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Eastern African Names

Eastern African names include those from Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. See also about African names.
There are 53 names matching your criteria.

ABERASH   f   Eastern African
Possibly means "giving off light" in Amharic.
ACHIENG   f   Eastern African
Feminine form of OCHIENG
ADHIAMBO   f   Eastern African
Feminine form of ODHIAMBO
AKINYI   f   Eastern African
Means "born in the morning" in Luo.
ASHA (2)   f   Eastern African
Means "life" in Swahili, related to 'AISHA.
ATIENO   f   Eastern African
Feminine form of OTIENO
AWITI   f   Eastern African
Means "thrown away" in Luo, possibly used for a child born prematurely.
BABIRYE   f   Eastern African
Means "first of twins" in Luganda.
CHAUSIKU   f   Eastern African
Means "born at night" in Swahili.
CHIUMBO   m   Eastern African
Means "small" in Mwera.
DESTA   f & m   Eastern African
Means "joy" in Amharic.
ESHE   f   Eastern African
Variant of ASHA (2)
FARAJI   m   Eastern African
Means "consolation" in Swahili.
FURAHA   f   Eastern African
Means "joy, happiness" in Swahili.
GWANDOYA   m   Eastern African
Means "met with misery" in Luganda.
IMAMU   m   Eastern African
Means "spiritual leader" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic إمام (Imam).
IMANI   f   Eastern African
Means "faith" in Swahili.
ISINGOMA   m   Eastern African
Means "first of twins" in Luganda.
JELANI   m   Eastern African
Means "mighty" in Swahili.
JENGO   m   Eastern African
Means "building" in Swahili.
JUMAANE   m   Eastern African
Means "born on Tuesday" in Swahili.
KAMARIA   f   Eastern African
Swahili name, likely related to QAMAR.
KATO   m   Eastern African
Means "second of twins" in Luganda.
KHAMISI   m   Eastern African
Means "born on Thursday" in Swahili.
KIBWE   m   Eastern African
Means "blessed" in Swahili.
KIRABO   m & f   Eastern African
Means "gift" in Luganda.
MAKENA   f & m   Eastern African
Means "happy one" in Kikuyu.
MARJANI   f   Eastern African
Means "coral" in Swahili, originally a borrowing from Arabic.
MCHUMBA   f   Eastern African
Means "sweetheart" in Swahili.
MIREMBE   f   Eastern African
Means "peace" in Luganda.
MOSI   m   Eastern African
Means "first (child)" in Swahili.
MWANAJUMA   f   Eastern African
Means "born on Friday" in Swahili.
MWENYE   m   Eastern African
Means "owner, lord" in Swahili.
NAKATO   f   Eastern African
Means "second of twins" in Luganda.
NIA (2)   f   Eastern African
Means "purpose" in Swahili.
NURU   f   Eastern African
Means "light" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic نور (nur).
NYAH   f   Eastern African
Variant of NIA (2)
OCHIENG   m   Eastern African
Means "born when the sun shines", derived from Luo chieng meaning "sun".
ODHIAMBO   m   Eastern African
Means "born in the evening" in Luo.
OTIENO   m   Eastern African
Means "born at night" in Luo.
SANAA   f   Eastern African
Means "art" in Swahili.
SAUDA   f   Eastern African
Means "dark complexion" in Swahili.
SEFU   m   Eastern African
Means "sword" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic سيف (sayf).
SIMBA   m   Eastern African
Means "lion" in Swahili.
SSANYU   f   Eastern African
Means "joy" in Luganda.
SUBIRA   f   Eastern African
Means "patience" in Swahili.
TAFARI   m   Eastern African
Possibly means "he who inspires awe" in Amharic... [more]
TENDAJI   m   Eastern African
Means "makes things happen" in Swahili.
WASSWA   m   Eastern African
Means "first of twins" in Luganda.
WEKESA   m   Eastern African
Means "born during harvest" in Luhya.
WORKNESH   f   Eastern African
Possibly means "you are like gold" in Amharic.
ZUBERI   m   Eastern African
Means "strong" in Swahili.
ZURI   f   Eastern African
Means "beautiful" in Swahili.
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