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Khululwa

/khoo-LOOL-wah/Xhosa · a girl’s name

“Be freed; be released.”

How to say it
khoo-LOOL-wah
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→︎06Khululiwe“She has been set free”Xhosafemale→︎