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Makhosazana

/mah-kho-sah-ZAH-nah/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“Princesses or young women of chiefly dignity”

In Xhosa

How to say it
mah-kho-sah-ZAH-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Makhanda“A historic Xhosa personal name, especially that of Makhanda (Nxele), an early nineteenth-century Xhosa spiritual and military leader.”Xhosamale→︎02Makhaya“Home; at home; belonging to the home.”Xhosamale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
mah-khoh-sah-ZAH-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Makhosazana

Nicknames & short forms

Khosa

From the same family

01Makhanya“One who shines and brings light to others”Zulumale→︎02Makhosi“Chiefs, kings, or rulers.”Zuluany→︎