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| | John Dunn and the meaning of his Zulu name, Jantoni? | |
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mmdero

Posts : 7 Join date : 2011-07-07 Age : 67 Location : U.S.A.
 | Subject: John Dunn and the meaning of his Zulu name, Jantoni? Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:43 am | |
| Hello,
Does anyone know what John Dunn's Zulu name, "Jantoni" means in English?
Thank you in advance Mark, |
|  | | warrior3
Posts : 99 Join date : 2010-06-28 Age : 57 Location : Maidstone, Kent
 | Subject: Re: John Dunn and the meaning of his Zulu name, Jantoni? Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:31 pm | |
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|  | | 90th

Posts : 10734 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
 | Subject: John Dunn and the meaning of his zulu name , Jantoni Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:03 am | |
| Hi mmdero. First of all welcome to the Forum . A friend has reliably informed me that 'Jantoni ' is the zulu pronunciation of John Dunn . ie , '' Jan - ' John ' , ' toni ' = Dunn . cheers 90th.  . |
|  | | mmdero

Posts : 7 Join date : 2011-07-07 Age : 67 Location : U.S.A.
 | Subject: Re: John Dunn and the meaning of his Zulu name, Jantoni? Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:49 pm | |
| Thank you, 90th, for your help.
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|  | | 90th

Posts : 10734 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
 | Subject: John Dunn and the meaning of his zulu name , Jantoni Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:03 am | |
| Hi mmdero . No worries , Happy to be of service .  . cheers 90th. |
|  | | Ken Gillings
Posts : 205 Join date : 2009-10-20 Age : 75 Location : Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
 | Subject: Re: John Dunn and the meaning of his Zulu name, Jantoni? Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:43 pm | |
| Jantoni is definitely the Zulu pronounciation of John Dunn. Similarly, the Norwegian mission at Eshowe was known as kwaMondi - "The Place of Ommund", named after The Rev Ommund Oftebro. Rorke's Drift was known to the Zulus as kwaJimu - "The Place of Jim" (James Rorke). Regards, Ken
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|  | | mmdero

Posts : 7 Join date : 2011-07-07 Age : 67 Location : U.S.A.
 | Subject: Re: John Dunn and the meaning of his Zulu name, Jantoni? Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:00 pm | |
| Thank you Mr. Gillings. This forum is proving to be an excellent resource in addition to the books and DVDs in my possession for the historical novel that I am writing. I was just today researching the site of Eshowe which mentioned the kwaMondi mission, so that was somewhat coincidental you mentioned it, too as one of your examples. I have a good understanding now, of kwa = the place, and Jan = John, and Toni = Dunn, Jimu = Jim, and etc. |
|  | | 90th

Posts : 10734 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
 | Subject: John Dunn and the meaning of his zulu name , Jantoni Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:51 am | |
| Hi Ken . Thanks for posting the Kwamondi example as I didnt know that one . cheers 90th. |
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