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This is a list of names in which the usage is African; and the meaning contains the keyword good.
gender
usage
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good meaning
Alheri f Hausa
Means "the charitable, the good" in Hausa, from Arabic خير (khayr).
Ayaan 2 f Somali
Means "good luck" in Somali.
Bahati f & m Swahili
Means "luck, good fortune" in Swahili, ultimately from Persian بخت (bakht).
Chiamaka f Igbo
Means "God is more beautiful" in Igbo.
Chidimma f Igbo
Means "God is good" in Igbo.
Chioma f Igbo
Means "good God" in Igbo, derived from Chi 2, referring to God, and ọ́má meaning "good, beautiful".
Enyonam f Ewe
Means "it is good for me" in Ewe.
Enzokuhle m & f Zulu, Xhosa
Means "to do good" in Zulu and Xhosa, from the roots enza "to do" and hle "beautiful, good".
Ifeoma f Igbo
Means "good thing" in Igbo, derived from ífé meaning "thing" and ọ́má meaning "good, beautiful".
Ijeoma f Igbo
Means "good journey" in Igbo.
Lethokuhle f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "bring goodness" in Zulu and Xhosa, from the roots letha "to bring" and hle "beautiful, good".
Lungile f & m Zulu, Ndebele
Means "correct, right, good" in Zulu and Ndebele.
Mawunyo m & f Ewe
Means "God is good" in Ewe.
Mbalenhle f Zulu
From Zulu imbali "flower" and hle "beautiful".
Melokuhle f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "stand for goodness" in Zulu and Xhosa, from the roots mela "to stand for, to represent" and hle "beautiful, good".
Minenhle f & m Zulu
From Zulu imini "day" and hle "beautiful".
Monifa f Yoruba (Rare)
Means "I am lucky" in Yoruba.
Nonhle f Xhosa
From the Xhosa feminine prefix no- combined with hle "beautiful".
Nontle f Xhosa
Variant of Nonhle.
Okuhle f & m Zulu, Xhosa
Means "that which is beautiful, that which is good" in Zulu and Xhosa.
Sisay m Amharic
Means "good omen" in Amharic.
Uzoma m & f Igbo
Means "good way" in Igbo.
Zanokuhle f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "come with goodness" in Zulu and Xhosa, from the roots za "to come, to approach" and hle "beautiful, good".