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Bandile

/bahn-DEE-leh/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy or girl’s name

They have increased and prospered

In Xhosa

How to say it
bahn-DEE-leh
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Bandile

Nicknames & short forms

Bandi

In Zulu

How to say it
bahn-DEE-leh
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
common