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Zwelethu

/zweh-LEH-too/Zulu · a boy or girl’s name

“Our country or homeland”

How to say it
zweh-LEH-too
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Zwelethu

Nicknames & short forms

Zwel

From the same family

01Zwelakhe“His nation/country; of his land.”Zulumale→︎02Zweli“Nation/country (from izwe).”Zulumale→︎03Zwelibanzi“The nation/country is broad or vast.”Zulumale→︎04Zwelithini“What does the nation say?”Zulumale→︎05Zwelonke“The whole nation; unity and wholeness”Zulumale→︎