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Nobuntu

/noh-BOON-too/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“A woman of dignity, kindness, and noble character”

In Xhosa

How to say it
noh-BOON-too
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

From the same family

01Nobuhle“A daughter associated with beauty and loveliness”Xhosafemale→︎02Nobukhosi“Mother of royalty; mother of kingship.”Xhosafemale→︎03Nobulumko“Mother of wisdom; wisdom and insight.”Xhosafemale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
noh-BOON-too
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Nobuntu

Nicknames & short forms

Buntu

From the same family

01Nobuhle“A child associated with beauty and loveliness”Zulufemale→︎02Nobukhosi“Of royalty, kingship, or chieftaincy; conventionally “mother of royalty.””Zulufemale→︎03Nobungani“A woman of friendship and fellowship”Zulufemale→︎