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Phila

/PEE-lah/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy or girl’s name

“May this child live fully, healthily and joyfully”

In Xhosa

How to say it
PEE-lah
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

In Zulu

How to say it
PEE-lah
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon