Andile

Andile is a Zulu and Xhosa name meaning they have multiplied or the family has grown, given to a child whose arrival marks the expansion of a household or lineage. Three syllables move lightly, with the stressed middle vowel that South African Bantu languages handle so musically. It is used across genders in South Africa, leaning male in everyday usage but worn comfortably by women as well. Andile Jali on the football pitch and Andile Ncube on television are among many public bearers. Celebratory in meaning, unfussy in sound. A name that greets the child with the whole family behind it.