Mandla: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Mandla – Meaning: power, strength – Origin: Zulu – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: MAHND-lah


Mandla is a Zulu boy's name meaning “power, strength”. It appears in our list of 100+ *Best* Boy Names That Start With M.

Meaning & Origin of Mandla

Meaning: Power, strength.

Origin: Zulu.

How to Pronounce Mandla

Phonetic: MAHND-lah   IPA: /ˈmɑːndlə/

Popularity of Mandla

Mandla 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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