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Nobuhle

/noh-BOO-hleh/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“A daughter associated with beauty and loveliness”

In Xhosa

How to say it
noh-BOO-hleh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Nobuhle

Nicknames & short forms

Buhle

From the same family

01Nobukhosi“Mother of royalty; mother of kingship.”Xhosafemale→︎02Nobulumko“Mother of wisdom; wisdom and insight.”Xhosafemale→︎03Nobuntu“A woman of dignity, kindness, and noble character”Xhosafemale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
noh-BOO-hleh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

From the same family

01Nobukhosi“Of royalty, kingship, or chieftaincy; conventionally “mother of royalty.””Zulufemale→︎02Nobungani“A woman of friendship and fellowship”Zulufemale→︎03Nobuntu“Mother of humanity, kindness, and good character”Zulufemale→︎