Mandela - Meaning of Mandela

What does Mandela mean?

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Mandela

[ 3 syll. man-de-la, ma-nd-ela ] The baby boy name Mandela is pronounced MAENDEHLAH †. Mandela's language of origin is African. It represents the transferred use of the surname as a given name.

Mandela is a variant of Mandala (African).

Variants of Mandela include Mandelah and Mandella.

Variant forms share the origin and meaning of Mandela.

Mandela is an unusual baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Mandela include Mandelah, Mandella, Madhula, Montele, Mendelea, Mitalea, Mantele, Matloc, Matlock, and Matlok.

† English pronunciation for Mandela: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"