Nonhle
Joins the Xhosa feminine name-prefix no- to the adjective root hle, "beautiful": literally "the beautiful one".
Meaning and origin
Nonhle takes the prefix no-, which opens many Xhosa girls' names, and attaches it to the root for beauty.
How to pronounce Nonhle
| Zulu (South Africa) | NOHN-hleh /ˈnɔːnɬɛ/ |
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