| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
| Nqoba | 'to conquer' / 'conqueror' / 'to overcome' | Xhosa, Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Nqobile | Victorious; one who has conquered | Xhosa, Zulu | Girl | — | |
| Nqobizitha | Conqueror of enemies; victorious over adversaries | Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Nqobizizwe | Conqueror of nations | Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Nqobizwe | Victorious for the nation; 'the nation has been conquered'. | Xhosa, Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Ntokozo | Joy; happiness; praise; thanksgiving | Xhosa, Zulu | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Ntuthuko | Progress; development; advancement | Nguni, Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Philani | Be well; live well; be healthy | Xhosa, Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Phumlani | Rest; be at peace; bring comfort | Zulu | Boy | — | |
| Phumlany | Be at peace; rest | 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 | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Zulu-origin name in our dataset.
