All the Xhosa baby names have a special meaning attached to them.

Xhosa unique names. Be firm in faith. Thembeka Be reliabletrustworthy. Xhosa Baby Names 12.

Yibanathi is both Xhosa and Zulu name meaning be with us This name conveys a tomboy coolness but were sure it will age nicely into Dear Yibanathi. Y Yandiswa female make more Yekile male stop Yonela female enough. Cape Town-based graphic designer and illustrator Thandiwe Tshabalala designed a series of illustrated GIFs that celebrate the beautiful and unique names in her mother tongue.

Xhosa is a language spoken by nearly 8 million people primarily in South Africa and is spoken using click sounds. If you fall into the second category here are 5 common Xhosa names you should consider. Each list of Xhosa names can be sorted by Abaluhya baby girl names or Xhosa baby boy names.

According to Tshabalala Xhosa parents used to give their children English names under the apartheid rule so that white people wouldnt struggle to pronounce their African names. Your child is guaranteed to be unique among the class of chubby kindergarteners. Z Zakhele male build Zamekile male attempted Zamikhaya male trying to make a home Zamile male attempted Zaminkosi male trying the lord.

Amakwayi Ongconde o Togu o TshiwoBuku is the surname of Michael who belong to Amakwayi o Ngcondentshaba From Kingwilliamstown Eastern CapeSouth AfricaHis home village is Ndevana near ZwelitshaPhakamisa and Ilitha Township. Here are 30 Xhosa names for boys that you should absolutely choose from. Movie over Sadie and Maggie.

This moniker stems from the Zulu word umsizi meaning helper 13. Unisex Xhosa names Luthando its love Unathi she or he is with us Thando to love Esihle good beautiful Akhona present Ayanda they are increasing Bandile they have increased Zola calm Buhle handsome beautiful. Common Themes in Names with Xhosa Origins This word cloud was created using some of the most common words used in the meanings of names with Xhosa origins.