Mutupo · Tshivenda
Lambani
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- Mutupo Nḓou — elephant (the Nḓou of Halambani are one of the Vhaṱavhatsindi elephant lines)
- Grouping Vhatavhatsindi (as one of the Nḓou lines)
- Surnames recorded Lambani
- Places recorded Mafukani
Also Spelled
Lambani is also written Halambani.
Spellings differ between families, between records and between countries. Wozekhaya keeps the name as each source wrote it rather than settling on one form.
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
About This Record
What Was Written Down
Netshisaulu records the surname as a nickname from a verb meaning to refuse: a man named Lambani turned down a small piece of land at Mafukani and later took a larger territory that became Halambani. Elsewhere in the same article the Nḓou of Halambani are named among the Vhaṱavhatsindi elephant lines. Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.
Families Tell This Differently
Families who carry this name tell parts of it differently. Each way it has been told is below.
Where This Comes From
- Written down by
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- Nthambeleni Charles Ṋetshisaulu (University of Venda), The Role Played by Nicknames and Totems in the Development of Tshivenḓa Surnames, 2025 — https://noyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EHASS20256715.pdf
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