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Bongani

/boh-NGAH-nee/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy’s name

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In Xhosa

How to say it
boh-NGAH-nee
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Bongani

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family

In Zulu

How to say it
bon-GAH-nee
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Bongani

Nicknames & short forms

Bongi

From the same family