Rihanna’s Son Gets South African Names From American Singer’s Mzansi Fans, Zulu Names Dominate Comments

Rihanna’s Son Gets South African Names From American Singer’s Mzansi Fans, Zulu Names Dominate Comments

  • Rihanna's son has been trending on social media since he graced the cover of British Vogue with his famous parents
  • People took to their timelines to share mixed reactions to the magazine cover, with many netizens trolling the innocent child
  • However, Mzansi people sparked a different discussion that wasn't related to the child's looks, saying they wanted to give him an authentic South African name

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Rihanna's British Vogue cover with her son and partner, A$AP Rocky, sparked many online discussions.

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Rihanna's son received sweet South African names after the American singer graced the cover of 'British Vogue' with him. Image: Kevin Mazur and Dimitrios Kambouris
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Many people took to social media to share mixed reactions. Some netizens trolled the baby's looks, while others mom-shamed the Diamonds hitmaker for calling her son "fine", reported The South African.

Taking to Twitter, Mzansi had a different conversation about Riri's son. Peeps wanted to give the famous bundle of joy an authentic South African name. @TweetByThapz sparked the discussion in a Twitter post, and netizens suggested a few names, with Zulu names dominating the comments.

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@MrSoWhat31 said:

"Any name from KZN would befitting."

@CandyOriginal1 shared:

"Siphamandla."

@TweetByThapz posted:

"He looks like a Sbu neh."

@Selepetp replied:

"Mandlenkosi."

@nathanielxix commented:

"Lebohang. The name would humble him when he grows up and becomes too successful."

@Monyeki_SA also said:

"Thokozane."

@np18793 also shared:

"He looks like Tswana."

@KwizeraRichard added:

"I would give him Xhosa name, but unfortunately I don't know any."

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It all started when the Barbadian singer posted new photos of herself and her baby boy after they were featured on the cover of Vogue.

In the caption of one of the posts, Rihanna called her son fine and added that she did not care what people thought.

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Source: Briefly News

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