| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomawethu | Our mother; 'mother of us' or 'mother of the people' | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nombandla | Mother of the church / mother of the congregation | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nombusiso | Mother of blessings / brings blessings | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nombuso | Mother of the nation / mother of the kingdom | Xhosa, 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 | — | |
| Nomqhele | 'She who is crowned' / 'mother of the crown' (the crowned one) | Xhosa | Girl | — | |
| Nomsandile | She who has been given abundance | Xhosa, 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 | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Nqoba | 'to conquer' / 'conqueror' / 'to overcome' | Xhosa, Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Nqobile | Victorious; one who has conquered | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nqobizithemba | Overcomer who brings hope | Nguni, Xhosa | Boy | — | |
| Nqobizwe | Victorious for the nation; 'the nation has been conquered'. | Xhosa, Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Ntokozo | Joy; happiness; praise; thanksgiving | Xhosa, Zulu | Unisex | — | |
| Ntombikayitshi | From 'ntombi' (girl) + 'ka' (of); likely 'daughter of Yitshi' or 'Yitshi's girl.' | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombizikhona | The girls are here | Xhosa, 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 | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Ntombontle | Beautiful girl / pretty girl | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombosindiso | Girl of salvation (from Zulu: ntombi 'girl' + sindiso 'salvation/deliverance') | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Ntombosizwe | Daughter of the nation | Xhosa, 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 | — | |
| Ntozake | Her own things | Nguni, Xhosa | Girl | — | |
| Philani | Be well; live well; be healthy | Xhosa, Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Sakhe | Derived from the verb 'to build' - roughly 'we build' or 'let us build' | Xhosa, Zulu | Unisex | — | |
| Samukeliswe | Welcomed; accepted; received | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Sanelisile | “We are satisfied” / “We have been made content/fulfilled.” | Xhosa, Zulu | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Sbu | Blessing | Xhosa, Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Setimba | Derived from the Bantu root 'themba/themba' meaning 'trust' or 'hope'. | Xhosa, Zulu | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Xhosa-origin name in our dataset.
