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Zimbabwean Homemade English Names



Harare - Capital City of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a former British colony and English is the official language used for communication, education, commerce and trade. It is used at the workplace, learning institutions, shops and publications such as daily newspapers.

Besides christening new born babies with common English names such as Robert, Frank, George, Jane and Angelina, Zimbabweans also like Biblical names such as Israel, Moses, Joseph and Peter. However, some Zimbabweans prefer homemade English names that are not taken from a typical English Dictionary of Names. These are creative names, coined to express a meaning, gratitude, feelings or record an event, memories and experiences. Unlike British names such as George or Christine which don’t have a meaning, Zimbabwean English names are self explanatory. I randomly wrote the following names from my head because I know friends as well as people with such names. These names are usually created by both the Shona and Ndebele speaking people of Zimbabwe.

List of Unique Zimbabwean English Names (Homemade Names)

***Most of the names are self explanatory if you understand English.

Addmore (add more) male
Future (future) male
Givemore (give more) male
Given (given) male
Glory (glory) female
Rejoice (rejoice) female
Lovemore (love more) male
Cashmore ( cash + more, more cash) male
Takesure ( take + sure) male
Forgiveness (forgiveness) male
Forget (forget) male
Precious (precious) female
Happiness (happiness) female
Grace (grace) female
Gracious (gracious) female
Moreblessing (more blessing) female
Fortune (fortune) male
Fortunate (fortunate) female
Kindness (kindness) male
Mercy (mercy) female
Chasemore (chase more) male
Beauty (beauty) female
Loveness () female
Norest (no rest) male
Life (life) male
Bright (bright) male
Brighton () male
Nafthan () male
Surrender (surrender) male
Victor () male
Blessing (blessing) female+male
Godknows (God knows) male
Trevor () male
Smile (smile) male
Temptation (temptation) male
Trymore (try more) male
Naison () male
Wonder (wonder) male
Golden (golden) male
Nelson () male
Goodwill (goodwill) male
Goodlife (good life)
Goodboy (good boy) male
Welshman () male
Norman () male
Gladman (glad man) male
Rose (rose) female
Rosemary (Rosemary) female
Violet (violet) female
Emaculate (emaculate) female
Charity (charity) female
Paradise (paradise) male
Freedom (freedom) male
Kingdom (kingdom) male
Queen (queen) female
Prince (prince) male
Princess (princess) female
Elderman (elder man) male
Sapphire (sapphire) female
Remember (remember) male
Memory (memory) female
Abigail () female
Border (border) male
Alliance (alliance) male
Gertrude () female
Power (power) male
Strength (strength) male
Patience (patience) female
Perseverance (perseverance) male
Lameck () male
Misheck () male
Abednigo () male
Nixon () male
Confidence (confidence) male
May (may) female
June (june) female
Junior (junior) female
Simon () male
Darlington () male
Detroit () male
Washington () male
Silent (silent) female
Definite (definite) female
Talent (talent) male
Jealous (jealous) male
Liberty (liberty) male
Gift (gift) male
Lucky (lucky) male
Reward (reward) male
Blessed (blessed) female+male
Honest (honest) male
Elegance (elegance) female
Elegant (elegant) female
Popular (popular) male
Passion (passion) female
Passionate (passionate) female
Promise (promise) male
Happy (happy) female
Showers (showers) female+male
Sunday (Sunday) male
Reason (reason) male
Harmony (harmony) female
Peace (peace) male
Learnmore (learn more) male
Energy (energy) male
Saviour (saviour) male
Member (member) male
Tar () male

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You might want to read about:

Zimbabwean Shona Names
Zimbabwean Ndebele Names

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