View Message

[Facts] Names from Africa.
I found a whole bunch of names in South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambique and Botswana that are not on the list of names.
https://forebears.io/lesotho/forenames
https://forebears.io/namibia/forenames
https://forebears.io/south-africa/forenames
https://forebears.io/botswana/forenames
vote up2vote down

Replies

Not clear if these are names in use by the entire population, or by a specific though unspecified age group.
vote up1vote down
I think that the younger generations of South Africans use these names more than the older generations. It did say that the names were used in 2014 in the forebears websites.
vote up1vote down
To be fair, not all of the younger generations in South Africa use these names. They just as often use the Biblical and other culture names.
vote up1vote down
Keep in mind that South Africa is very racially and linguistically diverse, and different names are used by different segments of the population. You probably wouldn't see a Zulu or Xhosa speaker naming their kid Charlize or an Afrikaans speaker naming their kid Mbali.
vote up3vote down
That's also correct. Not gonna lie.
vote up1vote down
This is a great resource! Thanks for sharing :)
vote up1vote down
You're absolutely welcome.
vote up1vote down