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Nokwazi

/no-KWAH-zee/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“Mother of knowledge.”

In Xhosa

How to say it
no-KWAH-zee
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Nokwanda“The mother of growth and increase”Xhosafemale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
noh-KWAH-zee
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Nokwazi

Nicknames & short forms

Kwazi

From the same family

01Nokwanda“Increase; growth; expansion.”Zulufemale→︎