The meaning of A.D. stands for Anno Domini, which is Latin for "year of our Lord," and it means the number of years since the birth of Jesus Christ.
Ke kgang e e simologileng kwa bogologolong jwa 1200 AD (e emetse Anno Domini, eleng lereo la se-Latin le le rayang gore "ngwaga wa Morena wa Rona"), fa toropo ya Dingwaga tsa Tshipi mo go tsona dithabana tse di majwe tseno e ne e buswa ke kgosi ya moAfrika e e maatla thata.