Chaka
[ˈtʃɑːkə]Meaning
recorded as a given name in Zulu and in rare African American use
Background Story
A user-submitted entry records Chaka as a masculine given name in Zulu, and as a rare African American name given to both girls and boys. A Chichewa word chaka is also recorded, inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà.
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