Thabo (Τhα'βω) is a masculine African

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, derived from the

Sotho-Tswana The Sotho-Tswana, also known as the Sotho or Basotho, although the term is now closely associated with the Southern Sotho peoples are a meta-ethnicity of Southern Africa. They are a large and diverse group of people who speak Sotho-Tswana ...

word ''thaba'', meaning "happiness" or "joy". Notable people with the name include: *

Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (; born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who served as the 2nd democratic president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Cong ...

, former president of South Africa * Thabo Mofutsanyana, ANC activist *

Thabo Makgoba Thabo Cecil Makgoba KStJ (born 15 December 1960) is the South African Anglican archbishop of Cape Town. He had served before as bishop of Grahamstown. Biography Makgoba graduated from Orlando High, Soweto, and completed his BSc degree at ...

, Anglican archbishop *

Thabo Sefolosha Thabo Patrick Sefolosha (; born 2 May 1984) is a Swiss former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA, the Turkish Basketball League, LNB Pro A, and Lega Basket Serie A. In 2006, he became the first player from Switzerland to play i ...

, Swiss basketball player * Thabo Bester, South African convicted criminal * Thabo Cele, footballer * Thabo Mabuza, rugby player *

Thabo Malema Thabo Gabriel Malema (born 26 December 1985), is a South African actor. Personal life He was born on 26 December 1985 in Mabopane, Pretoria, Gauteng. He graduated from Maryvale College and then studied film at the South African School of Motio ...

, actor * Thabo Mamojele, rugby player * Thabo Manyoni, former mayor of

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality (; ; ; ; ) is a metropolitan municipality which governs Bloemfontein and surrounding towns in the Free State province of South Africa. ''Mangaung'' is a Sesotho word meaning "place of cheetahs", as it was no ...

* Thabo Masheshemane, cricketer * Thabo Masualle, footballer * Thabo Masunga III, Masunga chief * Thabo Matlaba, footballer *

Thabo Mboyi Thabo Mboyi (born 17 May 1985) is a Zimbabwean first-class cricketer who plays for Matabeleland Tuskers. In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Tuskers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup The 2020–21 Logan Cup was the 27th edition of the ...

, footballer * Thabo Mmutle, South African Member of Parliament *

Thabo Mngomeni Thabo Mngomeni (born 24 June 1969, Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African former Association football midfielder. After starting his professional career at Cape Town Spurs and having a brief spell at Manning Rangers, Mngomeni became a hou ...

, footballer * Thabo Moloi, footballer * Thabo Mooki, footballer * Thabo Motang, footballer *

Thabo Motsieloa Thabo Motsieloa (born 17 November 1961) is a Swedish television news presenter and former actor. In 1983 he founded the martial arts sports club Södermalms shaolin kung fu. Motsieloa founded ''Thabo Motsieloa Masters Cup'' a mixed martial arts ...

, Swedish television news presenter *

Thabo Nodada Thabo Nodada (born 2 May 1995) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Cape Town City. He has been capped for the South Africa national team. Club career He joined Cape Town City in 2016 when they purchased the PSL li ...

, footballer * Thabo Nthethe, footballer * Thabo Qalinge, footballer * Thabo Rakhale, footballer * Thabo Rametsi, actor *

Thabo Senong Thabo Senong (born 15 September 1980) is a South African football manager who is an assistant coach with Tanzanian club Singida Fountain Gate. In August 2019, he was appointed as manager of the Lesotho national football team. Prior to his app ...

, football manager * Thabo September, footballer

Places

Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality The Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality (; ) is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa. The seat is Witsieshoek. As of 2011, a majority of its 725,932 residents spoke Sesotho. The district code is DC19 Geography Ne ...

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