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Zweli
/ZWEH-lee/
Zulu
· a boy’s name
“Nation/country (from izwe).”
How to say it
ZWEH-lee
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
common
From the same family
01
Zwelakhe
“His nation/country; of his land.”
Zulu
male
→︎
02
Zwelethu
“Our country or homeland”
Zulu
any
→︎
03
Zwelibanzi
“The nation/country is broad or vast.”
Zulu
male
→︎
04
Zwelithini
“What does the nation say?”
Zulu
male
→︎
05
Zwelonke
“The whole nation; unity and wholeness”
Zulu
male
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