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Bathandwa

/bah-TAHN-dwah/Xhosa · a boy or girl’s name

“Loved and cherished”

How to say it
bah-TAHN-dwah
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Bathandwa

Nicknames & short forms

Thandwa