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Xhosa
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Ngqika
/n-GHEE-kah/
Xhosa
· a boy’s name
“Historical personal name of Ngqika, a major Rharhabe Xhosa chief.”
How to say it
n-GHEE-kah
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
rare · also a surname