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Thando

From Xhosa and Zulu uthando: "love".

Meaning and origin

Thando is simply the Xhosa and Zulu noun for "love", uthando, used on its own as a given name for either a boy or a girl.

How to pronounce Thando

Xhosa (South Africa)THAHN-doh /tʰando/

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