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Mziwakhe

/mzee-WAH-kheh/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy’s name

“His own home/homestead.”

In Xhosa

How to say it
mzee-WAH-kheh
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Mziwonke“The whole homestead/household.”Xhosamale→︎02Mziwoxolo“Home of peace—a peaceful and welcoming presence”Xhosamale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
m-zee-WAH-kheh
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Mziwakhe

Nicknames & short forms

Mzi