Talk:Sipho
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Meaning
I don't know Xhosa at all. But I plugged "Sipho Tsuluka Dlamini" into a translator and this is what I got:
Sipho - from "isipho" a gift or talent. This seems pretty clear, and is a common name.
"Tsuluka" might be from "usuleleko" which can take a form more like "tsuleleko". That means "sickness or infection which would make sense given the circumstances of the boys coming to England.
"Dlamini" might be from "dlamka" which means "to be alert; to be energetic; alive".
I might be reaching here, but he might've created the name meaning something like Sipho who "sickness curer" or something like that? Any thoughts? Anyone speak Xhosa? -- Strangerface 10:40, 24 August 2010 (PDT)
