"Mandela" meaning in English

See Mandela in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mænˈdɛlə/
Etymology: Borrowed from Xhosa Mandela. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|xh|Mandela}} Borrowed from Xhosa Mandela Head templates: {{en-prop}} Mandela
  1. A surname from Xhosa, notably borne by Nelson Mandela. Categories (topical): South African politics Derived forms: Mandela effect, Mandelian Translations (surname): Mandela (Afrikaans), مَانْدِيلَا (mandēlā) [feminine, masculine] (Arabic), Մանդելա (Mandela) (Armenian), Мандэ́ла (Mandéla) [feminine, masculine] (Belarusian), ম্যান্ডেলা (mênḍela) (Bengali), Манде́ла (Mandéla) [feminine, masculine] (Bulgarian), 曼德拉 (Màndélā) (Chinese Mandarin), Mandela (Dutch), მანდელა (mandela) (Georgian), Mandela (German), Μαντέλα (Mantéla) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), מנדלה (mandela) (Hebrew), मंडेला (maṇḍelā) (Hindi), マンデラ (english: Mandera) (Japanese), Мандела (Mandela) (Kazakh), 만델라 (Mandella) (Korean), ماندلا (mândelâ) (Persian), Mandela [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), Манде́ла (Mandɛ́la) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), මැන්ඩෙලා (mænḍelā) (Sinhalese), Манде́ла (Mandéla) [feminine, masculine] (Ukrainian), منڈیلا (maṇḍelā) (Urdu), Mandela (Xhosa)
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    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "maṇḍelā",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "منڈیلا"
    },
    {
      "code": "xh",
      "lang": "Xhosa",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Mandela"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mandela"
}

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