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Southern African Names

Southern African names include those from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. See also about African names.
There are 70 names matching your criteria.

ANDILE   m   Southern African
Means "they have extended" in Zulu.
BOIPELO   m & f   Southern African
Means "proud" in Tswana.
BOITUMELO   f & m   Southern African
Means "joy" in Tswana.
BONGANI   m   Southern African
Means "be grateful" in Zulu.
CHIPO   f   Southern African
Means "gift" in Shona.
DAKARAI   m   Southern African
Means "rejoice" in Shona.
DIKELEDI   f   Southern African
Means "tears" in Tswana.
DUMISANI   m & f   Southern African
Means "give praise" in Zulu.
FARAI   m & f   Southern African
Means "rejoice" in Shona.
FUNGAI   m & f   Southern African
Means "think" in Shona.
HLENGIWE   f   Southern African
Means "nursed" in Zulu.
ITUMELENG   m & f   Southern African
Means "joy" in Tswana.
KAGISO   f   Southern African
Means "peace" in Tswana.
KATLEGO   m & f   Southern African
Means "success" in Tswana.
KEFILWE   m & f   Southern African
Means "I was given" in Tswana.
KGOSI   m   Southern African
Means "king, chief" in Tswana.
LERATO   f   Southern African
Means "love" in Sesotho.
LESEDI   f   Southern African
Means "light" in Tswana.
LINDIWE   f   Southern African
Means "have waited" in Zulu.
LUNGILE   f   Southern African
Means "the good one" in Zulu.
MANYARA   f   Southern African
Means "you have been humbled" in Shona.
MASAMBA   m   Southern African
Means "leaves, vegetables" in Yao.
MASEGO   f   Southern African
Means "blessings" in Tswana.
MASOZI   m & f   Southern African
Means "tears" in Tumbuka.
MBALI   f   Southern African
Means "flower" in Zulu.
MELISIZWE   m   Southern African
Means "leader of the nation" in Xhosa.
MUDIWA   f & m   Southern African
Means "beloved" in Shona.
MUNASHE   m & f   Southern African
Means "with God" in Shona.
NEO (1)   f & m   Southern African
Means "gift" in Tswana.
NKOSANA   m   Southern African
Means "prince" in Xhosa.
NKOSAZANA   f   Southern African
Means "princess" in Xhosa.
NOMUSA   f   Southern African
Means "merciful" in Ndebele.
NONTLE   f   Southern African
Means "mother of beauty" in Xhosa.
NOSIPHO   f   Southern African
Means "mother of a gift" in Zulu.
NOSIZWE   f   Southern African
Means "mother of the nation" in Xhosa.
NTHANDA   m & f   Southern African
Means "star" in Tumbuka.
NTOMBI   f   Southern African
Means "lady" in Zulu.
NYARAI   f   Southern African
Means "be humble" in Shona.
PAKI   m   Southern African
Means "witness" in Xhosa.
REFILWE   m & f   Southern African
Means "we were given" in Tswana.
RUDO   m & f   Southern African
Means "love" in Shona.
RUFARO   f   Southern African
Means "happiness" in Shona.
RUMBIDZAI   f   Southern African
Means "praise" in Shona.
RUTENDO   f & m   Southern African
Means "faith" in Shona.
SEKAI   f   Southern African
Means "be humourous" in Shona.
SETHUNYA   f   Southern African
Means "bloom, flower" in Tswana.
SIBONAKALISO   f   Southern African
Means "sign" in Zulu.
SIPHO   m   Southern African
Means "gift" in Xhosa.
SITHEMBILE   f & m   Southern African
Means "we trust" in Zulu.
SIZWE   m   Southern African
Means "nation" in Xhosa.
TAFADZWA   m & f   Southern African
Means "we are pleased" in Shona.
TAONGA   f & m   Southern African
Means "we are thankful" in Tumbuka.
TAPIWA   f   Southern African
Means "given" in Shona.
TARIRO   f   Southern African
Means "hope" in Shona.
TATENDA   m & f   Southern African
Means "thank you" in Shona.
TAU   m   Southern African
Means "lion" in Tswana and Sesotho... [more]
TENDAI   m & f   Southern African
Means "be thankful" in Shona.
THABO   m   Southern African
Means "joy" in Tswana.
THANDIWE   f   Southern African
Means "loving one" in Xhosa.
THEMBA   m & f   Southern African
Means "trust" in Zulu.
THULANI   m   Southern African
Means "be quiet, be comforted" in Zulu.
THULILE   f   Southern African
Means "is quiet" in Zulu.
TICHAONA   m   Southern African
Means "we will see" in Shona.
TINASHE   m & f   Southern African
Means "God is with us" in Shona.
TSHOLOFELO   f   Southern African
Means "hope" in Tswana.
TUMELO   m & f   Southern African
Means "faith" in Sesotho and Tswana.
UNATHI   m & f   Southern African
Means "God is with us" in Xhosa.
XOLANI   m   Southern African
Means "peace" in Zulu.
ZOLA (2)   f   Southern African
Means "quiet, tranquil" in Zulu.
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