Zulu Girl Names
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of 126 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nombandla | Mother of the church / mother of the congregation | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nombusisiwe | She who has been blessed / the blessed one | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nombusiso | Mother of blessings / brings blessings | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nombuso | Mother of the nation / mother of the kingdom | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nomcebo | Mother of wealth; bearer of blessings | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nomfundo | Lady/mother of knowledge; the learned or educated one | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nomonde | 'Mother of patience' - she who is patient | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nompilo | Mother of life; full of life or health | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nomsalokuhle | She who brings or remains with goodness; 'mother of goodness' | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nomsandile | She who has been given abundance | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nomsandiso | Mother of consolation/comfort - a bringer of comfort or peace. | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nomsanelisiwe | She has been satisfied; she is fulfilled | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nomthandazo | Mother of prayer; 'she who prays' | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nomthandile | She who is loved; 'mother of love' | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nomthunzi | From thunzi 'shade, shadow' - 'she of the shade' or 'mother of shade' (connotes protection/quiet presence). | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nomusa | Possessor of mercy; merciful/kind (often interpreted as 'mother of mercy') | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nomzamo | She who strives; literally 'mother of effort' (from mzamo = effort/endeavor) | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nondumiso | One who is continually praised; unending praise | Nguni, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nonhlanhla | Fortunate; brings good luck | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nonjabulo | Bringer of joy / mother of joy | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nonkululeko | Freedom; independence | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nontokozo | Mother of joy / she who brings happiness | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nontuthuko | Mother or one who brings development/progress | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nothando | Literally 'mother of love'; generally understood as 'beloved' or 'one with love' | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nothemba | She who has hope (literally, 'mother of hope') | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nothembeka | Trustworthy; one who can be trusted | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nothembile | Trustworthy; she who can be trusted; faithful | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nothembiso | Derived from 'thembiso' meaning 'promise' - roughly 'she who is a promise' or 'one of promise'. | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Noxolo | Mother of peace; one who brings peace | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nozipho | Mother of gifts; one who brings gifts | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nozizwe | Mother of the nations / belonging to the people | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nqobile | Victorious; one who has conquered | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombenhle | Beautiful girl | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombifikile | The girl has arrived | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombifuthi | Another daughter / a girl again | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombikayise | Literally 'daughter of the Father' - 'father's daughter'; often understood as 'daughter of God'. | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombikayitshi | From 'ntombi' (girl) + 'ka' (of); likely 'daughter of Yitshi' or 'Yitshi's girl.' | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombikhona | The girl is here | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombintombi | Maiden among maidens - 'the girl of girls', a very special/beautiful girl | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombizanele | She is enough / the girl is enough | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombizikhona | The girls are here | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombizodwa | The only/unique girl (the one and only daughter) | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombizolile | Peaceful girl; literally 'the girl is calm' or 'the girl has become calm' | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombizonke | All the girls / every girl | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombizovuyo | Girl who brings joy / joyful girl | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombizwe | Girl/daughter of the nation (from 'ntombi' = girl and 'izwe' = nation/country) | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombomakazi | Maiden; daughter; girl | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombomhle | Beautiful girl | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombomvula | Girl of the rain - a girl born during or associated with the rainy season | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombonhle | Beautiful girl | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — |
Zulu Girls name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Zulu-origin name in our dataset.
126
Names in this origin
2
With data in 2024
20
Births 2024
34
Peak year 2020