Zulu Baby Names
18 Zulu names with researched meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 18 Zulu 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.
Zulu Girl Names
Nala#856 in the U.S.From the Swahili and Zulu nala meaning 'successful' or 'beloved'; also shares roots with the Sa▶Siya#879 in the U.S.In Sanskrit, Siya is a name for Sita, the wife of Rama in the Ramayana, meaning furrow or born ▶Xolani#1152 in the U.S.Please forgive me; be at peace; from Zulu/Xhosa xolela (to forgive, to be at peace)▶Xola#6128 in the U.S.From Xhosa/Zulu, 'stay in peace; be calm; forgive' (an imperative of xola, 'to be at peace')▶Zolani#6140 in the U.S.From Xhosa/Zulu, 'be calm; be at peace; be tranquil' (linked to xola, 'to be at peace'); used f▶Amahle#8951 in the U.S.From the Zulu (South Africa) Amahle, 'the beautiful ones; the good/lovely ones'▶Nandi#10805 in the U.S.As a girl's name, Nandi is best known from the Zulu/Nguni Nandi, glossed 'sweet' or 'of high es▶Zani#11053 in the U.S.A short name read as a clip of Zanele (a Zulu name, 'they are enough') or Suzanne, and used as ▶Chaka#11750 in the U.S.Chaka came into American use through singer Chaka Khan, who took the African name early in her ▶Anele#13590 in the U.S.From the Nguni languages (Zulu/Xhosa) of South Africa, Anele means 'they are enough' or 'comple▶Xolany#15117 in the U.S.From the Nguni languages (Zulu, Xhosa), a form of xolani, 'be at peace; forgive.' The initial X▶Khaya#16467 in the U.S.From the Zulu/Xhosa khaya, 'home,' and also the name of the African mahogany tree (genus Khaya)▶XolanaFrom the Nguni languages (Zulu, Xhosa), built on xolani, 'be at peace; forgive.' In these langu▶
Zulu Boy Names
Shaka#7168 in the U.S.From Zulu — the name of Shaka, the great king who founded the Zulu nation; taken as 'a king/lea▶Chaka#9449 in the U.S.Chaka in American use is tied above all to the singer Chaka Khan, who took the name in the earl▶Xolani#9809 in the U.S.From the Zulu/Xhosa xolani, 'peace; be at peace; forgive one another'; the X is a lateral click▶Nkosi#10548 in the U.S.From the Zulu and Xhosa Nkosi, 'king; lord; chief' - a word of honor and leadership, heard in t▶Zuma#12296 in the U.S.Zuma reads as an African name (a Zulu surname among others) and, in the U.S., as a place name f▶
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Popular Zulu baby names include Nala, Siya, Xolani, Xola, Zolani, Shaka. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 18 Zulu baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.