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/ Lulama
Lulama
/loo-LAH-mah/
Xhosa & Zulu
· a boy or girl’s name
“Peaceful, calm and gentle”
In
Xhosa
How to say it
loo-LAH-mah
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Lulama
Nicknames & short forms
Lulu
From the same family
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Lulamile
“One who has found peace”
Xhosa
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In
Zulu
How to say it
loo-LAH-mah
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common