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Discuss the process in which Mxolisi is named
Discuss the process in which Mxolisi is named
Discuss the process in which Mxolisi is named
Mandisa calls Mxolisi Hluemlo, which means sprig. This name is intended to show how he has grown out of impossible situations. Mandisa hopes this name will indicate that he will be able to prosper despite the situation he is born into. Mandisa's mother insists on calling the baby Michael. This Western and biblical name indicates that the woman wants a life for the baby that is beyond Guguletu. China's family decides on the name Mxolisi once the baby is already six months old. Mxolsii means he who brings peace, and the name demonstrates the hope that Mxolisi would stop the fighting between his parents' clans.