Southern African names include those from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. See also about African names.
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Abafilef & mZulu Means "they are not dead" or "undead" in Zulu.
AbarahamamShona Means "one who has birthed or fathered relatives", derived from Shona kubara "to bear offspring, to bud" and hama "relatives". This is the Shona equivalent of Abraham.
AlouettefEnglish (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare) Derived from French alouette "lark, skylark". Alouette is a popular Quebecois children's song, commonly thought to be about plucking the feathers from a lark. Although it is in French, it is well known among speakers of other languages as many US Marines and other Allied soldiers learned the song while serving in France during World War I and took it home with them, passing it on to their children and grandchildren.... [more]
AmukudzaishemShona It is a name that means, "He has put the Lord in a high place" or "He has exalted the Lord", a shorter version of the name is Amukudza.
BapakimTswana Means "those who give testimony" in Setswana.
BarthomDutch, Afrikaans Short form of Bartholomeus. Notable bearers of this name include the Dutch actor Bartho Braat (b. 1950) and the South African writer Bartho Smit (1924-1986).
BongaifShona Means "be thankful" in a Shona dialect.
BongifXhosa, Southern African Short form of Sibongile. This was borne by South African singer and songwriter Angela Sibongile "Bongi" Makeba (1950-1985), the only child of singer Miriam Makeba... [more]
BongiwefZulu (Modern) Sibongile A Zulu name meaning "Appreciated" usually given to a first born girl child or after great difficulty of not being able to conceive a girl for a long time.
BoraganefTswana Means "small red-billed quelea" in Setswana.
BvumaimShona Bvumai means "Admit". This may be a name given to say to adversary admit that you were wrong, you were defeated or that you committed the offence
BwamimShona Meaning "emperor", another form of the name is Hwami.
BweranimChewa Means "come" or "come back" in Chewa.
CetshwayomZulu Means "advised" in Zulu. This was the name of a Zulu King,
Cézannef & mEnglish, Afrikaans From the French artist, Paul Cézanne. This name is sometimes used as a feminine name by Afrikaners in South Africa due to its similarity to Suzanne.