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Jonga

/JONG-ah/Xhosa · a boy’s name

“Look; watch.”

How to say it
JONG-ah
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Jongikhaya“Watch over/look after the home.”Xhosamale→︎02Jongilanga“Look at the sun.”Xhosamale→︎03Jongile“Has looked; has watched.”Xhosamale→︎04Jongintaba“Look at the mountain.”Xhosamale→︎05Jongumsobomvu“A traditional royal name associated with the early Xhosa kingdom”Xhosamale→︎