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Khululiwe

/khoo-loo-LEE-weh/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“She has been set free”

In Xhosa

How to say it
khoo-loo-LEE-weh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

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→︎05Khululekile“Freedom, openness and a life unburdened”Xhosaany→︎06Khululwa“Be freed; be released.”Xhosafemale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
khoo-loo-LEE-weh
Given to
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→︎04Khululekile“Free; liberated.”Zuluany→︎