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GirlSouthern African (Shona, Sotho, Tswana and others)

Bontle

Setswana for "beauty" or "beautiful", from the adjective stem -ntle, "nice, good-looking".

Meaning and origin

Bontle follows the same bo- pattern as Boipelo and Boitumelo, but here it sits over the adjective stem -ntle, the everyday Setswana word for something nice-looking or good, so together it means "beauty".

How to pronounce Bontle

English (US)BAHN-tleh /ˈbɑːntleɪ/

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