Mpenzi: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Mpenzi – 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

Phonetic: m-PEN-zee   IPA: /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.

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