• Abel:
    • Meaning: Breath, vapor, or vanity.
    • Notable Individual: Abel Tesfaye, known as The Weeknd – Canadian singer and songwriter.
  • Sibongiseni:
    • Meaning: We give thanks.
    • Notable Individual: Sibongiseni Dhlomo – South African radio personality and musician.
  • Ian:
    • Meaning: God is gracious.
    • Notable Individual: Ian McKellen – British actor.
  • Sophie:
    • Meaning: Wisdom.
    • Notable Individual: Sophie Turner – British actress.
  • Leonard:
    • Meaning: Brave lion.
    • Notable Individual: Leonard Cohen – Canadian singer-songwriter.
  • Bongekile:
    • Meaning: Be thankful.
    • Notable Individual: Bongekile Simelane, known as Babes Wodumo – South African musician.
  • Pule:
    • Meaning: Rain.
    • Notable Individual: Pule Ekstein – South African footballer.
  • Musa:
    • Meaning: Moses.
    • Notable Individual: Musa Mthombeni – South African doctor and television presenter.
  • Nokuzola:
    • Meaning: Be peaceful.
    • Notable Individual: Nokuzola Mlengana – South African actress.
  • Gerhardus:
    • Meaning: Strong like a spear.
    • Notable Individual: Gerhardus Geldenhuys – South African military commander.
  • Thandazile:
    • Meaning: Answered prayer.
    • Notable Individual: Thandazile Sonia Sebolao – South African actress.
  • Samson:
    • Meaning: Sun.
    • Notable Individual: Samson Mthombeni – South African actor.
  • Pamela:
    • Meaning: All sweetness.
    • Notable Individual: Pamela Anderson – Canadian-American actress and model.
  • Shadrack:
    • Meaning: Command of Aku.
    • Notable Individual: Shadrack Gutto – South African lawyer and academic.
  • Dawid:
    • Meaning: Beloved.
    • Notable Individual: Dawid Malan – South African cricketer.
  • Alice:
    • Meaning: Noble or exalted.
    • Notable Individual: Alice Walker – American author.
  • Pulane:
    • Meaning: Rainmaker.
    • Notable Individual: Pulane Lenkoe – South African model and social media personality.
  • Riaan:
    • Meaning: Little king.
    • Notable Individual: Riaan Cruywagen – South African news presenter.
  • Kabelo:
    • Meaning: Gift.
    • Notable Individual: Kabelo Mabalane – South African musician.
  • Marie:
    • Meaning: Bitter.
    • Notable Individual: Marie Curie – Polish physicist and chemist.
  • Dorothy:
    • Meaning: Gift of God.
    • Notable Individual: Dorothy Dandridge – American actress and singer.
  • Mbulelo:
    • Meaning: Thanks.
    • Notable Individual: Mbulelo Botile – South African boxer.
  • Anton:
    • Meaning: Invaluable.
    • Notable Individual: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov – Russian playwright and short-story writer.