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Khethiwe

/kheh-TEE-weh/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“The chosen one.”

In Xhosa

How to say it
kheh-TEE-weh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

In Zulu

How to say it
keh-TEE-weh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Khethiwe

Nicknames & short forms

Khethi

From the same family

01Khethelo“Choice; selection.”Zulumale→︎02Khethukuthula“Choose peace.”Zulumale→︎