| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musawenkosi | God's mercy / the Lord's kindness | Nguni, Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Mzamo | Effort, endeavor, struggle | Nguni | Boy | — | |
| Ndumi | Praise / one who praises | Nguni | Boy | — | |
| Ndumisweni | From the Nguni root for 'praise' - roughly 'place of praise' or 'praised one'. | Nguni | Boy | — | |
| Nhlanh | Luck; good fortune; blessing | Nguni | Unisex | — | |
| Nhlanhleko | Bringer of good luck; fortunate | Nguni, Zulu | Unisex | — | |
| Nhlankosi | The Lord's/God's fortune or blessing - 'luck from the King/Lord' | Nguni | Unisex | — | |
| Nkosilathi | The Lord/God is with us | Nguni | Boy | — | |
| Nkuleko | Freedom; liberation | Nguni | Boy | — | |
| Nobesuthu | Likely 'mother/one who brings peace or calm' (approximate translation) | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nobuhle | Beautiful one (literally 'mother/possessor of beauty') | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nobukhosizwe | She who embodies the nation's royalty (literally: 'possessor/mother of the nation's kingship') | Nguni, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nobuzwe | Commonly interpreted as 'mother of the nation' or 'belonging to the people'. | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Noluthando | One with love / mother of love ("the one who brings or has love") | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomalizo | Mother of peace; she who brings peace | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomaphelo | Mother of destiny / of fate | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomasonto | Literally 'mother of Sundays'; often given to a girl born on Sunday or with a connection to the church/week. | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomathula | Mother of peace/quiet - she who brings calm or quiet | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomava | Likely "one who has experience" or "mother of experience" - from Zulu/Xhosa 'umava' meaning 'experience'. | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomazizi | Likely 'mother of Zizi' or broadly 'mother who nurtures/comforts' (approximate; 'No-' is a feminine prefix in Nguni names) | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomphilo | Mother of life; 'giver of life' | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomsa | Grace, kindness (often interpreted as "mother of kindness") | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomsam | Likely from the Nguni prefix 'Nom-' (meaning 'mother of' or 'with') + 'Sam' - approximately 'mother of Sam' or 'one who has Sam'. | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomsamkelo | She who is welcomed; mother of acceptance (relates to acceptance/welcome) | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomsamukelisi | 'Mother who welcomes' or 'she who accepts' (a welcoming/accepting woman) | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomsamukeliso | She who is welcomed; one who is accepted or received with joy | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomsandisiwe | She has been saved; rescued (often with Christian connotation: saved by God) | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomsasipho | She who brings gifts / mother of gifts | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nomvula | Mother of rain / born of the rain | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nondumiso | One who is continually praised; unending praise | Nguni, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nonku | Affectionate/diminutive Nguni female name - commonly a short form of names like Nonkululeko; often associated with motherhood or, when derived from Nonkululeko, with 'freedom'. | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nontembiso | Mother of promises; she who brings promise/hope | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nontombi | Young woman, girl | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nosisa | She who brings kindness; giver of blessings | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nothembi | She who has hope / one who trusts | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nozibusiso | Mother of blessings / one who brings or is endowed with blessings | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Nqobizithemba | Overcomer who brings hope | Nguni, Xhosa | Boy | — | |
| Nsikayesizwe | Pillar/support of the nation/people | Nguni | Boy | — | |
| Ntando | Will; desire; intention | Nguni | Unisex | — | |
| Ntombikazi | Princess; girl/young woman | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Ntombizethu | Literally "our daughter" or "our daughters" (Ntombi = daughter/girl; -zethu = our) | Nguni | 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 | — | |
| Ntombowase | Girl of the home; daughter of the household | Nguni | Girl | — | |
| Ntozake | Her own things | Nguni, Xhosa | Girl | — | |
| Ntuthuko | Progress; development; advancement | Nguni, Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Philanathi | May he/she live with us - 'live with us' | Nguni | Unisex | — | |
| Philanenhle | Live beautifully / live a good, beautiful life | Nguni | Unisex | — | |
| Philaniwe | Loved one; the one who has been loved or cared for | Nguni | Unisex | — | |
| Philasande | Live in peace / live peacefully | Nguni | Unisex | — | |
| Sakhile | We have built; builder | Nguni | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Nguni-origin name in our dataset.
