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Sepedi
Sepedi (Northern Sotho) names — of the Bapedi people of Limpopo — often express gratitude, blessing, joy and faith, and are shared widely across the Sotho-Tswana language family.
Boy namesGirl namesUnisex namesMeaning ‘Gift’Meaning ‘Joy & Happiness’Meaning ‘Gratitude & Praise’Meaning ‘Nature’Surnames
SothoBoitumeloJoy; gladness.Unisex→SothoBokangRejoice, praise.Unisex→SothoDineoGifts.Girl→PediDintleBeautiful things; good things; conveying beauty.Girl→PediHunadiA woman head of the family; matriarch; also glossed as she has been given. Often bestowed to honour a grandmother.Girl→SothoKabeloGiven.Unisex→SothoKamoheloAcceptance, welcome.Unisex→SothoKananeloAppreciation, approval.Unisex→SothoKaraboAnswer; response.Unisex→TswanaKatlegoSuccess.Unisex→SothoKatlehoSuccess.Unisex→SothoKelebohileI am grateful.Boy→PediKeneiloeI have been given.Unisex→PediKgaogeloMercy. An alternate spelling of Kgaugelo.Unisex→PediKgaugeloMercy; compassion; grace. Also spelled Kgaogelo.Unisex→PediKgethangChoose.Unisex→PediKgotsoPeace; tranquillity. Also spelled Khotso.Unisex→SothoKhothatsoEncouragement.Unisex→SothoKhotsofalangBe satisfied.Unisex→TswanaLebogangGratitude to God.Boy→PediLebogoGiving thanks. Related to go leboga (to thank).Boy→SothoLebohangGive thanks; be grateful.Unisex→SothoLeboneLight; lamp.Unisex→PediLehlogonoloBlessing; good fortune; luck. From the root -hlogonolo (good fortune, divine favour).Unisex→SothoLeratoLove.Unisex→PediLerumoSpear; the blade of a spear.Boy→SothoLesediLight.Unisex→SothoLethaboJoy, happiness.Unisex→SothoLetsatsiSun.Unisex→SothoMahlatseFortune, luck.Unisex→SothoMahlodiTears.Unisex→PediMahlogonoloBlessing; good fortune; luck. The Northern Sotho form of Lehlogonolo.Girl→PediMatlaStrength; power; might; energy.Unisex→PediMatomeThe gatherer; the collector; one who concludes the family. From the verb go matoma (to gather or collect).Boy→PediMmaphefoMother of cold. From Mma- (mother of) and phefo (cold or wind).Girl→PediMmapulaMother of rain; Lady Rain. From Mma- (mother of) and pula (rain); often for a child born on a rainy day.Girl→PediMmathapeloMother of prayer. From Mma- (mother of) and thapelo (prayer).Girl→SothoMoiponeSelf-admirer.Girl→SothoMojalefaHeir.Boy→PediMokgadiA senior woman; paternal aunt; matriarch with ritual authority. From the root -kgadi; also glossed as a daughter born after several sons.Girl→PediMokgethiThe chooser; one who chooses or selects. An agentive noun from -kgetha (to choose).Unisex→SothoMosaGrace; kindness.Girl→SothoMphoGift.Unisex→SothoNalediStar.Girl→SothoNeoGift.Unisex→SothoNthabisengMake me happy.Girl→TswanaOlebogengThank Him.Boy→TswanaOmphileGift of God.Boy→TswanaOratileHas loved — the loved one.Unisex→SothoPaballoProtection.Girl→SothoPalesaFlower.Girl→PediPheladiA lively, living woman; live so that we may live. From phela (to live) and the feminine suffix -di.Girl→SothoPulaRain.Girl→SothoPuleIn the rain.Unisex→SothoPuseletsoReturn, restoration.Girl→PediRapulaFather of rain; giver of rain. From Ra- (father of) and pula (rain); often given to a boy born in the rain.Boy→SothoRefilweWe have been given.Unisex→PediReneilweWe have been given a gift.Unisex→SothoTebelloExpectation.Unisex→TswanaTebogoGratitude; thanks.Unisex→SothoTebohoGratitude; thanks.Unisex→TswanaThabangBe happy.Unisex→SwatiThabisoBringer of joy.Boy→ZuluThaboJoy; happiness.Boy→SothoThapeloPrayer.Unisex→SothoThatoWill; desire.Unisex→SothoThebeShield.Boy→SothoThusoHelp.Boy→SothoThutoLesson.Boy→SothoTlhokomeloCare.Unisex→SothoTlotlisoHonour.Unisex→SothoTseboKnowledge.Boy→SothoTshedisoConsolation.Boy→TswanaTshegofatsoBlessing.Girl→TswanaTshepisoPromise.Unisex→SothoTshepoHope; trust.Boy→SothoTumeloFaith; belief.Unisex→TswanaTumisangPraise to God.Girl→