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[Opinions] African Names? (NO Arabic ones)
Hi !!!Are you interested in African names?
Can you suggest me some of them?
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I'm of West African descent and am really interested in African names. Here are some of my favorites:Nnamdi
Adisa
Jelani
Emeka
Oluwafunmilayo
Thandiwe
Fungai
Shanti
Imani
Anaruz (probably my favorite on this list; means hope in Tamazight).
Elkaissa
Takama
Aaden
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I love Zuri.
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Adwoa (name of the gorgeous model Adwoa Aboah)
Gbemisola (best friend's name) (she pronounces the g silently)
Lerato
Lesedi
Olamide
Olayinka
Onyeka
Temitope (knew a few ppl named this)
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I don't know many African names, but the one I love is Sekai.
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I've always thought Xolani was pretty cool
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It’s pretty hard to make a list of favourite names when you’re talking about an entire continent. Care to narrow it down?
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Very true. Names vary widely across the continent. The list I posted was pan-African, but it would be easier to focus on one region or one culture (Igbo, Fulani, Hausa, Tamazight, etc.).
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I'm personally mostly interested in Northern African names, so basically Berber (Amazigh). My personal favourites are Izem, Idir, Amastan, Tafrara, Anarouz, and Meziane (all Berber), Tendai (Shona), Selorm (Ewe), Azmera (Amharic), Lesedi (Tswana), and Kwasi (Akan).

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Hi Aisyah !!!Thank you a lot for them!!!
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