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Abidemi m & f Yoruba
Means "born in my absence" in Yoruba. It is typically given to children born when the father is away.

Abimbola f & m Yoruba
Means "born to me with wealth" in Yoruba.

Aiman 1 f Kazakh
Possibly means "my moon" in Kazakh, from ай (ay) meaning "moon" and the Persian possessive من (man) meaning "my". Aiman and Sholpan are sisters in a 19th-century Kazakh epic poem, later adapted into the 1934 play Aiman-Sholpan by Mukhtar Auezov.

Alemayehu m & f Amharic
Means "I have seen the world" in Amharic.

Ayomide f & m Yoruba
Means "my joy has arrived" in Yoruba.

Bamidele m & f Yoruba
Means "follow me home" in Yoruba.

Chidubem m & f Igbo
Means "God is guiding me" in Igbo.

Chijindum m & f Igbo (Rare)
Means "God holds my life" in Igbo.

Chisom f & m Igbo
Means "God goes with me" in Igbo.

Daigo m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 悟 (go) meaning "enlightenment" or 吾 (go) meaning "I, me". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Django m Popular Culture
The name of Romani-French musician Django Reinhardt (1910-1953), whose real name was Jean. It is possibly from a Romani word meaning "I awake", though it might in fact be derived from the name Jean 1. This is the name of the title character in the Italian western movie Django (1966), as well as numerous subsequent films.

Enyonam f Ewe
Means "it is good for me" in Ewe.

Folami m & f Yoruba (Rare)
Means "respect and honour me" in Yoruba.

Fumnanya f & m Igbo
Means "love me" in Igbo.

Funmilayo f Yoruba
Means "give me joy" in Yoruba, also a short form of Olufunmilayo or Oluwafunmilayo.

Gbemisola f Yoruba
Means "carry me into wealth" in Yoruba.

Ishmerai m Biblical
Means "he guards me" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.

Ishvi m Biblical
Means "he resembles me" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Asher in the Old Testament.

Ithiel m Biblical
Possibly means "God is with me" in Hebrew. This is the name of a minor character in the Old Testament.

Ittai m Biblical
From a Hebrew name spelled variously אִתַּי ('Ittai) or אִיתַי ('Itai) meaning "with me". In the Old Testament this is the name of one of King David's mighty men.

Kefilwe m & f Tswana
Means "I was given" in Tswana, derived from filwe "given".

Kelebogile f & m Tswana
Means "I am thankful" in Tswana, derived from leboga "to be thankful, to thank".

Khnum-Khufu m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ẖnmw-ḫwfw meaning "Khnum protects me". This was the full name of the pharaoh Khufu.

Li 2 f & m Hebrew
Means "to me" in Hebrew.

Liel f & m Hebrew
Means "my God" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and אֵל ('el) "God".

Lior m & f Hebrew
Means "my light" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and אוֹר ('or) "light".

Liraz m & f Hebrew
Means "my secret" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and רָז (raz) "secret".

Liron m & f Hebrew
Means "my song, my joy" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and רֹן (ron) "joy, song".

Lital f Hebrew
Means "my dew" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and טַל (tal) "dew".

Mojisola f Yoruba
Means "I wake up to wealth" in Yoruba.

Monifa f Yoruba (Rare)
Means "I am lucky" in Yoruba.

Nayeli f Zapotec (Hispanicized), Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly from Zapotec nadxiie lii meaning "I love you" or nayele' meaning "open".

Nkemdilim f Igbo
Means "that which is mine belongs to me" in Igbo.

Nnamdi m Igbo
Means "my father is alive" in Igbo. This name is given to a child when it is believed that he is a reincarnation of his grandfather.

Odelia 2 f Hebrew
Means "I will thank Yahweh" in Hebrew. This is a modern Hebrew name probably inspired by Odelia 1.

Oghenekevwe m & f Urhobo
Means "God provided for me" in Urhobo.

Olamide m & f Yoruba
Means "my wealth has arrived" in Yoruba.

Olamilekan m Yoruba
Means "my wealth is increased by one" in Yoruba.

Olayinka f & m Yoruba
Means "wealth surrounds me" in Yoruba.

Olubunmi f Yoruba
Means "God gives to me" in Yoruba.

Olufemi m Yoruba
Means "God loves me" in Yoruba.

Olufunmilayo f Yoruba
Means "God gives me joy" in Yoruba.

Olufunmilola f Yoruba
Means "God gives me wealth" in Yoruba.

Olujimi m Yoruba
Means "God forgives me" in Yoruba.

Olumide m Yoruba
Means "my God has come" in Yoruba.

Oluwafemi m Yoruba
Variant of Olufemi.

Oluwafunmilayo f Yoruba
Variant of Olufunmilayo.

Oluwayemisi f Yoruba
Means "God honours me" in Yoruba.

Opeyemi f & m Yoruba
Means "gratitude is suitable for me" in Yoruba.

Orli f Hebrew
Means "light for me" in Hebrew.

Pipaluk f Greenlandic
Means "sweet little thing who belongs to me" in Greenlandic.

Shealtiel m Biblical
Means "I have asked of God" in Hebrew. This was the name of the son of King Jeconiah of Judah and the father of Zerubbabel in the Old Testament.

Shingo m Japanese
From Japanese 真 (shin) meaning "real, genuine" or 慎 (shin) meaning "prudent, careful" combined with 吾 (go) meaning "I, me". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Shirli f Hebrew
Means "song for me" in Hebrew.

Sneferu m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian snfr-wj meaning "(he) has made me beautiful", from snfr "to make beautiful", a derivative of nfr "beautiful, good". This was the name of the founder of the 4th dynasty during Egypt's Old Kingdom (27th century BC).

Spomenka f Croatian
From Croatian spomenak meaning "forget-me-not (flower)".

Temitope f & m Yoruba
Means "mine is worthy of gratitude" in Yoruba.

Yewande f Yoruba
Means "mother has found me" in Yoruba.

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