Zulu Girl Names
Showing 26
of 126 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ntombontle | Beautiful girl / pretty girl | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombosenhle | Beautiful girl / beautiful daughter | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombosindiso | Girl of salvation (from Zulu: ntombi 'girl' + sindiso 'salvation/deliverance') | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombosizwe | Daughter of the nation | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombotsholo | From Zulu 'ntombi' (girl) + 'tsholo' (likely related to speaking/telling); roughly 'girl who tells stories' or 'talkative girl' (interpretation uncertain). | Nguni, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombowakhe | His/her girl; his/her daughter (literally 'the girl who belongs to him/her') | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombowam | My girl; my daughter; my beloved girl | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Samukeliswe | Welcomed; accepted; received | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Sanelisiwa | We are satisfied; content/fulfilled | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Sanelisiwe | We are satisfied; we have been made content/fulfilled | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Saneliswa | We are satisfied / she has been satisfied (contentment, being made complete) | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Sibongalihle | We are thankful and beautiful | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Sibongile | We are thankful | Nguni, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Sihlelisiwe | “It has been arranged” / “We have been arranged” (from hlela = to arrange/plan) | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Sindisile | Comforted; saved; consoled | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Sindisokuhle | Saved for the good; 'salvation is good.' | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Sindiwe | We have been saved; 'one who has been saved' | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Siphokazimvelo | Nature's gift | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Siphokazisethu | Our precious gift - specifically 'our daughter' | Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Siphokazisile | She who has brought us pride / we have been made proud | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Tandeka | Beloved; one who is loved | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Thandeka-Nokuthula | Beloved and bringer of peace | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Thandeka-Nompumelelo | Beloved; bringer or bearer of success | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Thembakazi | From themba ('hope'/'trust') + feminine suffix -kazi: 'woman of hope' or 'trusted woman'. | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Thembalihle | Beautiful trust / beautiful hope | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Xoliswa | Comforted; consoled (literally 'one who has been comforted') | 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