At a Glance
- Meaning
- Home, at home (the locative form of 'ikhaya, ' home)
- Origin
- Zulu
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- eh-KAH-yah
Ekhaya is a Zulu unisex name meaning “home, at home (the locative form of 'ikhaya, ' home)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Ekhaya
Meaning: Home, at home (the locative form of 'ikhaya, ' home).
Origin: Zulu.
A common claim: Sometimes glossed as 'guiding star' Actually: Ekhaya doesn't mean 'star' in Zulu -- it means 'home'/'at home'; the 'guiding star' gloss looks like a poetic stretch, not a translation.
How to Pronounce Ekhaya
eh-KAH-yahIPA /ɛˈkʰaːja/
Popularity of Ekhaya
Ekhaya doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Ekhaya
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Similar Names
Ekundayo · Eberhard · Egbert · Everard · Zuri · Anaya
