Northern African Origin Names

This is a list of names in which the origin is Northern African.
gender
usage
origin
Akli m Berber
Means "slave, servant, black" in Tamazight.
Amastan m Tuareg
Means "protector" in Tamazight.
Amayas m Tuareg
Means "cheetah" in Tamazight.
Ameqran m Berber
Means "large, great" in Tamazight.
Ameẓyan m Berber
Means "small" in Tamazight.
Dihya f Berber
Meaning unknown. This was the real name of the Berber queen Kahina.
Idir m Berber
Means "alive" in Tamazight.
Itri m Berber
Means "star" in Tamazight.
Izem m Berber
Means "lion" in Tamazight.
Kahina f Berber
Derived from Arabic الكاهنة (al-Kāhina) meaning "the diviner, the fortuneteller". This was a title applied to the 7th-century Berber queen Dihya, who resisted the Arab expansion into North Africa.
Tajddigt f Berber
Means "flower" in Tamazight.
Tajeǧǧigt f Berber
Kabyle variant of Tajddigt.
Taklit f Berber
Feminine form of Akli.
Tanina f Berber
From the name of a legendary bird, similar to an eagle or a phoenix.
Thanina f Berber
Variant of Tanina.
Thiziri f Berber
Variant of Tiziri.
Tidir f Berber
Feminine form of Idir.
Tifawt f Berber
Means "light" in Tamazight.
Titrit f Berber
Feminine form of Itri.
Tiziri f Berber
Feminine form of Ziri.
Ziri m Berber
Means "moonlight" in Tamazight.