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Thobile

/tho-BEE-leh/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy or girl’s name

Humble; has become humble/submissive.

In Xhosa

How to say it
tho-BEE-leh
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Zulu

How to say it
toh-BEE-leh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Thobile

Nicknames & short forms

Thobi

From the same family