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GirlSouthern African (Shona, Sotho, Tswana and others)

Sethunya

From Setswana sethunya, "flower, blossom", built on the verb thunya, "to bloom".

Meaning and origin

Sethunya takes the Setswana verb for blooming or blossoming and turns it into the everyday noun for a flower, giving the name a plain floral sense much like nature names found in other languages.

How to pronounce Sethunya

English (US)seh-THOON-yah /sɛˈθuːnjə/

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