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Nkosi

/n-KOH-see/Zulu · a boy’s name

“Chief, lord, or honored leader”

How to say it
n-KOH-see
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
common · also a surname

From the same family

01Nkosana“Prince, young chief, or little lord”Zulumale→︎02Nkosazana“Princess, young royal, or little lady”Zulufemale→︎03Nkosikhona“The Lord is here; the Lord is present”Zulumale→︎04Nkosinathi“The Lord is with us”Zulumale→︎05Nkosingiphile““Lord, I am alive/well”; an expression of being kept alive or preserved by the Lord.”Zulumale→︎