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Khululekile

/khoo-loo-leh-KEE-leh/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy or girl’s name

“Freedom, openness and a life unburdened”

In Xhosa

How to say it
khoo-loo-leh-KEE-leh
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
rare

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Khululekile

Nicknames & short forms

Khulu

From the same family

01Khulani“Grow; may you grow.”Xhosaany→︎02Khulile“Has grown and flourished”Xhosaany→︎03Khuliswa“Be raised/nurtured.”Xhosafemale→︎04Khululekani“Be free; be liberated.”Xhosaany→︎05Khululiwe“She has been set free”Xhosafemale→︎06Khululwa“Be freed; be released.”Xhosafemale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
khoo-loo-LEH-kee-leh
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
rare

From the same family

01Khulani“May you grow, thrive, and reach your full potential”Zuluany→︎02Khulekani“Pray”Zuluany→︎03Khulekile“Has prayed; one who has prayed.”Zulufemale→︎04Khululiwe“Freed, released, or liberated.”Zulufemale→︎