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Mthunzi

/MTOON-zee/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy’s name

“A place of shelter, rest, and protection”

In Xhosa

How to say it
MTOON-zee
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon · also a surname

From the same family

01Mthunyelwa“One who has been sent; sent one.”Xhosamale→︎02Mthunywa“Messenger, one who brings news or a message”Xhosamale→︎03Mthuthuzeli“One who brings comfort”Xhosamale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
m-TOON-zee
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon · also a surname