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Nkosinathi

/nko-see-NAH-tee/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy’s name

“The Lord is with us”

In Xhosa

How to say it
nko-see-NAH-tee
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Nkosinathi

Nicknames & short forms

Nathi

From the same family

01Nkosana“Prince; a child born with royal dignity”Xhosamale→︎02Nkosazana“Princess and a woman of royal bearing”Xhosafemale→︎03Nkosikhona“The Lord is present”Xhosamale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
nko-see-NAH-tee
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Nkosinathi

Nicknames & short forms

Nathi

From the same family

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