Community ContributionsPeople (18)Robert Gabriel Mugabe (21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017. He chaired the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) group from 1975 to 1980 and led its ...
Samanyanga is both a Shona and Tonga name for an elephant totem-in Tonga it's called Hamanyanga or Siamanyanga as the "Sa" means the same with "Ha" and "Sia" which means "owner of", whereas "Manyanga" means big horns in both languages. It is commonly used in former Mutapa kingdom territory area...
Gwariva is a Shona name for the wooden board used for mbira music instrument. It's normally made from a tree called Mubvamaropa (Pterocarpus angolensis).
Families known to use this name are from Kariba, in Mola and some from Chikankata in Zambia, whose ancestor (Zuru/Zvuru), a Gova (Shona...
Is a Bemba word which means "Thank you"....
Linda is a Portuguese word which means "pretty" or "beautiful"....
Is a Shona word which means "The Saviour" or "Comforter"....
Sinyoro is clan name used mainly in Zimbabwe and the name comes from Senhor, a Portuguese word which means "Sir". The ancestor of the Sinyoro clan was a Portuguese national who married a black women and most members of this clan are light in complexion....
Zhuwawo comes from a Portuguese name Joao (pronounced zhuwawo) which means "John"....
Ruuke is a derivative from a Shona word kukaruka, which means something that occurs unexpectedly. Akangokaruka azvarwa. Maybe being the last born the parents were of advanced age and didn't expect another child....
This is a Shona name which literally means "bewitched". Most probably such families would have been victims of charm by witches and wizards for quite long....
Mwape is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: born with only one surviving grandparent...
Shona word meaning thanks you!...
Shona word which means "be happy"....
Tonga word for an old man, also called munene....
Means "The chosen one" in both Lozi and Shona. Other related names in Lozi are Ketiwe, Kaketiwa....
Is a Tonga name for someone with a big umbilicus/navel, a condition common in childhood. Mududu means navel/umbilicus and "Ha" or "Sia" means owner of or someone with. Thus Hamududu can also be called Siamududu. The name was popularized by 2021 Zambia presidential candidate, Highvie Hamududu who mos...
Katizagombo was from the same house and a brother to Karigamombe. There are also generations stemming under this lineage of Katizagombo, where names like Jenami, Nyatsika, to name but a few, come from......
Munyanyi Newton Shumba was Chief Musarurwa in Chikomba District from 1987 till his death on 12 September 1999. He took over chieftainship from vaMadzivire. He was a teacher from 1943 retired in 1978 and rejoined teaching in 1980 until 1987 when he became chief....
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