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Nolwazi

/noh-LWAH-zee/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“A woman of knowledge; one who has wisdom”

In Xhosa

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Nolwazi

Nicknames & short forms

Lwazi

From the same family

01Nolwandle“Mother of the sea”Xhosafemale→︎

In Zulu

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Nolwazi

Nicknames & short forms

Lwazi