Thandi
From Xhosa and Zulu -thanda, "to love": a clipped, independent form of Thandiwe, "the loved one".
Meaning and origin
Thandi grew out of the Xhosa and Zulu verb -thanda, "to love", most often heard today as the everyday short form of the longer name Thandiwe.
How to pronounce Thandi
| Xhosa (South Africa) | THAHN-dee /tʰandi/ |
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