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