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

Baloni Southern African

Batlokwa Tswana, Southern African
a branch of the Bakgatla section of the Bantu speaking communities which originated from the Great Lakes and Northern Central Africa. Batlokwa are said to have been a breakaway branch of the Bakgatla which is another Bahurutse section of the Tswana people.

Biscuit Southern African

Buti Southern African

Cavalier French (Southern)
Variant of Chevalier (meaning "knight, rider").

Chibhabha Southern African

Chinyemba Southern African

Dumpee Southern African

Esterhuizen Southern African, Afrikaans
Habitational name of French origin, denoting a person from Estreux, a commune in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Esterhuysen Southern African, Afrikaans
Variant of Esterhuizen.

Goliath Southern African

Gurira Southern African, Shona
From the Ndau word gurira meaning "to break or cut for someone, cut short, take shortcut". The American-Zimbabwean actress and playwright Danai Gurira (1978-) is a famous bearer of this name.

Inkie Southern African

Kalaba African, Southern African, Tonga
Means "forgetful person".

Kaphiri Southern African

Kenam Southern African

Kopo Southern African

Kuzai Southern African

Kwelagobe Southern African

Ledwaba Southern African, South African, Zulu
From Zulu meaning "rock".

Like Southern African

Lotso Southern African

Lwando Southern African

Lynx Southern African, English
Meaning "lynx" in English.

Mahlangu Southern African, Ndebele, Zulu
Derived from Ndebele hlangula meaning "assist, help, remove (from danger)" or Zulu isihlangu meaning "shield".

Mambo Southern African
Mambo is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: danger. A warning to would be detractors.

Mangawa Southern African

Masakadza Southern African, Zimbabwean

Mashiani Southern African

Masondo Southern African, Zulu
Derived from Zulu amasondo meaning "wheels".

Mokoena Southern African, Sotho, Tswana
Derived from Sotho or Tswana kwena meaning "crocodile".

Mpofu Southern African

Munkdmbwe Southern African

Mutema Southern African

Nakathila Southern African, Ovambo

Ndlovu Southern African, Ndebele, Zulu
Derived from Ndebele or Zulu indlovu meaning "elephant".

Ndori Southern African

Nkosi Southern African, Zulu, Chewa
Derived from Zulu and Chewa inkosi meaning "chief, king".

Scale Jamaican Patois, Southern African

Shamu Southern African

Sithole Southern African

Sithole Southern African, Zulu
Derived from Zulu isithole meaning "heifer".

Snake Southern African

Takataka Central African, Southern African

Tebogo Southern African

Teketeke Eastern African, Southern African

Theron Southern African, Afrikaans, Occitan
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations in Occitanie named Théron or Thérond, ultimately from Latin torus meaning "elevation, height, embankment". A famous bearer is South African and American actress Charlize Theron (1975-).

Tomato Southern African

Zanamwe Southern African
Zimbabwean Surname, originally from the Chivi area, shona speaking people of the Shumba(lion) totem originate from the Masvingo province, Mwenezi, Chitanga,Chikombedzi, Boli Chibwedziva. Some migrated to the Mashonaland East province Mhondoro area and assumed the Moyo(heart) totem

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