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Nothembu

/noh-THEHM-boo/Xhosa · a girl’s name

“Associated with the Thembu people/clan; literally “mother of Thembu.””

How to say it
noh-THEHM-boo
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Nothando“A loving and dearly cherished child”Xhosafemale→︎02Nothemba“Mother of hope”Xhosafemale→︎