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Hlumelo
/hloo-MEH-loh/
Xhosa
· a boy or girl’s name
“Growth and flourishing”
How to say it
hloo-MEH-loh
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common
From the same family
01
Hlumisa
“One who causes growth and flourishing”
Xhosa
female
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