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Thulile

/too-LEE-leh/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“Quiet; calm.”

In Xhosa

How to say it
too-LEE-leh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Thulile

Nicknames & short forms

Thuli

From the same family

01Thulani“Be quiet; be calm.”Xhosaany→︎02Thulisile“Has become quiet/calm.”Xhosafemale→︎03Thuliswa“Has been quietened, calmed, or comforted.”Xhosafemale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
too-LEE-leh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Thulile

Nicknames & short forms

Thuli

From the same family

01Thula“Quiet, calm, and peaceful”Zuluany→︎02Thulani“Be peaceful and gentle”Zulumale→︎03Thuli“Quiet one; be quiet.”Zulufemale→︎04Thulisile“She has become calm and peaceful”Zulufemale→︎05Thuluxolo“Peaceful and calm”Zuluany→︎