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4/27/2016, 6:51 PM lilolaf

Name Zenzile
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Xhosa, Swazi
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Meaning & History

From Xhosa uzenzile meaning "you brought this on yourself". This was the first name of the South African singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba (1932-2008), full name Zenzile Miriam Makeba. Her mother had a difficult labour and delivery, and Miriam's grandmother, who attended the birth, often muttered uzenzile to Miriam's mother during her recovery.
Added 4/27/2016 by lilolaf