At a Glance
- Meaning
- Beloved, sweetheart
- Origin
- Swahili
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- m-PEN-zee
Mpenzi is a Swahili unisex name meaning “beloved, sweetheart”. It appears in our list of 200+ Baby Names That Mean Love — Tender Picks Across Every Language.
Meaning & Origin of Mpenzi
Meaning: Beloved, sweetheart.
Origin: Swahili.
How to Pronounce Mpenzi
m-PEN-zeeIPA /mˈpɛnzi/
Popularity of Mpenzi
Mpenzi 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 Mpenzi
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