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For boys, the top name was Lethabo (meaning joy and happiness), followed by Lubanzi and Melokuhle. Melokuhle, Lethabo and Lethokuhle appeared on both the males and females top ten baby name list.
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Miriam Makeba The baby name Makeba started appearing in the U.S. baby name data in the early 1960s: 1966: 8 baby girls named Makeba1965: unlisted1964: 5 baby girls named Makeba1963: 5 baby girls na…
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Origin: Shona Meaning: "we are with God, the Lord" or "we are alongside God, the Lord." Gender: unisex (tih-NAH-sheh) A common unisex name among the Shona people of Zimbabwe, it is composed of the Shona words ti (we) na (alongside; with) and ishe (God, the Lord). A notable bearer is American singer & actress, Tinashe…
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According to Statistics South Africa, the most popular baby name in the country last year — for both baby boys and baby girls — was (again) Enzokuhle. Here are South Africa’s top …
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South Africans keep giving birth to more boys than girls, new numbers from Statistics South Africa shows, and the top surnames stayed on top.
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Although Meghan Markle and Prince Harry left son Archie with a nanny during the first stop of their royal tour of Africa, the baby boy was top of mind
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Despite Lucas Radebe retiring from football 14 years ago Leeds United fans are still celebrating their former captain by naming their children after him.
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Baby name news this week includes baby jock names, country singer and other celeb choices.
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A baby born at Durban's Addington Hospital on Tuesday has been given the name 'Khongolose' - a colloquial Zulu term for the African National Congress – on the 107th anniversary of the party’s founding.
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Oops! I'm five days late with this. Blame the start of the new school year and all the marvellous chaos it involves. August, for me, was a fantastic month for looking up the 2017 name stats from different countries and there are lots of goodies to be had i
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Enzokuhle, which means "to do good" is the most popular baby name in South Africa.
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According to Statistics South Africa, the most popular baby names in the country in 2019 were Melokuhle and Enzokuhle. Here are South Africa’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019: Girl N…
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Photo by Alexas Fotos on Pexels.com Origin: Tswana & SothoMeaning: "lion."Gender: masculine The name is from the South African languages, Tswana & Sotho, meaning, "lion." It was a popular name among the chiefs of the Rolong tribe in what is now Botswana. It should also be noted that Tau is the 19th letter in the…
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Origin: Shona Meaning: "sun, sunlight, daytime, date, time." Gender: Female Pronunciation: ZOO-vah The name comes directly from the Shona word for day, sunlight, sun or time and date. It is used as a feminine given-name among Shona-speakers in Zimbabwe but also appears as a surname as in the case of South African socialite, Amanda Zuva…
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The most popular name for babies in 2018 was Enzokuhle, for both boys and girls, but some provinces had different ideas about the ideal name for a South African baby.
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Amandla comes from a Xhosa and Zulu word meaning "power, strength" and is used as a female name. Origin: African
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"Welcome Leah Lilli-Rose Schlichtig," she wrote.
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The healthy little girl, who was named Dione Debbie Lucas after Sgt Alard weighed 3,7 kg.
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Enzokuhle was the most popular baby name in South Africa (for both boys and girls) in 2017.
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As far as names are concerned the top 10 babies names in 2017 for the Western Cape are as follows:
Most popular names for boys last year in order were, Liam, Joshua, Noah, Enzokuhle, Kungawo, Luke, Caleb, Alunamda, Matthew and Mason
Most popular names for girls last year in order were, Mia, Alunamda, Leah, Iminathi, Khayone, Ava, Melokuhle, Emily and Enzokuhle
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