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[Opinions] South African women's cricket teams

by Anneza

11/13/2024, 12:12 AM

These would be women aged from late teens to early thirties. I don’t know any African languages, so the meanings I’ve given are from internet searches. Xhosa and Zulu, and also Sindebele, are Nguni languages and so is Sesotho, but in a different group. The names I haven’t given meanings for are English and Afrikaans. Many Afrikaans names are formed from two names, usually those of the grandparents; Eliz-Marie and Marizanne are examples. Mieke is a diminutive form of Marie (Marietjie), as Anneke is of Anna. I think Sune, pronounced sooNAY, is a contraction of Susanna.
Laura
Anneke
Tazmin
Nadine
Annerie
Ayanda – Nguni, meaning To increase
Sinalo – Xhosa, meaning We have hope
Sune
Nonkululeko – Zulu, meaning She brings freedom
Chloe
Eliz-Marie
Tumi – Sesotho, meaning Be happy
Nondumiso – Nguni, meaning One who brings praise
Faye
Mieke
Lara
Marizanne
Ayabonga – Nguni, meaning Give thanks/Be grateful
Masabata – Sesotho, meaning Born on the Sabbath

#African

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- namesarecool285 +1

today, 9:44 AM

I love the names Marie, Laura, Faye, Lara, Ayanda, Tazmin, Anneke, Nadine, Marizanne (though, can you please tell me how it's pronounced?), and Chloe. What an interesting list; thank you for sharing it with us!!

- Anneza

today, 11:49 AM

The a in both Mari- and -zanne is like the a in Marie, but longer. It's a merger between Marie and Suzanne, with emphasis on the last syllable: mahreeZAHN.

- Wordsmith

11/14/2024, 8:35 AM

Marizanne is fun! It makes me think of marzipan.

Sinalo and Nondumiso are lovely.

- karenina19

11/13/2024, 4:17 PM

I like/love Nadine and Faye. Mieke is pretty.

- karenina19

11/13/2024, 4:17 PM

I like/love Nadine and Faye. Mieke is pretty.

- peregrine

11/13/2024, 9:00 AM

Eliz-Marie is gorgeous! I also like Anneke, Sune, Chloe, Tumi (which has a lovely meaning), Faye and Lara.

- guasguendi +2

11/13/2024, 7:58 AM

I love Annerie and Marizanne! Afrikaans combinations are beautiful. I like Anneke, Nadine, Ayanda, Sinalo, Sune, Faye, Mieke and Lara, find Laura, Chloe, Tumi, Nondumiso and Masabata neutral and dislike Tazmin, Nonkululeko, Eliz-Marie and Ayabonga.

- Anneza +1

11/13/2024, 11:00 PM

A good friend of mine was named Louette after her (Afrikaans) grandmothers, Louise and Henriette. I've always enjoyed that!

- guasguendi

11/14/2024, 10:56 AM

How cute! It's really nice as a diminutive of Louise / Louisa.

- ari.

11/13/2024, 12:40 AM

I really like Marizanne.

- Manipura (glaucous)

11/13/2024, 12:24 AM

I like Nadine, Faye, Chloe, Laura, Anneke, Tazmin, Sinalo, Tumi.

Nonkululeko has a likable meaning. Sune and Eliz-Marie sound nice; I'd probably like them more in person.

This message was edited 11/13/2024, 12:29 AM

- Kerilyntaryn21

11/13/2024, 12:17 AM

I like Laura, Tasmin, Chloe, Faye, Lara

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