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Dalitso

Chewa · First name · unisex · descriptive name

Chichewa for "blessing".

Source: Chichewa naming vocabulary, cross-referenced across Behind the Name (Chewa names) and independent Malawian-naming resources

Other Chewa first names

Chifundo
Chichewa for "mercy".
Chikondi
Chichewa for "love".
Chiyembekezo
Chichewa for "hope".

More descriptive names, from other cultures

Ayyur · Amazigh
Tamazight for "moon".
Desta · Amharic
Amharic for "joy, happiness".
Djama · Bambara
Bambara for "the crowd" or "the community".
Chilufya · Bemba
Bemba for "the one who is lost".
Kasuba · Bemba
Bemba for "sun".
Agibu · Fulani
Fulfulde for "patient" or "meticulous".
Ugochukwu · Igbo
From ugo ("eagle," and by extension honour, distinction, a crown) + Chukwu ("God"): literally "God's eagle," understood as "the crown / glory of God." Shortened to Ugo.
Musa · Lozi
Lozi for "mercy".
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