Boy→TswanaKgosiemangWho is the king?Boy→TswanaKgosietsileThe king has arrived.Boy→TswanaKhumoWealth, riches.Unisex→TswanaKhumoetsileWealth has come.Unisex→TswanaKhutsafaloMelancholy.Unisex→TswanaKitsoKnowledge, wisdom.Unisex→TswanaKoketsoIncrease, addition.Unisex→TswanaLeagoGod's altar.Unisex→SothoLeanoPlan.Boy→TswanaLebogangGratitude to God.Boy→TswanaLeruCloud.Boy→SothoLesediLight.Unisex→TswanaLesedilaoneGod's light.Girl→SothoLesegoBlessings.Boy→TswanaLesegolameMy luck.Unisex→SothoLethaboJoy, happiness.Unisex→TswanaLetlanangUnite.Unisex→TswanaLeungoFruit.Unisex→TswanaLoetoJourney.Boy→TswanaLoratoLove.Girl→TswanaMaatlaStrength, power.Girl→TswanaMaikaeleloIntention.Girl→TswanaMaipeloGratitude.Girl→TswanaMalebogoThanks.Girl→TswanaMaphoiDoves.Girl→TswanaMaruCloud.Unisex→TswanaMaruapulaRain clouds.Boy→TswanaMasegoBlessings.Girl→TswanaMasegonyanaSmall blessings.Unisex→SothoMatshidisoConsolation.Girl→TswanaMedupeContinuous rain.Boy→TswanaMerapeloPrayers.Girl→TswanaMmaaboTheir mother.Girl→TswanaMmolokiSavior.Boy→TswanaMmusiRuler, governor.Boy→TswanaMoagiBuilder.Boy→TswanaModiriThe doer.Unisex→TswanaModiseShepherd, herder.Boy→TswanaMoengGuest, visitor.Boy→TswanaMofenyiThe conqueror.Boy→TswanaMogakolodiOne who advises.Boy→TswanaMogapiOne who confiscates.Boy→TswanaMogotsiFire builder.Boy→TswanaMokgosiA loud cry for help.Boy→TswanaMolatlhegiThe lost one, prodigal.Boy→SothoMolefiPayer, compensation.Boy→TswanaMompatiOne who accompanies me.Boy→TswanaMonkgomotsiMy comforter.Boy→TswanaMontlenyaneBeautiful one.Girl→TswanaMooketsiOne who is growing.Boy→TswanaMorapediOne who prays.Boy→TswanaMoremiOne who cuts with an axe.Boy→TswanaMosweuThe light-coloured one.Unisex→TswanaMothusiHelper.Boy→TswanaMotlalepulaOne who brings rain.Unisex→TswanaMotshegetsiSupporter.Boy→SothoMotsumiSeeker, hunter.Boy→TswanaMpelegangPut me on your back.Girl→SothoMphoGift.Unisex→TswanaMphonyanaSmall gift.Unisex→TswanaMphoyameMy gift.Unisex→TswanaNakediStriped polecat.Unisex→SothoNalediStar.Girl→TswanaNametsegangBe of good cheer.Girl→SothoNeoGift.Unisex→TswanaNeoyameMy gift.Unisex→TswanaNeoyaoneGod's gift.Unisex→TswanaNneteTruth.Girl→TswanaNtirelangDo it for me.Girl→TswanaNtshephangTrust me.Unisex→TswanaOabileGod gave.Boy→TswanaOabonaGod sees.Boy→TswanaOagileGod built.Boy→TswanaOaitseGod knows.Unisex→TswanaOarabileGod has answered.Unisex→TswanaObonyeHe has seen.Boy→TswanaOdirileHe has done it.Boy→TswanaOduetseHe has paid.Boy→TswanaOfentseHe has conquered; victor.Boy→TswanaOlebileHe is watching.Boy→TswanaOlebogengThank Him.Boy→TswanaOmatlaYou are strong.Boy→TswanaOmphileGift of God.Boy→TswanaOnalennaGod is with