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Madiba

  • PeopleabaThembu
  • RegionThembuland - Mthatha & Mvezo, Eastern Cape

Recorded Praise Names

These are praise names, not a full recitation.

MadibaMthikrakraNgangelizweDalindyeboJoyi

The History Behind This Name

As written down by the people named at the end.

Madiba is a royal clan of the abaThembu and the isiduko by which Nelson Mandela was addressed - which is why the name is used for him where a surname would be an intrusion.

Wikipedia records him as descended from a junior branch of the amaMadiba house of kings. The praise names recorded above run through the Thembu kings Mthikrakra, Ngangelizwe and Dalindyebo.

Recorded from: IZITHAKAZELO; WIKIPEDIA (Thembu people)

Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.

About This Record

What Was Written Down

The izithakazelo.blog directory records this as the isiduko of Nelson Mandela, a Thembu.

Where This Comes From

Written down by
  • izithakazelo.blog/iziduko-zamaxhosa/ (read 2026-08-23)

Recorded Alongside

  • Dlomo Also recorded among the abaThembu.
  • Gcina Also recorded among the abaThembu.
  • Hlanga Also recorded among the abaThembu.
  • Mdlane Also recorded among the abaThembu.
  • Mmaya Also recorded among the abaThembu.
  • Mngxongo Also recorded among the abaThembu.

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