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Yibanathi
/yee-bah-NAH-tee/
Xhosa
· a boy or girl’s name
“Be with us, as in a prayer of faith”
How to say it
yee-bah-NAH-tee
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Yibanathi
Nicknames & short forms
Nathi