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Does eThekwini mean """"place of the lagoon"""" or """"place of the single testicle""""? How are the names of dogs used to accuse a neighbour of witchcraft? What is the origin of Jamludi? Is the Zulu isibongo the same as a surname? What influence do scholars have in the process of naming? """"Zulu Names"""" explores the meanings of and metaphors behind more than 1000 Zulu names grouped into different categories: from personal names and nicknames to clan names and praises; from place, homestead and regimental names to school and shop names; and from domestic animal and bird names to the names of the Zulu lunar months. For the more serious scholar, """"Zulu Names"""" also contains research and onomastic material. This is a guide for anyone interested in Zulu language or culture, or in naming practices generally.

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Professor of Zulu in the School of Language, Culture and Communication at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, as well as the Director of the Onomastics Studles Unit on the same campus. He is also the Vice-President of the Names Society of Southern Africa

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