name
Tshifhiwa
chi-FEE-wah
tʃɪˈfiːwɑːListen
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Syllable breakdown
Tshifhiwa
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Venda (South Africa)
- Meaning
- a Venda name meaning gift of God in the Tshivenda language of the Venda people of Limpopo Province, South Africa; the Venda are known for their rich spiritual traditions including the domba python dance, sacred Lake Fundudzi, and the nyanga drum ensembles that are among the most sophisticated musical forms in southern Africa; names of thanksgiving expressing that a child is a divine gift are among the most common categories in Venda naming practice, reflecting the Venda worldview in which children are understood as blessings sent from Raluvhimba, the supreme deity, and from the ancestors
- Gender
- unisex
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