name
African
Palesa
pah-LEH-sah
pɑˈlɛsɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Palesa
Sounds like
pah-LEH-sah
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Sesotho (Lesotho, South Africa) — from palesa meaning flower; a feminine name evoking the beauty and fragility of a blossom; Lesotho's national flower is the spiral aloe
- Meaning
- flower; blossom
- Gender
- female
Common mispronunciations
PAH-leh-sahpah-LEE-sah
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress the second. The 'e' in the second syllable is open, like 'bed'. A delicate and widely used name in Lesotho.
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