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Jongumsobomvu

/jong-oom-soh-BOHM-voo/Xhosa · a boy’s name

“A traditional royal name associated with the early Xhosa kingdom”

How to say it
jong-oom-soh-BOHM-voo
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
rare

From the same family

01Jonga“Look; watch.”Xhosamale→︎02Jongikhaya“Watch over/look after the home.”Xhosamale→︎03Jongilanga“Look at the sun.”Xhosamale→︎04Jongile“Has looked; has watched.”Xhosamale→︎05Jongintaba“Look at the mountain.”Xhosamale→︎