Pedi Surnames & Their Meanings
Pedi surnames and clan names with their origins and meanings. · 34 surnames · indicative and sometimes contested
PediDialeNorthern Sotho/Sepedi surname of Limpopo; genuine Bapedi family name but no documented meaning was confirmed on a consulted source - meaning uncertain.→PediDikgaleBapedi surname/clan listed among the high-veld Sotho (Pedi-area) groups of Limpopo.→PediDiphofaBapedi surname of the Batau cluster (linked with Kgaphola / Nkambule); lion-totem grouping in Sekhukhuneland.→PediKgakgaBapedi/Northern Sotho surname/clan (Bakgaga) listed among the low-veld Sotho groups; associated with the Mphahlele paramountcy (Bakgaga ba Mphahlele).→PediKgapholaBapedi surname of the Batau (lion totem), associated with the Batau ba Mphanama / Diphofa group; lion-totem clan.→PediKoneBapedi clan/surname (Bakone) listed among the high-veld Sotho groups of the Pedi; recognised as Pedi 'empire builders'.→PediMakobeBapedi surname/clan, one of the five major Batau sub-groups (lion totem) of Sekhukhuneland.→PediMalekaNorthern Sotho/Sepedi surname of Limpopo; genuine Bapedi/Sotho family name but no documented meaning was confirmed on a consulted source - meaning uncertain.→PediMapulanaBapedi-related Sotho clan/surname (Mapulane/Mapulana people) of the eastern Limpopo/Mpumalanga lowveld, counted among Pedi empire-builders.→PediMarishaneBapedi surname of the Batau ba Marishane (lion totem) in Sekhukhuneland, Limpopo.→PediMarotengName of the ruling Pedi dynasty/clan (the Marota), the royal house from which Pedi kingship descends; a branch of the Bakgatla.→PediMasemolaBapedi surname/clan of the Batau ba Masemola (lion totem), a powerful Sekhukhuneland group; Masemola was a son of Matlebjane. Borne by martyr Manche Masemola.→PediMaserumuleListed among Bapedi/Pedi family lineages in the Bapedi genealogy project; common Sepedi-area surname. Specific meaning not verified.→PediMathabathaNorthern Sotho/Sepedi surname and clan name of Limpopo; commonly linked to 'thaba' (mountain), glossed by speakers as 'one of/steadfast like the mountains'. Listed among high-veld Sotho groups as Mathabathe. Etymology interpretive.→PediMatlebjaneFounding ancestor name in Batau (lion-totem) genealogy; father of Mokwena, Seloane, Mogashoa, Masemola, Phaahla and Photo. Used as a Bapedi surname.→PediMmamaboloBapedi clan/surname listed among the high-veld Sotho groups of the Pedi (Limpopo).→PediMogashoaBapedi surname of the Batau cluster (also linked to Mkhatshwa); Mogashoa was a son (sister's son) of Matlebjane in Batau genealogy. Limpopo lion-totem grouping.→PediMogoboyaBapedi-area surname/clan listed among the low-veld Sotho groups linked to the Pedi.→PediMojapeloNorthern Sotho/Sepedi surname of Limpopo; common speaker gloss links it to 'moja-pelo' (heart-eater / one who consumes the heart), but this etymology was NOT confirmed on a consulted source - flagged as uncertain.→PediMoletseBapedi clan/surname (Moletse/Moletši) listed among the high-veld Sotho groups associated with the Pedi.→PediMothapoBapedi/Northern Sotho surname/clan; community source glosses the clan totem as crocodile.→PediMphahleleBapedi surname/clan of the Bakgaga ba Mphahlele in Limpopo; a recognised Pedi paramountcy. Borne by writer Es'kia Mphahlele.→PediMphanamaBapedi surname/clan, one of the five principal Batau sub-groups (lion totem) of Sekhukhuneland.→PediNchabelengBapedi surname/clan of the Batau (lion totem) cluster, one of the five major Batau sub-groups in Sekhukhuneland.→PediNkadimengBapedi surname/clan; oral tradition holds it arose when an ancestor (Ramphelane) adopted Nkadimeng after his battles, founding the Nkadimeng clan. Specific gloss flagged.→PediNtwaneBapedi clan/surname (Bantwane/Bantoane) listed among the Pedi-area Sotho groups and empire builders.→PediPhaahlaBapedi surname of the Batau (lion-totem) cluster; Phaahla was one of the sons of Matlebjane in Batau genealogy.→PediPhashaSepedi/Northern Sotho surname and male given name, clan-linked among Bapedi; root commonly linked to a verb sense of pressing/striking (strength). Meaning of root flagged as interpretive.→PediPhotoBapedi surname; Photo was one of the sons of Matlebjane in the Batau (lion-totem) genealogy.→PediRokaBapedi clan/surname (Baroka) listed among the high-veld Sotho groups associated with the Pedi.→PediSebeiNorthern Sotho/Sepedi surname of Limpopo; genuine Bapedi family name but no documented meaning was located - meaning uncertain.→PediSeloaneBapedi surname of the Batau (Batau ba Seloane); Seloane was a son of Matlebjane. Lion-totem lineage in Limpopo.→PediTabaneBapedi/Sotho clan name 'of the Kgatla'; cited as an ancestral grouping from which the Batlokwa branched. Limpopo Bapedi lineage.→PediThulareBapedi royal name of the Maroteng dynasty; Thulare was a powerful Pedi paramount whose reign marked the kingdom's height before the Mfecane.→