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Xhosa Baby Girl Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender
Nomthandile She who is loved; 'mother of love' Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Nomthunzi From thunzi 'shade, shadow' - 'she of the shade' or 'mother of shade' (connotes protection/quiet presence). Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Nomusa Possessor of mercy; merciful/kind (often interpreted as 'mother of mercy') Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Nomzamo She who strives; literally 'mother of effort' (from mzamo = effort/endeavor) Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Nontokozo mother of joy / she who brings happiness Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Nontuthuko mother or one who brings development/progress Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Nothando Literally 'mother of love'; generally understood as 'beloved' or 'one with love' Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Nothemba She who has hope (literally, 'mother of hope') Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Nothembile Trustworthy; she who can be trusted; faithful Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Nothembiso Derived from 'thembiso' meaning 'promise' - roughly 'she who is a promise' or 'one of promise'. Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Noxolo mother of peace; one who brings peace Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Nozipho Mother of gifts; one who brings gifts Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Nozizwe Mother of the nations / belonging to the people Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Nqobile victorious; one who has conquered Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Ntombikayitshi From 'ntombi' (girl) + 'ka' (of); likely 'daughter of Yitshi' or 'Yitshi's girl.' Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Ntombizikhona The girls are here Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Ntombizovuyo girl who brings joy / joyful girl Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Ntombizwe Girl/daughter of the nation (from 'ntombi' = girl and 'izwe' = nation/country) Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Ntombomhle beautiful girl Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Ntombomvula girl of the rain - a girl born during or associated with the rainy season Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Ntombonhle beautiful girl Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Ntombontle beautiful girl / pretty girl Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Ntombosindiso Girl of salvation (from Zulu: ntombi 'girl' + sindiso 'salvation/deliverance') Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Ntombosizwe Daughter of the nation Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Ntombowakhe his/her girl; his/her daughter (literally 'the girl who belongs to him/her') Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Ntombowam My girl; my daughter; my beloved girl Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Samukeliswe Welcomed; accepted; received Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Sanelisiwa we are satisfied; content/fulfilled Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Sanelisiwe We are satisfied; we have been made content/fulfilled Xhosa, Zulu Girl
Saneliswa we are satisfied / she has been satisfied (contentment, being made complete) Xhosa, Zulu Girl