What does Nelson Mandela's Xhosa name, "Rolihlahla", mean?

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What does Nelson Mandela's Xhosa name, "Rolihlahla", mean?

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Last updated Dec 13 2013.
Originally posted Dec 13 2013 9:56 AM.

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forename Rolihlahla, a Xhosa term colloquially meaning "troublemaker"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela

Dec 13 2013, 9:57 AM

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http://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/page/names

Quote: Rolihlahla - This is Mr Mandela's birth name: it is an isiXhosa name which means "pulling the branch of a tree", but colloquially it means "troublemaker". His father gave him this name.