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Sandile

/sahn-DEE-leh/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy or girl’s name

We have increased and prospered

In Xhosa

How to say it
sahn-DEE-leh
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Sandile

Nicknames & short forms

Sandi

In Zulu

How to say it
sahn-DEE-leh
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Sandile

Nicknames & short forms

Sandi

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