- Origin: Sesotho
- Meaning: “star.”
- Gender: feminine
- (nah-leh-DEE)
The name comes from the Sotho-Tswana word for “star.”
It is borne by South African minister of Science & Technology, Naledi Pandor (b. 1953).
It was also given to a species of homo sapiens known as homo naledi due to their bones being found in Rising Star Cave, South Africa.
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