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Amahle
|
the beautiful ones / beautiful |
Nguni, Zulu |
Girl |
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Anathi
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‘given to us’ / ‘we have’ - often understood as a gift |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Bongiswa
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Thankful; one who is praised or has been given thanks (often understood as 'blessed') |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Duduzilethu
|
'Our comfort' or 'the comfort that is ours' (from 'duduzela' - to comfort + 'lethu' - ours) |
Nguni, Zulu |
Girl |
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Malibongwe
|
“Let it be praised” / “Praise be” |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Mandisa
|
sweet; one who brings comfort |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nobesuthu
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Likely 'mother/one who brings peace or calm' (approximate translation) |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nobuhle
|
Beautiful one (literally 'mother/possessor of beauty') |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nobukhosizwe
|
She who embodies the nation's royalty (literally: 'possessor/mother of the nation's kingship') |
Nguni, Zulu |
Girl |
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Nobuzwe
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Commonly interpreted as 'mother of the nation' or 'belonging to the people'. |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Noluthando
|
One with love / mother of love ("the one who brings or has love") |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomalizo
|
mother of peace; she who brings peace |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomaphelo
|
mother of destiny / of fate |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomasonto
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Literally 'mother of Sundays'; often given to a girl born on Sunday or with a connection to the church/week. |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomathula
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Mother of peace/quiet - she who brings calm or quiet |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomava
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Likely "one who has experience" or "mother of experience" - from Zulu/Xhosa 'umava' meaning 'experience'. |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomazizi
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Likely 'mother of Zizi' or broadly 'mother who nurtures/comforts' (approximate; 'No-' is a feminine prefix in Nguni names) |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomphilo
|
Mother of life; 'giver of life' |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomsa
|
grace, kindness (often interpreted as "mother of kindness") |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomsam
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Likely from the Nguni prefix 'Nom-' (meaning 'mother of' or 'with') + 'Sam' - approximately 'mother of Sam' or 'one who has Sam'. |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomsamkelo
|
She who is welcomed; mother of acceptance (relates to acceptance/welcome) |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomsamukelisi
|
'Mother who welcomes' or 'she who accepts' (a welcoming/accepting woman) |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomsamukeliso
|
She who is welcomed; one who is accepted or received with joy |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomsandisiwe
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She has been saved; rescued (often with Christian connotation: saved by God) |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomsasipho
|
She who brings gifts / mother of gifts |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nomvula
|
Mother of rain / born of the rain |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nondumiso
|
One who is continually praised; unending praise |
Nguni, Zulu |
Girl |
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Nonku
|
Affectionate/diminutive Nguni female name - commonly a short form of names like Nonkululeko; often associated with motherhood or, when derived from Nonkululeko, with 'freedom'. |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nontembiso
|
Mother of promises; she who brings promise/hope |
Nguni |
Girl |
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Nontombi
|
young woman, girl |
Nguni |
Girl |
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