- Origin: Shona
- Meaning: “you have given us.”
- Gender: Unisex
Derived from the Shona makatipa, meaning, “you have given us.”
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Tag Archives: Shona Names
Munashe
- Origin: Shona
- Meaning: “the Lord is with us; the Lord is within us.”
- Gender: Unisex
- Pron: moo-NAH-sheh
A Shona theophoric unisex name, it is from a phrase mu ne ishe (the Lord is with us or the Lord is within us).
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Tendai
- Origin: Shona
- Meaning: “to be thankful.”
- Gender: Unisex
- TEN-dye
From the Shona word tenda or kutenda (to give thanks), it is technically unisex but slightly more common for boys.
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Mukundi
- Origin: Shona
- Meaning: “victor; conqueror; winner.”
- Gender: Male
- Pron: moo-KOON-dee
The name comes directly from the Shona word for a winner, victor or conqueror.
Mukundi can also be an alternate form for the Sanskrit male name, Mukunda, which has various meanings and is an epithet for Vishnu.
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Tamiranashe
- Origin: Shona
- Meaning: “stand firm with the Lord.”
- Gender: Unisex
The name is composed of the Shona words, tamira (to stand, to wait, to endure, to be ready), na (with, for) and ishe (the Lord).
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Rumbidzai
- Origin: Shona
- Meaning: “praises.”
- Gender: feminine
The name comes directly from the Shona plural noun rumbidzai meaning “praises.”
A common short form is Rumbi.
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