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Phakamisa

/pah-kah-MEE-sah/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“Lift up or raise high”

In Xhosa

How to say it
pah-kah-MEE-sah
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Phakama“Rise up and reach higher”Xhosamale→︎02Phakamile“Risen and lifted up; destined to rise”Xhosaany→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
pah-kah-MEE-sah
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

From the same family

01Phakamani“Rise to greatness and make a strong mark in the world”Zulumale→︎02Phakamile“Has risen; has been raised or elevated.”Zulufemale→︎03Phakamiso“An uplifting or raising up; one who brings encouragement”Zuluany→︎