name
Ontibile
ohn-tee-BEE-leh
ɔntiːˈbiːlɛListen
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Ontibile
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Tswana (Botswana/South Africa)
- Meaning
- a Tswana feminine name meaning God has protected me or I am shielded by the divine, expressing the parents' conviction that the child's safe arrival is a sign of divine protection over the family; in Tswana religious cosmology, which blends traditional ancestor veneration with widespread Christian faith, the protective power of God and the ancestral badimo are understood as operating in concert; naming a daughter Ontibile is both a declaration of faith and a prayer that the protection experienced at her birth will continue to surround her throughout her life, guarding her in the difficult passages of womanhood, marriage, and motherhood
- Gender
- female
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