• Origin: Zulu
• Meaning: “they have increased.”
• Gender: feminine
• Pronunciation: ZAN-dee-lee

The name comes directly from the Zulu phrase meaning, “they increased.”

The name is borne by Doja Cat, whose birth name is Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (b. 1995); South African activist and conservationist, Zandile Ndhlovu, and South African actress, Zandile Msutwana (b. 1979).

Sources

• https://isizulu.net/?zandile
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Zulu_given_names
• https://mybaby.net.au/origin/zulu/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz0bEkISozI