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Pages in category "Afrikaans-language surnames" The following 152 pages are in this category, out of 152 total. ... Nel (name) Nieuwoudt; O. Ochse; Oosthuizen ...
Pages in category "Surnames of African origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 388 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Afrikaans-language surnames (152 P) L. Lozi-language surnames (2 P) T. Tswana-language surnames (1 P) X. Xhosa-language surnames (18 P) Z. Zulu-language surnames (13 P)
Van der Merwe is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the Dutch van der Merwe – the name of the Merwede river in the middle ages ("from the Merwede"). It was brought to South Africa in 1661 by Dutch people employed by the Dutch East India Company.
[5] [6] The family name (surname) are always given after close relatives and sometimes friends. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Since Ashanti names are always given by the men, if a couple receives a son as their first born-baby then the son is named after the father of the husband and if the baby is a girl then she will be named after the mother of the husband.
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Botha (pronounced / ˈ b ʊər t ə / in non-rhotic dialects of English, Afrikaans pronunciation:) is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the East Frisian Low Saxon Both.It was brought to South Africa in 1678 by Frederich Botha.
van der Westhuizen (also known as van der Westhuisen, van der Westhysen) is a common Afrikaans surname of Dutch/Flemish origin. The largest number of van der Westhuizens can be found in Africa, but because of immigration large numbers of van der Westhuizens can also be found in Argentina, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.