This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is African.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Angweng f Luo"birthed during the season of white ants (termites, i.e. rainy season)"
Anindo f Luomeans that the mother slept a lot during pregnancy
Antobam f AkanMeans "posthumous child" in Fante. It is typically given to a child whose father died before they were born.
Anuarite f Central African (Rare)Of uncertain origin, allegedly meaning "one who laughs at war". This is best known as the name of the Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta (1939-1964), a Congolese nun who was killed at the age of 24 during the Congo Crisis; she was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1985.
Aoro f Luo"born during a very dry season"
Aoua f Western AfricanVariant of
Awa. A notable bearer was Malian independence activist Aoua Kéita (1912-1980).
Aphelele m & f Xhosa, ZuluMeans "complete, whole, all present" in Xhosa and Zulu. Often given to the last child to be born in a family.
Apolot f Eastern AfricanOrigin- Iteso people of eastern Uganda and Western Kenya, from the Ateso language, a derivative of the Teso-Turkana language and eastern Nilotic culture. ... [
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Araba f AfricanGirl born on a Tuesday, in Akan. (Same as Abena)
Arachie m & f IgboPossibly means "to have chosen a portion ahead of another; to supplant" in Igbo.
Aret f EfikMeans "born on a market day" in Efik.
Arukubu f & m IjawMeans "a child born in a canoe" in Ijaw.
Arumirirarudo f ShonaIt means "she has waited for love", or "one who has waited on love", a shorter form of the name can be
Arumi or
Rudo.
Arziki f HausaMeans "wealth, riches; prosperity" in Hausa.
Asaaseasa m & f AkanMeans "the land is finished" in Akan. The implication of this name is that there is no more land for the dead to be buried - so the child is encouraged to live as there will be no more space for his/her burial.
Asabi f YorubaMeans "one selected for birth" in Yoruba.
Asamoah m & f Western African, AkanMeans "apostles" in Akan. It is also a surname. A famous bearer is Ghanaian soccer player Asamoah Gyan (1985-).
Asari f EfikThe name Asari, which is originally an Efik name, means "choosy","selective".
Ashira m & f ShonaMeaning “receive; accept; welcome”, the fuller version of the name is
Gashira.
Ashu m & f Kenyang, JaghamFrom Kenyang
sǒ meaning "wash, clean, clear." Alternatively it could stem from the verb
sǔ in Ejagham which has the same meaning.
Asisat f NigerianThe name of the professional woman football player Asisat Oshoala, playing for FC Barcelona.
Assata f AfricanUnknown Country- West African- adopted by Revolutionary Black activist Assata Shakur. Assata means "she who struggles", Shakur means "thankful one"
Ássuma m & f BandialMeans "the nice one" or "the unselfish one" in Bandial.
Atem f & m Jagham, KenyangMeans "friends" in Jagham and Kenyang as it's the plural of
ǹ-tèm meaning "friend".
Athiambo f Luo"born late in the evening". Thought to be an intelligent person.
Auma f Luo"someone delivered with the face down or through the caesarean process"
Awaran m & f IjawMeans "a child born during the august break in the rainy season" in Ijaw.
Awino f LuoMeans "born with the cord around" in Luo.
Awiti f Luo"someone birthed after a misfortune, such as a difficult birth process"
Awonke m & f XhosaMeans "united" or "we are all here" in Xhosa, often given to the last-born child in a family.
Aya f BaouléDerived from Baoulé
ya "Friday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Friday".
Ayakpo f & m IjawMeaning "new world or life" in Ijaw.
Ayamba f & m Jagham, KenyangMeans "he/she opened the way" in Ejagham, used for the first of twins.
Ayanti m & f EfikMeans "will you remember me?" in Efik.
Ayebatonye m & f IjawMeans "what God has destined" or "destiny" in Ijaw.
Ayen f DinkaRelated with a specific kind of cow in Dinka language.
Ayinde m & f YorubaMeans "we gave praises and he came" in Yoruba.
Aylintá f Western AfricanThe name Aylintá comes from the West African nation of Senegal and means Bearer of Light or Bringer of Light.
Ayoka f YorubaMeans "one we rejoice to pluck" in Yoruba.
Ayuk m & f Jagham, KenyangMeans "they have heard" in Jagham and Kenyang, from the pronoun and root
á meaning "they" and
yúk meaning "to hear".
Azumi f HausaMeans "month of fasting" in Hausa, traditionally given to girls born during Ramadan.
Azwianewi m & f VendaMeans "something that cannot be told" in Tshivenda.
Badiambila m & f LubaMeans "let them speak among themselves" in Luba-Kasai.
Bahaar f AfricanAn African girl's name derived from "Bahar", meaning "Spring"
Baleba f LubaMeans "they have birthed" in Luba-Kasai, one of the Luba languages.
Basambilu f TsongaFrom the Xitsonga
basa meaning "clean, white, pure" and
mbilu meaning "heart".
Batandwa m & f AfricanBatandwa was a used name reffering to followers in Christianity.
Behati f AfrikaansPossibly an Afrikaans variant of
Beata. It is the name of Namibian fashion model Behati Prinsloo (b. 1989).
Beke m & f Ijaw, OgoniMeans "America" or "American" in Khana and "English" in Ijaw.
Bendo f AfricanThis means is from a Liberian dialect. It means beautiful...
Beru f BaribaName traditionally given to the sixth born daughter.
Betang m & f KenyangDerived from
bɛtaŋ meaning "power" in Kenyang.
Beydaan f SomaliSomali feminine name taken directly from the ordinary vocabulary word for "almond", which is perhaps ultimately from Persian
بادام (
bâdâm) "almond".