• Origin: Ndebele, Zulu, Xhosa or Swati.
• Meaning: “loved.”
• Gender: feminine
• (tan-DEE-weh)

The name is used in several closely related South African languages, from a word meaning “loved.” A notable bearer is British actress, Thandie Newton (nee Melanie Thandiwe Newton b. 1972)

• https://www.behindthename.com/name/thandiwe
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Zulu_given_names