Keletso as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Keletso

What is the meaning of the name Keletso ?

The baby name Keletso is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced keh-LET-so (approx. IPA: /kɛˈlɛtso/).

Keletso is in Origin.

Keletso is a unisex given name in the Sotho–Tswana languages of southern Africa - Sesotho (Lesotho), Setswana (Botswana), and Sepedi/Northern Sotho (South Africa). It comes from the verb -eletsa “to advise/counsel,” producing the noun keletso “advice, counsel”; in some Tswana usage it can also denote a “wish” or “request.” Accordingly, the name conveys hopes that the child will offer guidance or embodies a cherished wish. Pronounced keh-LET-so (ts as an affricate).

The name appears in records and popular use throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, part of a regional practice of concept names expressing family values and circumstances. Spelling is generally stable as Keletso; in Sepedi orthography a variant Keletšo may occur, and affectionate short forms include Kele and, informally, Ketso (also an independent Sesotho word meaning “action”). Keletso is widely used for all genders, with no separate feminine or masculine forms.