Behind the Name: African Names

African Names

African names are used in various places on the continent of Africa. See also about African names.

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	Gender
	Usage
	Initial letter
	Meaning	expand search to ancestral names Separate terms with spaces Search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' This field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus expand search to ancestral names: meanings for names further up the family tree will be included
	Description	Separate terms with spaces Search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' This field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus
	Origin
	Length
	Syllables	Syllables can only be counted in names that have been assigned pronunciations Names without pronunciations are excluded from results
	Pattern	The pattern will be compared to the name * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters. example: oo will match names which contain oo _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter. example: __z will match names which have two letters and then a z
	Related name
	Relationship	expand search to ancestral names The "relationship" is how the name relates to its parent name example: searching for diminutive will return Betsy because it is a diminutive of its parent Elizabeth selecting *(all core forms)* will exclude peripheral forms such as diminutives, short forms, and combinations expand search to ancestral names: relationships between names further up the family tree will be included
	Popularity
	Namesake
	Name day