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Nobantu

/noh-BAHN-too/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“Mother of the people”

In Xhosa

How to say it
noh-BAHN-too
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Nobandile“She has increased; growth or increase.”Xhosafemale→︎02Nobandla“Mother of the community/people; mother of the assembly.”Xhosafemale→︎03Nobanzi“Mother of broadness, expansiveness, or abundance.”Xhosafemale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
noh-BAHN-too
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Nobandla“Of the assembly, congregation, or community; conventionally interpreted as “mother of the assembly.””Zulufemale→︎02Nobathule“Associated with silence or quietness; conventionally “mother of the quiet ones/silence.””Zulufemale→︎