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Nandipha
/nan-DEE-pah/
Xhosa
· a girl’s name
“A child who gives the family great happiness”
How to say it
nan-DEE-pah
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common
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The name & its alternative spellings
Nandipha
Nicknames & short forms
Nandi
From the same family
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Nandi
“Sweet one; pleasant one.”
Xhosa
female
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