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Nokukhanya

“Mother of light”

noh-koo-KAHN-yah

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Origin

Zulu

Language

Niger-Congo (Bantu)

Pronunciation

noh-koo-KAHN-yah

Gender

female

Cultural Significance

A luminous name declaring the girl child a source of enlightenment.

Related Names

Khanyisa

Bring the light; illuminate

Nomalanga

Sunny; sunlight

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