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Lungiswa

/loon-GEE-swah/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“She has been put right or prepared”

In Xhosa

How to say it
loon-GEE-swah
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Lunga“Good, upright, and on the right path”Xhosamale→︎02Lungelo“What is right; justice”Xhosaany→︎03Lungile“Good, well behaved, and upright”Xhosaany→︎04Lungisa“To put right, repair, fix, or prepare.”Xhosamale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
loon-GEE-swah
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Lungelo“Privilege, rightful place, and what is just”Zuluany→︎02Lungile“Good, right, and virtuous”Zuluany→︎