THE 2026 FIELD GUIDE IS HERE
Read the trend report
↗︎
afro
baby
names
Browse names
By feeling
Traditions
Trending 2026
Find a name
↗︎
Traditions
/
Zulu
/ Nkanyezi
Nkanyezi
/n-kahn-YEH-zee/
Zulu
· a boy’s name
“Star.”
How to say it
n-kahn-YEH-zee
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon
From the same family
01
Nkanyiso
“Light; illumination.”
Zulu
male
→︎