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Lindiwe

/lin-DEE-weh/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“The long-awaited one”

In Xhosa

How to say it
lin-DEE-weh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

From the same family

01Lindelwa“The long-awaited child”Xhosafemale→︎02Lindokuhle“Wait for goodness/the good.”Xhosaany→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
lin-DEE-weh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Lindiwe

Nicknames & short forms

Lindi

From the same family

01Linda“Wait patiently; also, protect and watch over”Zulumale→︎02Lindani“A hopeful child who waits for good things”Zulumale→︎03Lindelani“Wait for us; a child whose arrival was lovingly awaited”Zuluany→︎04Lindelwa“Awaited, expected, or hoped for.”Zulufemale→︎05Lindokuhle“Expecting something beautiful and good ahead”Zuluany→︎