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Nandi

NAN-dee

/ˈnændiː/

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nandi

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Zulu (South Africa)
Meaning
Sweet; name of Shaka Zulu's mother
Gender
female

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Nandi was the mother of Shaka Zulu, the great 19th-century Zulu king

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