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Mbali

/M-BAH-lee/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“A flower; a beautiful blossom”

In Xhosa

How to say it
M-BAH-lee
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

From the same family

01Mbalenhle“Beautiful flower.”Xhosafemale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
M-bah-lee
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
very common · also a surname

From the same family

01Mbalenhle“Beautiful flower”Zulufemale→︎