Names Tugela

Tugela

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
English
Meaning
The name Tugela means "sounding waters" or "roaring waters" in the Zulu language.
Pronunciation
The name is pronounced as tuh-JEL-ah.
too-GAY-lə(British English)
Popularity
Tugela is a rare name and not commonly used in the world.

cartoon of the name Tugela
Cartoon of Tugela

Tugela Name meanings & History

Tugela is a name of African origin, specifically from the Zulu language. It is named after the Tugela River, which flows through South Africa. The name Tugela means "sounding waters" or "roaring waters" in the Zulu language. From the Tugela river in South Africa, first used as an English girl's name in 1900 to commemorate the battle of Tugela Heights in the Boer War. 36 girls were given the name in the UK in 1900, but it became extremely rare after then. Tugela is used as both a first name and a surname in South Africa and other parts of the world.

Zodiac Sign of Tugela: Truth Sagittarius,Doubting Thomas Pisces

Synonyms of Tugela:

T: Testy,Touchy,Talkative,Truth,Tacky,Doubting Thomas,Tireless

U: Universality,Utopia,Unity,Understanding,Undermining

G: Gregarious,Genuine,Go-getter,Goof-off

E: Entertain,Enlighten,Enliven,Environment,Exaggerate,Expressive

L: Liaison,Languid,Legal,Luscious,Lover,Lovely,Lazy

A: Argumentative,Assertive,Aggressive,Angry,Ambitious,Action

Tugela is:

  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Strange name