name
Xamdi
KAHM-dee
/ˈxɑːmdiː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
xamdi
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Somali (Horn of Africa)
- Meaning
- Praise, gratitude; variant of Hamdi
- Gender
- unisex
Common mispronunciations
Pronouncing 'x' as English 'x'; it is a guttural 'kh' sound
Pronunciation tips
The Somali 'x' represents a voiceless pharyngeal fricative, similar to the 'ch' in Scottish 'loch'
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