name
Mwila
MWEE-lah
ˈmwiːlɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Mwila
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Bemba (Zambia)
- Meaning
- one who cultivates; the planter; among the Bemba of northern Zambia, names evoking cultivation and tending the land reflect the community's deep relationship with the fertile Copperbelt plateau and its agricultural heritage
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Mwilla
Pronunciation tips
The initial 'mw' is a bilabial approximant cluster; say 'm' and 'w' simultaneously before the long 'ee'
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