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Zulu Girl 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