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Manqoba

/mahn-KOH-bah/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy’s name

“Victories; conquests; one who conquers.”

In Xhosa

How to say it
mahn-KOH-bah
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon · also a surname

In Zulu

How to say it
mahn-KOH-bah
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
common