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Nkanyiso
/n-kah-NEE-soh/
Zulu
· a boy’s name
“Light; illumination.”
How to say it
n-kah-NEE-soh
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
common
From the same family
01
Nkanyezi
“Star.”
Zulu
male
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