name
African
Reitumetse
reh-ee-too-MET-seh
rɛɪtuˈmɛtsɛListen
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Syllable breakdown
Reitumetse
Sounds like
reh-ee-too-MET-seh
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Sesotho (Lesotho, South Africa) — from reitumetse meaning 'we are happy' or 'we are satisfied'; a communal expression of joy at the child's arrival
- Meaning
- we are satisfied; we are made happy
- Gender
- female
Common mispronunciations
REH-too-met-sehreh-ih-too-MET-see
Pronunciation tips
Five syllables; stress the fourth. The 'ts' in 'metse' is an affricate — said quickly as one sound. A celebratory name expressing collective joy.
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