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Western African names include those from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. See also about African names.
There are 186 names matching your criteria.

ABENA   f   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.
ABENI   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "we asked for her, and behold, we got her" in Yoruba.
ABIDEMI   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "born during father's absence" in Yoruba.
ABIMBOLA   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "born wealthy" in Yoruba.
ABIODUN   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "born on a festival" in Yoruba.
ABIOYE   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "born into royalty" in Yoruba.
ABOUBACAR   m   Western African
Form of ABU BAKR used in western Africa.
ADAEZE   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "king's daughter" in Igbo.
ADANNA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "father's daughter" in Igbo.
ADANNAYA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "her father's daughter" in Igbo.
ADEBOWALE   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "my crown has come home" in Yoruba.
ADEGOKE   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "the crown has been exalted" in Yoruba.
ADETOKUNBO   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "the crown came from over the sea" in Yoruba.
ADISA   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "one who is clear" in Yoruba.
ADJOA   f   Western African, Akan
Variant of ADWOA
ADWOA   f   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.
AFIA   f   Western African, Akan
Variant of AFUA
AFOLABI   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "born into wealth" in Yoruba.
AFUA   f   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.
AKACHI   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "the hand of God" in Igbo.
AKOSUA   f   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
AKUA   f   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.
AKUCHI   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "wealth from God" in Igbo.
ALABA   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "second child after twins" in Yoruba.
AMA   f   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.
AMADI (1)   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "free man" in Igbo.
AMADI (2)   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "seemed destined to die at birth" in Yoruba.
AMAKA   f   Western African, Igbo
Short form of CHIAMAKA
AMARA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "grace" in Igbo.
AMARACHI   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God's grace" in Igbo.
ANAN (1)   m & f   Western African, Akan
Means "fourth born child" in Akan.
AÑULI   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "joy" in Igbo.
AWOTWI   m & f   Western African, Akan
Means "eighth born child" in Akan.
AYO   f & m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "joy" in Yoruba.
AYODELE   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "joy has come home" in Yoruba.
AYOKUNLE   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "joy has filled the home" in Yoruba.
AYOMIDE   f & m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "my joy has arrived" in Yoruba.
AYOTUNDE   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "joy has returned" in Yoruba.
AZUBUIKE   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "the past is your strength" or "your back is your strength" in Igbo.
BAAKO   m & f   Western African, Akan
Means "first born child" in Akan.
BABAJIDE   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "father has returned" in Yoruba.
BABATUNDE   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "father has returned" in Yoruba.
BAMIDELE   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "follow me home" in Yoruba.
BERKO   m   Western African, Akan
Means "first born" in Akan.
BOLANLE   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "finds wealth at home" in Yoruba.
BOSEDE   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "born on Sunday" in Yoruba.
CHI (2)   m & f   Mythology, Western African, Igbo
Means "god, spirtual being" in Igbo, referring to the personal spiritual guardian that each person is believed to have... [more]
CHIAMAKA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God is beautiful" in Igbo.
CHIBUEZE   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God is the king" in Igbo.
CHIBUIKE   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God is strength" in Igbo.
CHIBUZO   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God lead the way" in Igbo.
CHICHI   f   Western African, Igbo
Diminutive of Igbo names beginning with the element Chi meaning "God".
CHIDI   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God exists" in Igbo... [more]
CHIDIEBERE   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God is merciful" in Igbo.
CHIDIEBUBE   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God is glorious" in Igbo.
CHIDIEGWU   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God is wonderful" in Igbo.
CHIDIKE   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "God is strong" in Igbo.
CHIDIMMA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God is good" in Igbo.
CHIDUBEM   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "guided by God" in Igbo.
CHIEMEKA   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "God has performed great deeds" in Igbo.
CHIJINDUM   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God holds my life" in Igbo.
CHIKA (1)   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God is the greatest" in Igbo.
CHIKE   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God's power" in Igbo.
