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Mandisa

/mahn-DEE-sah/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“Pleasant, sweet-natured and kind”

In Xhosa

How to say it
mahn-DEE-sah
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Mandisa

Nicknames & short forms

Mandi

From the same family

01Mandla“Strength, power, and the ability to lead”Xhosamale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
mahn-DEE-sah
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

From the same family

01Mandla“Strength, power, and inner authority”Zulumale→︎02Mandlakazi“Great strength and power”Zuluany→︎03Mandlenkosi“Strength that comes from God”Zulumale→︎