Chewa Submitted Names

Chewa names are used in Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

ACHAJE m Chewa
Means "stranger" in Chichewa.

BWERANI m Chewa
Means "come" or "come back" in Chewa.

CHAPANJIRA f Chewa
Means "of the road, of the journey" in Chewa.

CHIKOMERA m & f Chewa
Means "goodwill, compassion" in Chewa.

CHIMANGO m Chewa
Means "builder" in Chewa.

CHOKOMERA m & f Chewa
Means "compassion" in Chewa.

DALISO m Chewa
A variant of DALITSO. ... [more]

DZUWA m & f Chewa
Means "sunshine" in Chewa.

FUNSILENIKO m Chewa
Means "Will you go and ask for me?" in Chewa.

JOSEPHY f Chewa
Variant of JOSEPH.

KABILIBILI m Chewa
Means "plush green vegetation" in Chewa.

KAMOYO m Tumbuka, Chewa
Tumbuka and Chewa masculine name meaning "life".

KAMWENDO m Chewa
Means "walking from place to place; traveller" in Chewa language.

KHUMBIREKO m Chewa
Means "to admire" in Chewa.

KONGOLA f Chewa
Means "beautiful" in Chewa.

KUTHA m Chewa
Means "destiny" in Chewa.

KUWALA m & f Chewa
Means "shining light" in Chewa.

MASANA m & f Chewa
Means "daylight" in Chewa.

MASIYE m & f Chewa
Means "orphan" in Chewa language.

MTAMBO m & f Chewa
Means "clouds" in Chewa.

NGALE f Chewa
Means "jewel" in Chewa.

NYANZA m & f Chewa
Means "lake" in Chewa.

NYIMBO m & f Chewa
Means "melody" in Chewa.

NZERU m & f Chewa
Means "wisdom" in Chewa.

OYERA f Chewa
Name that translates to "Pure"

PAONEKE m Chewa
Means "we will see good things" in Chichewa.

PENYANI m Chewa
Means "look" in Chewa.

SANKHANI m Chewa, Tumbuka
Means "choose" in Chewa and Tumbuka.

SEKELELANI m Chewa, Tumbuka
Means "be happy" in Chewa and Tumbuka.

SHADEIN f Shona, Chewa
Child of God

SUNGANI m Chewa, Tumbuka
Means "keep" in Chewa and Tumbuka.

TAMANDA f Chewa
Means "to praise" in Chewa.

TAMANI f & m Chewa
The name "Tamani"means praise or to God be the glory.

THANDIZANI m Chewa
Means "help" in Chewa.

TIKAMBENJI f Chewa
Means "what shall we say?" in Chewa.

TIKHALENAWO f Chewa
Means "let's sit and live with them" in Chewa.

TISUNGANE m & f Chewa
Let us keep each other. It comes from the root "sunga" which means keep. It is related to other names such as Tisunge, Sungani, Sungeni, Sunganani, Tasungana, Tisungana, Tisungeni, Mtisunge and Mutisunge.

WACHIKONDI m & f Chewa
Means "friendly" in Chewa.

WALUMBIKE f Chewa
Means "praise" in Chewa.

WONGANI m & f Chewa
Means "be thankful" in Chewa.

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