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Thembisile

This name carries the sense of being promised or assured, derived from the Zulu root meaning 'to promise'.

Meaning and origin

Thembisile is a Zulu girl's name used in South Africa.

How to pronounce Thembisile

Zulu (South Africa)them-bee-SEEL-eh /θɛmbiˈsilə/

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