This is a Xitsonga baby name guide to assist Non-Tsonga parents who are keen on giving their newborns a Xitsonga name. The following baby names are the Xitsonga equivalent of popular Zulu, Sotho, Pedi & Venda names.
Hi Xitsonga,
BUSISIWE / SIBUSISO / LESEGO / PHATHUTSHEDZO, i;
- KATEKANI (female) – Be Blessed
- MIKATEKO (female) – Blessings
CEBILE / NOMCEBO / KHUMO, i;
- FUMANI (male) – Be Wealthy
- HLENGWANI (unisex) – Be Wealthy
- KHUMU (unisex) – Wealth
- RIFUMU (female) – Wealth
- TSHOMBA (unisex) – Abundant Wealth
DUDUZILE / MATSHEDISO / TSHEDISO / RUDZANI, i;
- KHONDLETELO / KHONDLETELANI (female) – Consolation / Console
JABULILE / JABULANI / NJABULO / NONJABULO / THOKO / THOKOZILE / THABO / LETHABO / MMATHABO / NTHABISENG / THABANG / TAKALANI / DAKALO, i;
- MAKHANANI (female) – Ever Happy
- NTSAKISO / NTSAKISI (female) – Make Happy
- NTSAKO (unisex) – Happiness
- TSAKANI (unisex) – Be Happy
MBALENHLE / MBALI / DIPALESA / PALESA, i;
- XILUVA (female) – Flower
LINDIWE / LINDELWA / TEBELLO, i;
- RINDZELA (unisex) – Expect (Something Good)’
- RINDZELO (unisex) – Awaiting
MPUMELELO / KATLEHO (KALTELGO), i;
- HLUVUKANI (male) – Be Progressive
- NHLUVUKO (female) – Progress
- TSHAMBULUKO (unisex) – Progress
NELISIWE/ ZANELE, i;
- ENELO (female) – Content
KHANYISILE / KHANYISA / NOKUKHANYA / LESEDI (LESELI) / TSHEDZA, i;
- MASANA (female) – Morning Sunshine
- N’HWEMBETI (unisex) – Ray of Sunlight
- RIVONINGO (female) – Light
- VANGAMA (female) – Shine Bright, Dazzle
NHLAHLA / NONHLANHLA / THAMSANQA / LEHLOHONOLO / MASEGO / MASHUDU, i;
- NJOMBO (unisex) – Luck
- NKATEKO (unisex) – Lucky
NKOSAZANA, i;
- NGANAKATI (female) – Princess
LUNGILE / LUNGELO, i;
- LULAMA (female) – Be Righteous
- MUHLWANYI (unisex) – The one who spreads Goodness [Muhlwanyi wa vunene]
- MUNENE (male) – Upright, Righteous
- VUNENE (female) – Upright, Righteous
NOKUTHULA / THULANI / KGOTSO (KHOTSO) / KAGISO / MULALO, i;
- KURHULA (unisex) – Peace
- MIYELANI (unisex) – Be Silent (Peaceful)
- RHULANI (unisex) – Be Peaceful
NOMUSA / MUSA / MOSA / TSHILIDZI, i;
- TINTSWALO (female) – Grace
- MUSA (unisex) – Kindness
NONHLE / BUHLE / BONTLE / DINTLE / ZWONAKA, i;
- FUSI (unisex) – Garden, Symbol of Beauty
- MBHURI (female) – Beautiful
- NSASEKO (female) – Beauty
- SASEKA (female) – Beauty
- SASEKISA (female) – Beautify
- XONGANI (female) – Be Beautiful
NOSIPHO / NOZIPHO / SIPHO / SIPHIWE / MPHO / DIMPHO (LIMPHO), KENEILOE (KENEILWE) / DINEO (LINEO) / NEO / KEFILWE / REFILOE (REFILOE) / ROFHIWA / TSHIFHIWA, i;
- NYIKO (unisex) – Gift
- TINYIKO (unisex) – Gifts, Talent
- XIHIWA (female) – Gift
NQOBILE / MANQOBA / MOHAPI / OFENTSE / GUNDO / ROKUNDA / KUNDANI, i;
- MUHLURI (unisex) – Victor
- PALANI (unisex) – Win, Overcome
SIBONGILE / BONGANI / BONGIWE / LEBOGANG (LEBOHANG) / MALEBO / KELEBOHILE / LIVHUWANI / NDHIVHUHO, i;
- KHANIMAMBO (unisex) – Thankful, Grateful
- KHENSANI (unisex) – Give Thanks
SIYANDA / MZWANDILE / ANDILE / BANDILE / ANDANI, i;
- ANDZANI (unisex) – Grow (in numbers)
- ANDZISO (unisex) – Growth
- KULANI (unisex) – Grow
- NKULO (unisex) – Growth
THANDIWE / THANDEKILE / THANDO / NOTHANDO / LERATO / THATO / LUFUNO, i;
- LONDZOKANI (unisex) – Express Love
- RHANDZU / RHANDRU / RHANDJU (female) – Lovely
