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Thulisile

/too-lee-SEE-leh/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“Has become quiet/calm.”

In Xhosa

How to say it
too-lee-SEE-leh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Thulisile

Nicknames & short forms

Thuli

From the same family

01Thulani“Be quiet; be calm.”Xhosaany→︎02Thulile“Quiet; calm.”Xhosafemale→︎03Thuliswa“Has been quietened, calmed, or comforted.”Xhosafemale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
too-lee-SEE-leh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Thulisile

Nicknames & short forms

Thuli

From the same family

01Thula“Quiet, calm, and peaceful”Zuluany→︎02Thulani“Be peaceful and gentle”Zulumale→︎03Thuli“Quiet one; be quiet.”Zulufemale→︎04Thulile“Peaceful, quiet, and gentle”Zulufemale→︎05Thuluxolo“Peaceful and calm”Zuluany→︎