Given name

Lisimba

“one who has been attacked by a lion”

Lisimba is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “one who has been attacked by a lion.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One African interpretation is “one who has been attacked by a lion.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is African.

Lisimba’s family of names

Lisimba has a related form in Lisymba. Lisimba has a related form in Lysimba. Lisimba has a related form in Lysymba.

Walk Lisimba’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Lisimba, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

African

Masamba

“one who leaves”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Limber

“one who is joyful”

No U.S. birth series

86% boys · 14% girls

African

Thimba

“one who hunts lions”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Lebna

“a soulful man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Gamba

“a warrior”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

African

Fisseha

“a bringer of happiness”

No U.S. birth series

76% boys · 24% girls

African

Lumumba

“a talented or gifted man”

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

African

Lencho

“resembling a lion”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Lisimba’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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