Given name

Thimba

“one who hunts lions”

Thimba is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “one who hunts lions.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One African interpretation is “one who hunts lions.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is African.

Thimba’s family of names

Thimba has a related form in Thimbah. Thimba has a related form in Thymba. Thimba has a related form in Thymbah.

Walk Thimba’s family in the name graph

ThimbaThymbahThimbahThymba

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 Thimba, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

African

Gamba

“a warrior”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

African

Thabo

“filled with happiness”

No U.S. birth series

99% boys · 1% girls

African

Lisimba

“one who has been attacked by a lion”

No U.S. birth series

97% boys · 3% girls

African · Modern

Themba

“one who is trusted” · “one who is trustworthy”

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

African

Masamba

“one who leaves”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African · Virtue

Thembalwethu

“our hope”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African · Modern

Simba

“resembling a lion”

19Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

African

Mwita

“one who calls”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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

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