- RIRHANDZU / LIRANDJU / LIRHANDRU (female) – Love
THEMBEKA / THEMBEKILE / THEMBA / THEMBALETHU / SINETHEMBA / THEMBA / TSHEPANG / MMATSHEPO / TSHEPO / TSHOLOFELO / LUTENDO, i;
- NTSHEMBO (unisex) – Faith / Trust
- N’WETANI (unisex) – Waxing Crescent Moon, Symbol of Hope
DUMISANI / NDUMISO / NONDUMISO / BOKANG / NDUVHO / RENDANI, i;
- DZUNISANI (unisex) – Praise
- MAPHATA (unisex) – Praise
MANDLA / MAANDA, i;
- MATIMBA (unisex) – Power, Strength
- SWONGHASI (unisex) – Strength
SITHEMBISO / TSHEPISO, i;
- NHLAMBANYISO (unisex) – Promise, Declaration
- XITSHEMBHISO (unisex) – Promise
NKULULEKO / NONKULULEKO, i;
- NTSHUXEKO (unisex) – Freedom
OLWETHU / OWETHU / WARONA, i;
- YERHU / WERHU (unisex) – Ours
AMOHELANG / KAMOHELO, i;
- AMUKELANI (unisex) – Accept, Recognize
- AMUKELO (unisex) – Acceptance
MPENDULO / ARABANG / KARABO, i;
- NHLAMULO (unisex) – Answer, Solution
DIMAKATSO (LIMAKATSO) / DEMBE, i;
- MAHLORI (unisex) – Wonders
- MASINGITA (female) – Miracles
- SINGITA (female) – Miracle
- XIHLAMARISO (unisex) – Surprise
HLOMPHO / HULISANI, i;
- FUNDZHANI (male) – Give Royal Respect
- XICHAVO (female) – Respect
KHAUHELO (KGAUGELO), i;
- TWELANI (female) – Have compassion
KUTLOANO (KUTLWANO), i;
- NTWANANO (unisex) – Understanding, Agreement
LEFA, i;
- NDZHAKA / NDRHAKA (unisex) – Legacy, Inheritance
MOHAU, ZWELANI i;
- NSOVO (unisex) – Compassion / Mercy
- NTSETSELELO (unisex) – Mercy
- RIVUVU (unisex) – Mercy
MORATUOA (MORATUWA) / STHANDWA, i;
- XIRHANDZWA / XIRHANDWA / XIRHANDRWA – Loved / Darling
NALEDI / NKANYEZI, i;
- GONGOMELA (unisex) – Planet Mercury, Nyeleti ya Vusiku (Night Star)
- MAHLAHLE (unisex) – Planet Venus, Nyeleti ya Mixo (Morning Star)
- NYELEKATI (female) – Planet
- NYELETI (female) – Star
NYAKALLO, i;
- NYOXANA (unisex) – Excitement, Joy
PABALLO / THEBE, i;
- HLAYISANI (unisex) – Protect
- XITLHANGU (male) – Shield, Symbol of Protection
PHETOHO, i;
- NDZULUKANI (unisex) – Change
PONTSHO, i;
- NHLAVUTELO (unisex) – Revelation
PULA / PULANE / PULE / PULENG, i;
- MATHONSI (male) – Mathonsi ya mpfula (Rain Drops)
- SEWULA (unisex) – Rain, 1st Rain of the Season
SECHABA (SETJHABA) / MASECHABA / SIZWE, i;
- RIXAKA (unisex) – Nation, Ethnic Group, Tribal Grouping, Clan
TAU / BHUBESI, i;
- MATSUNE (male) – Superior, Alpha Male, Nghala ya Matsune (Alpha Lion)
- NDZAWU (female) – Lioness
- NGHALA (male) – Lion
TIISETSO, i;
- TIYISELANI (unisex) – Persevere, Be Strong
- VULEHAMBILU (unisex) – Perseverance
TUMELO / TENDANI / RUTENDO / THENDO, i;
- RIPFUMELO (female) – Faith, Belief
LEWATLE / LWANDLE, i;
- LWANDLE (unisex) – Ocean
MMUSI, MBUSO / NOMBUSO, i;
- FUMU / PFUMU / MPFUMO / MFUMO (unisex) – Kingdom
- MFUMELO (unisex) – Governance
MODISE, MELUSI, i;
- MURISI (male) – Herder
- NDZISI (male) – Herder
ELELWANI, SKHUMBUZO, i;
- RIMUKANI (female) – Remember
- TSUNDZUKANI / TSUNDRUKANI / TSUNDUKANI (unisex) – Remember
MUTALI, BOTLHALE, NHLAKANIPHO, i;
- VUTLHARI (unisex) – Intelligence, Wisdom
SHANDUKANI / TSHANDUKO, i;
- NDZULUKANI (unisex) – Change
VHUTSHILO / BOPHELO / BOTSHILO MPILO / NOMPILO, i;
- VUTOMI (unisex) – Life
WANGA, OWAMI, i;
- WANGA (unisex) – Mine **same pronunciation as in Tshivhenda**
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