Kudzai
Shona · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Kudzai
Kudzai is a Shona name meaning "born during wartime" or "born in troubled times," derived from the Shona root words reflecting circumstances of birth during conflict.
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Etymology
Kudzai is a Shona name meaning "born during wartime" or "born in troubled times," derived from the Shona root words reflecting circumstances of birth during conflict. The name is primarily used among the Shona people of Zimbabwe and other Southern African Bantu-speaking communities, with no specific religious restriction though it remains most common in traditional and Christian Shona societies.
Kudzai currently ranks #3,332 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2010.
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