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Phakamile

/pah-kah-MEE-leh/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy or girl’s name

“Risen and lifted up; destined to rise”

In Xhosa

How to say it
pah-kah-MEE-leh
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Phakamile

Nicknames & short forms

Phaka

From the same family

01Phakama“Rise up and reach higher”Xhosamale→︎02Phakamisa“Lift up or raise high”Xhosafemale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
pah-kah-MEE-leh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Phakamani“Rise to greatness and make a strong mark in the world”Zulumale→︎02Phakamisa“Raise up; lift up.”Zulumale→︎03Phakamiso“An uplifting or raising up; one who brings encouragement”Zuluany→︎