name
Nasilele
nah-see-LEH-leh
nɑːsiːˈleɪleɪListen
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Syllable breakdown
Nasilele
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Lozi/Barotse (Zambia)
- Meaning
- a Lozi feminine name associated with the legendary princess Nasilele, wife of Nyambe the creator deity in Lozi cosmology; in Lozi mythology Nasilele intercedes on behalf of humanity when Nyambe withdraws from the world, making her name synonymous with compassion, mediation, and protective femininity; giving a daughter this name invokes the blessing of the divine feminine and the qualities of the ideal Lozi woman: gracious, wise, and a keeper of the community's spiritual wellbeing
- Gender
- female
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