num_pages: 100
description: This book provides the meanings of African first names, Nguni in particular. The more than 2,000 Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, and Swazi names include those of many South African public figures. An alphabetical list of names and their meanings is accompanied by an indexed common themes such as achievement, amusement, anxiety and worry, beauty, belief, confidence, and cultural identity.
language: English
title: Call Me by My Name: More Than 2000 Xhosa, Zulu, Swazi and Ndebele Names
titlecomplete: Call Me by My Name: More Than 2000 Xhosa, Zulu, Swazi and Ndebele Names
publisher: Kwela Books