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Nomakhaya

/noh-mah-KHAH-yah/Xhosa · a girl’s name

Mother of the home; mother of homes/homesteads

How to say it
noh-mah-KHAH-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Nomakhaya

Nicknames & short forms

Noma

From the same family