Shona Baby Names
18 Shona names with researched meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 18 Shona baby names below. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it said correctly. Names are listed most-popular first.
Shona Girl Names
Zendaya#942 in the U.S.To give thanks; from Shona (Zimbabwe) zendaya — the root zenda means to be thankful or grateful▶Nyari#1961 in the U.S.Summer; of summer▶Nyarie#6314 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a coinage and an echo of Shona (Zimbabwean) names; the precise origin ▶Amai#7588 in the U.S.From Japanese amai, 'sweet; gentle'; also Shona (Zimbabwean) amai, 'mother'; routes layered▶Danai#7660 in the U.S.From Shona (Zimbabwean), 'love one another; relate well'; also Greek Danae ('she who judges'), ▶Noni#8786 in the U.S.Variously the Shona/Zulu Noni, 'a gift of God; a jewel', and a modern pet name; routes uncertai▶Zendayah#11059 in the U.S.A respelling of Zendaya, the name popularized by the actress — often linked to the Shona 'Tenda▶Dakari#13823 in the U.S.A modern name often listed with a Shona (Zimbabwean) sense of 'joy; happiness,' though this att▶Sekai#14880 in the U.S.From the Shona (Zimbabwe) Sekai, 'laughter; joy' (from seka, 'to laugh'); separately a Japanese▶Jendaya#16292 in the U.S.A J- form of Zendaya, a name popularly linked to the Shona (Zimbabwe) tenda ('to give thanks; t▶Nyoni#16988 in the U.S.A Shona (Zimbabwean) name meaning 'bird' (nyoni) — a light, free image of the natural world. Al▶Nyasha#17024 in the U.S.Nyasha is a Shona given name from Zimbabwe meaning 'mercy' or 'grace'. In the United States its▶Tanaka#18534 in the U.S.Tanaka is best known as a very common Japanese surname meaning 'dweller in the middle of the ri▶
Shona Boy Names
Dakari#837 in the U.S.From the Shona language of Zimbabwe, meaning 'joy' or 'happiness'; used as a given name in Zimb▶Sekai#3311 in the U.S.World; the Japanese word sekai used as a given name▶Dakarai#3702 in the U.S.From Shona (Zimbabwe) — 'happiness, joy, to be happy/rejoice'▶Tino#7186 in the U.S.Variously an Italian short form of names ending in -tino (Valentino, 'strong/healthy'; Martino,▶Hondo#12954 in the U.S.From Shona, spoken in Zimbabwe, Hondo means 'war.' It is also familiar as the title of a John W▶
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Popular Shona baby names include Dakari, Zendaya, Nyari, Sekai, Dakarai, Nyarie. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 18 Shona baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.