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The baby name Thabo is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAH-bo.

Thabo is Sotho-Tswana in Origin.

Gender: Boy
Syllables: 2
Origin: Sotho-Tswana
Pronunciation: TAH-bo

What is the meaning of the name Thabo ?

The baby name Thabo is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAH-bo.

Thabo is Sotho-Tswana in Origin.

Thabo is a Southern Bantu name from the Sotho-Tswana languages, especially Sesotho, Setswana, and Sepedi/Northern Sotho. Its lexical form is Sotho-Tswana thabo, happiness or joy, built on the verbal root -thab-, to be glad or rejoice, with the nominal ending -o forming an abstract noun. The spelling th represents an aspirated t in these orthographies, not English th.

The name is principally associated with Sotho, Tswana, and Pedi-speaking communities in South Africa, Lesotho, and Botswana, where given names often register circumstances, hopes, or family statements around a birth. Masculine Thabo has a feminine counterpart in Mmathabo and shares its root with Thabiso, Lethabo, and Thabang. Public recognition outside the region has been aided by figures such as South African president Thabo Mbeki and basketball player Thabo Sefolosha.

Thabo has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Thabo

Thabo Mbeki Politician · Born 1942 · South Africa Thabo Mbeki is best known as the president of South Africa from 1999 to 2008. A South African politician and economist, he had previously served as deputy president under Nelson Mandela from 1994 to 1999, before resigning as president in 2008 at the request of the ANC.

Thabo – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ZA Boys 0 #1 35,320 25,619
BW Boys 0 #2 585 4,685
BW 0 #6 14 960
ZA 0 #6 1,217 14,421
BW Girls 0 #92 57 4,216
NA Boys 0 #218 18 6,830
NA Girls 0 #235 3 7,146
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
CN Boys 0 #328 4 9,639
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
ZA Girls 0 #440 1,203 25,928
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
SD Boys 0 #462 5 10,523
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
NL Boys 0 #942 10 5,873
NG Boys 0 #998 4 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
AE Boys 0 #1,141 3 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,689 3 28,008

Thabo is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Thabo

Thabo is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Thabo is a 2 syllable name, pronounced TAH-bo.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mmathabo, Thabiso, Lethabo and Thabang.
Yes — 1 notable people named Thabo are in our database, including Thabo Mbeki (Politician).