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Mapondera

/mah-pon-DEH-rah/Shona · a boy’s name

Name associated with Chief Mapondera, a Shona leader of anti-colonial resistance; it is not a literal word meaning “bold” or “determination.”

How to say it
mah-pon-DEH-rah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Zimbabwe
How common
rare · also a surname