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Surname & clanUnisex

Sibanda

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Meaning

The lion: hunters and physical power.

A lion totem shared across Ndebele and Shona lineages (Shona: Shumba): living evidence of the amalgamated nation.

Isitemo · totem

Lion

In the same family

  • ShumbaThe Shona equivalent lion totem.

Who carries it

Ndebele (Zimbabwe, Mthwakazi)Shona

Provenance

  • generated: 2026-07-04
  • source: Zimbabwean Ndebele name-decoder research pass (2026-07-03), structured and badged.

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