Nhamo
The everyday Shona word for misfortune, hardship or disaster.
Meaning and origin
Nhamo is the ordinary Shona word for hardship, suffering or misfortune, given as a name to mark a difficulty the family faced around the birth, such as poverty, illness or a death in the family.
How to pronounce Nhamo
| English (US) | NAH-moh /ˈnɑːmoʊ/ |
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