Penda - Meaning of Penda

What does Penda mean?

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Penda

[ 2 syll. pen-da, pe-nda ] The baby girl name Penda is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced PEHND-ah †. Penda is of African-Swahili origin. It is used mainly in African and Swahili. The meaning of Penda is 'admired, loved'.

Forms of Penda include the names Pandah, Pendah, Penha, and Penhah.

See also the related category swahili.

Penda is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Penda include Pandea, Pandi, Pandy, Pendo, Pinda, Pandita, Panthea, Pantheia, Passionette, Penthea, Penthia, and Panagiota.

† English pronunciation for Penda: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"