CHIKELU   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Variant of CHIKERE
CHIKERE   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God created" in Igbo.
CHIMA   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "God knows" in Igbo.
CHINASA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God answers" in Igbo.
CHINEDU   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God leads" in Igbo.
CHINONSO   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God is nearby" in Igbo.
CHINWE   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God owns" in Igbo... [more]
CHINWEIKE   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God owns power" in Igbo.
CHINWENDU   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God owns life" in Igbo.
CHINWEUBA   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God owns wealth" in Igbo.
CHINYERE   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God gave" in Igbo.
CHIOMA   f & m   Western African, Igbo
Means "good God" in Igbo.
CHIZOBA   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God protect us" in Igbo.
CHUKS   m   Western African, Igbo
Diminutive of Igbo names beginning with the element Chukwu meaning "God".
CHUKWUDI   m   Western African, Igbo
Variant of CHIDI, using Chukwu as the first element, which is the extended form of Chi meaning "God".
CHUKWUEMEKA   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "God has done something great" in Igbo.
CHUKWUMA   m   Western African, Igbo
Variant of CHIMA, using Chukwu as the first element, which is the extended form of Chi meaning "God".
DADA   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "curly hair" in Yoruba.
DAYO   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "joy arrives" in Yoruba.
DUBAKU   m & f   Western African, Akan
Means "eleventh born child" in Akan.
EBELE   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "mercy, kindness" in Igbo.
EFUA   f   Western African, Akan
Variant of AFUA
EKENE   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "praise" in Igbo.
EKENEDILICHUKWU   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "all praise to God" in Igbo.
EKUA   f   Western African, Akan
Variant of AKUA
EKUNDAYO   f & m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "sorrow becomes joy" in Yoruba.
EKWUEME   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "he says, he does" in Igbo.
EMEKA   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "great deeds" in Igbo... [more]
EMEM   m & f   Western African, Ibibio
Means "peace" in Ibibio.
ENIOLA   f & m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "person of wealth" in Yoruba.
ENITAN   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "person of story" in Yoruba.
ENU   m & f   Western African, Akan
Means "fifth born child" in Akan.
ENYINNAYA   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "his father's friend" in Igbo.
ESI   f   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
FEMI   m   Western African, Yoruba
Short form of OLUFEMI
FOLAMI   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "respect and honour me" in Yoruba.
FUMNANYA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "love me" in Igbo.
FUNANYA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "love" in Igbo.
GBEMISOLA   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "carry me into wealth" in Yoruba.
IBRAHIMA   m   Western African
Form of IBRAHIM used in some parts of western Africa.
IDOWU   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "born after twins" in Yoruba.
IFE   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "love" in Yoruba.
IGE   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "born feet first" in Yoruba.
IKENNA   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "father's power" in Igbo.
IME   m & f   Western African, Ibibio
Means "patience" in Ibibio.
KAYIN (1)   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "celebrated child" in Yoruba.
KAYODE   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "he brought joy" in Yoruba.
KOBINA   m   Western African, Akan
Variant of KWABENA
KOFI   m   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.
KOJO   m   Western African, Akan
Variant of KWADWO
KUNTO   f   Western African, Akan
Means "third child" in Akan.
KWABENA   m   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.
KWADWO   m   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.
KWAKU   m   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.
KWAME   m   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.
KWASI   m   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
KWEKU   m   Western African, Akan
Variant of KWAKU
KWESI   m   Western African, Akan
Variant of KWASI
LANRE   m   Western African, Yoruba
Short form of OLANREWAJU
LEKAN   m   Western African, Yoruba
Short form of OLAMILEKAN
LUMUSI   f   Western African, Ewe
Means "born face down" in Ewe.
MAMADOU   m   Western African
Form of MUHAMMAD used in western Africa.
MOJISOLA   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "wake up to wealth" in Yoruba.
MONIFA   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "I am lucky" in Yoruba.
NDIDI   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "patience" in Igbo.
