At a Glance: Name: Nokwanda – Meaning: mother of increase / she who brings abundance – Origin: Zulu – Gender: Girl
Nokwanda is a Zulu girl's name meaning “mother of increase / she who brings abundance”. It appears in our list of 175+ Black Baby Girl Names With Powerful Heritage and Meaning.
Meaning & Origin of Nokwanda
Meaning: Mother of increase / she who brings abundance.
Origin: Zulu.
A common claim: "Mother of joy" Actually: The root '-wanda' in Zulu means 'to increase/multiply', not 'joy' (which would be '-jabula'); the 'joy' gloss looks like a mistranslation.
Popularity of Nokwanda
Nokwanda 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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