Rutendo
From the Shona noun rutendo, "faith" or "thankfulness", from the verb -tenda, "to believe" or "to give thanks".
Meaning and origin
Rutendo is one of the everyday Shona virtue names, chosen to put into words the gratitude a family feels at the birth of a child, often with a Christian sense of thanking God for the gift.
How to pronounce Rutendo
| English (US) | roo-TEN-doh /ruːˈtɛndoʊ/ |
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