Christianity is widely entrenched in most parts of Africa. Arguably, Christianity influences the cultural, social and political lifestyle practices of African peoples all over the continent. History demonstrates that the saturation of Christianity in many African states corresponded with the colonial settlement. While colonialism is now recorded as having passed in many African countries, the social, political and cultural remnants are very much alive and present in many spheres of African societies. An example of this is how many Africans are named after Christian figures or within the constructs of the Christian faith. This article discusses this issue, taking guidance from the literature of Ndimande (2001). This article forms part of a series of which discusses the origination of the common names of the Zulu people. ewebhu chat ukukhulumisana voice ithuluzi for umbhalo, izwi kanye video imiyalezo. isofthiwe ikuvumela ukuba wabelane amafayela bese wengeza abasebenzisi oxhumana nabo kusuka kwezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza.