Luthando
Xhosa for "it is love", the noun uthando, "love", from the verb -thanda, "to love".
Meaning and origin
Luthando is built from the same verb, -thanda, "to love", that gives Xhosa its everyday noun for love, uthando; the name states plainly that the child is loved.
How to pronounce Luthando
| Xhosa (South Africa) | loo-TAHN-doh /luˈtʰaːndo/ |
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