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Nomusa

From the Nguni root "umusa", "grace, kindness or mercy", with the feminine name-prefix "No-".

Meaning and origin

Nomusa is a girl's name shared across the Nguni-speaking peoples of southern Africa, the Ndebele among them, built from the noun "umusa" (grace, kindness, mercy) and the feminine prefix "No-" that opens many Nguni…

How to pronounce Nomusa

Zulu (South Africa)no-MOO-sah /noˈmusa/

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