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Nomagugu
/noh-mah-GOO-goo/
Zulu
· a girl’s name
“A woman of treasures; precious and treasured”
How to say it
noh-mah-GOO-goo
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Nomagugu
Nicknames & short forms
Gugu
From the same family
01
Nomalanga
“Of the day(s), sunlight, or daylight; conventionally “mother of the day(s).””
Zulu
female
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02
Nomandla
“Mother of strength; a name wishing courage and inner power”
Zulu
female
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