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Mvula

/MVOO-lah/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy’s name

Life-giving rain and blessing

In Xhosa

How to say it
MVOO-lah
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon · also a surname

From the same family

In Zulu

How to say it
MVOO-lah
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon · also a surname