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Lwandile

/lwan-DEE-leh/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy or girl’s name

“The family has grown through the arrival of this child.”

In Xhosa

How to say it
lwan-DEE-leh
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

From the same family

01Lwandle“The freedom, depth, and beauty of the ocean”Xhosaany→︎02Lwando“Love and affection; a child welcomed with warmth”Xhosamale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
lwan-DEE-leh
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Lwandle“Ocean or sea; vastness and strength”Zuluany→︎