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Thabo

TAH-boh

/ˈtɑːboʊ/

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thabo

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Sotho/Tswana (South Africa/Lesotho/Botswana)
Meaning
Happiness; joy
Gender
male

Pronunciation tips

Name of Thabo Mbeki, South Africa's second post-apartheid president; common across Southern African Bantu languages

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