Nzinga

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Nzinga, meaning "beautiful", is a first name of both males and females in many countries in Subsaharan Africa and the Americas. It can also be a surname. "Nzinga" is also the central source of beauty. "Nzinga" is the alluring captivity of a sensual woman. Another definition of Nzinga used as a name, is a manipulator and a woman in control of her surroundings through her beauty. Nzinga of Ndongo was a West African warrior queen, who used her charisma and feminine charm to defeat the Portuguese.

People named Nzinga:

• Nzinga Nkuwu who was named João I of Kongo by the Portuguese
• Nzinga Mbemba
• Queen Nzinga
• Nzinga Blake
• Daniel Ntoni-Nzinga
• Sekile Nzinga-Johnson

Places named Nzinga:

• In Gabon:
  • Nzinga, in the province of Nyanga
  • Nzinga, in the province of Ogooué-Ivindo
  • Nzinga, in the province of Ogooué-Lolo
• In South Africa:
  • Nzinga, South Africa

• Nzinga is the name of a port in the Central African Republic.

Places related with Nzinga:

• Nzinga-Nzinga, in the province of Ogooué-Lolo
• Nzinga-Tchi, in the province of Nyanga

A gorilla named Nzinga resides at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

Nzinga's Daughters is an ensemble of female African-American poets and musicians in Connecticut.