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Thembisa

/tehm-BEE-sah/Xhosa · a girl’s name

“Promise; to promise, or make hopeful.”

How to say it
tehm-BEE-sah
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

From the same family

01Themba“Hope and trust in God”Xhosamale→︎02Thembakazi“A feminine name built on themba, meaning hope or trust.”Xhosafemale→︎03Thembeka“Faithful and steadfast”Xhosafemale→︎04Thembekile“Faithful and trustworthy”Xhosaany→︎05Thembelani“Have faith and trust”Xhosamale→︎06Thembinkosi“Hope in the Lord”Xhosamale→︎