At a Glance: Name: Kafele – Meaning: worth dying for – Origin: Chewa – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: kah-FAY-lay
Kafele is a Chewa boy's name meaning “worth dying for”. It appears in our list of 200+ Rare Baby Names for Boys You’ll Absolutely Love 2026.
Meaning & Origin of Kafele
Meaning: Worth dying for.
Origin: Chewa.
How to Pronounce Kafele
Phonetic: kah-FAY-lay IPA: /kɑːˈfeɪleɪ/
Popularity of Kafele
Kafele 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.
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