name
Katlego
kah-TLEH-goh
kɑːˈtlɛɡoʊListen
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Syllable breakdown
Katlego
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Setswana/Sotho (South Africa, Botswana)
- Meaning
- a Setswana and Northern Sotho name meaning success, victory, or prosperity, from the Tswana verb go katlegela (to succeed, to prosper, to triumph); Katlego declares that this child is, or will be, a success — the name is a parental blessing encoding the aspiration that the child will succeed in everything they attempt and will prosper in life; success-names are a major category in Setswana and Sotho naming, expressing the high hopes placed on children and the community's belief in the child's future accomplishments; Katlego is used for both boys and girls across South Africa and Botswana and is one of the most recognisable Tswana names internationally, partly through its frequent appearance in South African media, sport, and professional life; it is often shortened to the affectionate nickname Kat or Katly in urban South African contexts
- Gender
- unisex
- Also spelled
- Katlego
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