NGOZI   f & m   Western African, Igbo
Means "blessing" in Igbo.
NKECHI   f   Western African, Igbo
Short form of NKECHINYERE
NKECHINYERE   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "what God has given" or "gift of God" in Igbo.
NKEMDILIM   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "let mine be mine" in Igbo.
NKIRU   f   Western African, Igbo
Short form of NKIRUKA
NKIRUKA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "the best is still to come" in Igbo.
NKRUMA   m & f   Western African, Akan
Means "ninth born child" in Akan.
NNAMDI   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "my father is alive" in Igbo... [more]
NNEKA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "my mother is supreme" in Igbo.
NNENNA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "father's mother" in Igbo... [more]
NNENNE   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "mother's mother" in Igbo... [more]
NSIA   m & f   Western African, Akan
Means "sixth born child" in Akan.
NSONOWA   m & f   Western African, Akan
Means "seventh born child" in Akan.
NWANNEKA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "my siblings are supreme" in Igbo.
OBI   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "heart" in Igbo.
OGECHUKWUKAMA   f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God's time is the best" in Igbo.
OLABODE   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "wealth returns" in Yoruba.
OLAMIDE   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "my wealth has arrived" in Yoruba.
OLAMILEKAN   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "my wealth is increased" in Yoruba.
OLANREWAJU   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "my wealth is the future" or "my wealth is moving forward" in Yoruba.
OLAYINKA   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "wealth surrounds me" in Yoruba.
OLUBUNMI   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "gift of God" in Yoruba.
OLUCHI   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "God's work" in Igbo.
OLUFEMI   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "God loves me" in Yoruba.
OLUFUNKE   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "God has cared for" in Yoruba.
OLUFUNMILAYO   f & m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "God gave me joy" in Yoruba.
OLUFUNMILOLA   f & m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "God gives me wealth" in Yoruba.
OLUJIMI   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "given by God" in Yoruba.
OLUKAYODE   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "God brings happiness" in Yoruba.
OLUMIDE   m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "God has come" in Yoruba.
OLUWAKANYINSOLA   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "God has added sweetness to my wealth" in Yoruba.
OLUWASEGUN   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "God has been victorious" in Yoruba.
OLUWASEUN   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "we thank God" in Yoruba.
OLUWASEYI   f & m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "God made this" in Yoruba.
OLUWATOYIN   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "God is worthy to be praised" in Yoruba.
OLUWAYEMISI   f & m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "God honours me" in Yoruba.
OMOBOLANLE   f & m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "a child who met wealth at home" in Yoruba.
OMOLARA   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "a child is family" in Yoruba.
ONI   f   Western African, Yoruba
Possibly means "born in sacred abode" in Yoruba.
ONYEKA   f   Western African, Igbo
Short form of ONYEKACHI
ONYEKACHI   f & m   Western African, Igbo
Means "who is greater than God?" in Igbo.
ONYEKACHUKWU   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Variant of ONYEKACHI, using Chukwu as the last element, which is the extended form of Chi meaning "God".
OPEYEMI   m & f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "I should give praise" in Yoruba.
SIMISOLA   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "rest in wealth" in Yoruba.
TEMITOPE   f & m   Western African, Yoruba
Means "enough to give thanks" in Yoruba.
THEMA   f   Western African, Akan
Means "queen" in Akan.
TITILAYO   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "eternal happiness" in Yoruba.
UDO (2)   f & m   Western African, Igbo
Means "peace" in Igbo.
UDUAK   m & f   Western African, Ibibio
Means "will, desire" in Ibibio.
UZOCHI   m   Western African, Igbo
Means "God's way" in Igbo.
UZOMA   m & f   Western African, Igbo
Means "good way" in Igbo.
YAA   f   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.
YAW   m   Western African, Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.
YEJIDE   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "image of the mother" in Yoruba.
YEWANDE   f   Western African, Yoruba
Means "mother has returned" in Yoruba.
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