me.Unisex→TswanaOnaleronaHe is with us.Unisex→TswanaOnalethataGod has strength.Unisex→TswanaOnkemetseHe is representing me.Boy→TswanaOnkgopotseGod thought of me.Unisex→TswanaOnthatileHe loves me.Unisex→TswanaOnthusitseGod helped.Boy→TswanaOntiretseGod has done it for me.Boy→TswanaOntlametseTaken care of, protected.Unisex→TswanaOratileHas loved — the loved one.Unisex→TswanaOreeditseGod is listening.Boy→TswanaOreneileGod has given us.Girl→TswanaOsegoShe is lucky.Girl→TswanaOtengGod is here.Boy→TswanaOthusitseHe has helped.Unisex→TswanaOtlileShe has come.Girl→TswanaOtsileHe has come.Boy→TswanaPelonomiNoble heart.Girl→TswanaPelontleBeautiful heart.Girl→TswanaPhakalaneEagle.Boy→TswanaPhatsimoLight.Girl→TswanaPhenyoVictory.Boy→TswanaPhetoloResponse.Boy→TswanaPoleloStory.Girl→TswanaPonoSight; vision.Unisex→SothoPotlakoUrgency.Boy→SothoPuleIn the rain.Unisex→TswanaReagileWe built.Unisex→TswanaReaobokaWe praise God.Unisex→TswanaRebaoneWe belong to God.Boy→TswanaReetsangPay attention, listen.Boy→SothoRefiloeWe have been given.Unisex→SothoRefilweWe have been given.Unisex→TswanaResegoWe are blessed.Unisex→TswanaRorisangPraise God.Girl→TswanaRwesangPlace on someone's head.Unisex→TswanaSebagaA bead.Unisex→TswanaSedirengDo it.Boy→TswanaSeetseleMedal.Girl→TswanaSegametsiThat which draws water.Girl→TswanaSegolameMy luck.Girl→TswanaSegomotsoComfort.Girl→TswanaSelebalengDon't forget.Girl→TswanaSelemoSummer.Girl→SothoSelloWailing, cry.Boy→TswanaSenatlaHard worker.Girl→TswanaSeretseThe clay that binds.Boy→TswanaSethunyaBloom, flower.Girl→TswanaSetshabaNation.Boy→TswanaSetshegoLaughter.Girl→TswanaSeweloRare.Girl→TswanaTapologoRelaxation.Boy→SothoTauLion.Boy→TswanaTebatsoMake one forget.Boy→TswanaTebogoGratitude; thanks.Unisex→SothoTefoPayment.Boy→TswanaThabangBe happy.Unisex→SwatiThabisoBringer of joy.Boy→ZuluThaboJoy; happiness.Boy→SothoThapeloPrayer.Unisex→TswanaThatayaoneHis strength.Unisex→SothoThatoWill; desire.Unisex→TswanaThatoyaoneGod's will.Unisex→TswanaThebeyameMy shield.Boy→TswanaTheroSermon.Boy→TswanaThulaganyoProgram, structure.Unisex→TswanaTiegoDelay.Unisex→TswanaTiroWork, deed.Unisex→TswanaTiroyamodimoGod's work.Boy→TswanaTlotloHonour, respect.Unisex→TswanaTshegofatsoBlessing.Girl→TswanaTshenoloRevelations.Unisex→TswanaTshephangTrust.Unisex→TswanaTshepisoPromise.Unisex→SothoTshepoHope; trust.Boy→TswanaTshiamoThe truth.Unisex→TswanaTshimologoBeginning.Girl→TswanaTshireletsoProtection.Girl→TswanaTsholofeloHope, expectation.Unisex→TswanaTshupeloWitness.Boy→TswanaTueloPayment.Unisex→TswanaTumelanoAgreement.Boy→SothoTumeloFaith; belief.Unisex→TswanaTumisangPraise to God.Girl→