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Ababuo f African
Ababuo means a child that keeps coming back. This name is mainly used in Ghana

Abam f African
Abam’s meaning is “second child after twins”

Abana f African
Variant of Abena.

Abdulbaki m African (Rare)
From Abdul + Baki.

Abias m African

Adeben m African
Means "twelfth born son".

Adejoke f African
Variant of Ajoke.

Afae m African
Diminutive of Afeworq.

Afe m African
Diminutive of Afeworq.

Afiya f African, Arabic
Means "health" in Arabic.

Agibu m Fula
Fulani name meaning ‘patient, meticulous’

Aguta m African
Allegedly a Lugbara name from Uganda.

Ahoefa f Ewe, African
Name of Ewa origin, meaning "peaceful" or "bringer of peace".

Ainsworth m African
Transferred use of the surname Ainsworth.

Aissatou f African
Variant of Aïssatou.

Akoele f Ewe, African
Name of Ewa origin, meaning "life is peaceful".

Akol m & f African
From Iteso in eastern uganda. Meaning nicelooking.

Akouvi f Ewe, African
Name of Ewe origin, meaning "God answered".

Akpené f Ewe, African
Name of Ewa origin, meaning "gratitude".

Akwokwo f African
Means "younger of twins" in Ga.

Alinuswe m African
Zambia

Allieu m African

Ama f African

Amadika f African
Is of African-Rhodesia origin and means "to be beloved".

Amari m African, Yoruba, Western African
A noted bearer was a Damel of Cayor, Amari Ngoné Ndella, who ruled from 1790 AD to 1809 AD. The Kingdom of Cayor was one of the largest of most powerful kingdoms in what is now Senegal, existing from 1549 AD to 1879 AD.

Amarjah f African

Amazie f & m African (Modern)
Gifted with purpose

Amenze f African, Edo, Nigerian
Benin... [more]

Amino f Somali, African
Somali variant of Amina.

Amukelani m & f African, Tsonga
Means "acceptance" in Tsonga.

Anaiya f African
Similar to Anaya meaning "look up to god".

Anansia f African
Feminine form of Anansi.

Andelyn f African

Aphiwe m & f African
Means "given" in Zulu.

Araba f African
Girl born on a Tuesday, in Akan. (Same as Abena)

Ardo m Fula
Meaning "chief" or "ruler".

Areyhu f Ethiopian, African

Arone m African (Rare)

Asana f African, Dagbani
The name Asana is a derivative of Hassan. ... [more]

Asanti f & m Swahili, African
means "thank you"

Asaye f African
From Africa/Ghana

Aseye f African
african, Means Happiness

Assata f African
Unknown Country- West African- adopted by Revolutionary Black activist Assata Shakur. Assata means "she who struggles", Shakur means "thankful one"

Atine f African (Rare)

Awazi f African (Rare)

Ayaba f African American (Rare), Yoruba (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), African (Rare)
From the Yoruba ayaba meaning "queen".

Ayelè f Ewe, African
Name of Ewa origin, meaning "happiness has come", "happiness is here".

Ayesu m & f African
Muslim African

Aynjel m & f African, African American, Jamaican Patois, Caribbean
A strongly phonetic spelling of the world "angel", especially used by those who speak Jamaican Patois and other English-based dialects of Caribbean Creole.

Azland f African, English (American, Rare)
As an African name it means "powerful". As an English name, it is an alternate spelling of Azlan which is a variant of Aslan, a Turkish name meaning "lion"... [more]

Azon f African

Bahaar f African
An African girl's name derived from "Bahar", meaning "Spring"

Bahiru m African, Ethiopian
Ethiopia

Bakhta f African, Arabic, Berber
Means "starry" in Berber.

Bassey m & f African
(Efik and Ibibio) origin meaning little god

Batandwa m & f African
Batandwa was a used name reffering to followers in Christianity.

Bekunda m African
It is used by the people of the switzerlan of uganda.... [more]

Belbiche f African

Bendo f African
This means is from a Liberian dialect. It means beautiful...

Benkos m Central African, Manding, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Benkos Biohó (died 1621), also known as Domingo Biohó, was said to have been born in either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, where he was seized by the Portuguese slaver Pedro Gomez Reynel, sold to businessman Juan Palacios, and later, after transportation to what is now Colombia in South America, sold again to the Spaniard Alonso del Campo in 1596, in Cartagena de Indias... [more]

Benta f African

Biruk m Ethiopian, African
Transferred use of the surname Biruk, after the footballer Shai Biruk.

Blessed f & m English (Puritan), African
From the English word "blessed" meaning "having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing; held in veneration; revered", ultimately from Old English blētsian, blēdsian "to consecrate (with blood)".

Bobley m African (Rare)

Buba m African

Bufawn f African

Chengetai m & f African, Shona
To protect/to take care of

Chiedza f African
Meaning Light/Dawn... [more]

Chikhulupiliro m & f African
Chichewa, means faith.

Chikira f African

Chikodinaka f African, Igbo
Means "in God's hands" in Igbo.

Chikomborero f & m African
Means"Blessings. comes from Zimbabwe

Chikwendu m Igbo, African
Means "God agrees to life", taken from the Igbo phrase o buru na chukwu kwe ndu ga-adi "if god agrees there will be life".

Chinangunga m & f African
Variety of vernacular language among people living along lake Nyasa in Tanzania.

Chinoza m African
Zezuru name for one who knows much but says less

Chinua m African, Nigerian, Igbo
meaning: god's own blessing... [more]

Chinue f African
Means "God's blessing".

Chitalu m African

Chuchu m & f African
Chu meaning "Life" it can be used as both a girl or boy name. It also link to another name Chuchu or Chu-Chu meaning double life.... [more]

Chukwunonso m African
Igbo land Eastern Nigeria - Chukwu(Almighty God) no(is) nso(near). God is near

Codjo m African

Coumba f Western African, Fula
Means "the one who has the strength" in Fula.

Dakari m African (?), African American (Modern)
Variant of Dakarai.

Daven m African, Tamil
Pronunciation: Dayven (pronounced as in "Dave" with an n)... [more]

Deka f & m African
An African name of unknown origin, this unisex baby name means "pleasing".

Dia f African, Mbama
Means "love" in Lembaama.

Diarra m African
sawhili

Dikele m African

Diksa m & f African
MEANING "PLAY", USED BY THE YUNGUR PEOPLE OF THE ADAMAWA HIGHLANDS IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA.NIGERIA.

Dipolelo f African
sotho

Diya f African, Mbama
Variant of Dia.

Djama m Manding
Means “the crowd” in Bambara.

Djenabou f Fula

Dorah f English (Rare), South African (Rare), African, Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Dora.

Dujonou f Manding
Liberian Kpelle name meaning "peacemaker".

Dya f African, Mbama
Variant of Dia.

Ebun f Yoruba, African
Meaning "gift" in Yoruba.

Echichinwo m & f African
Ikwerre name. Used in Rebisi Kingdom,Port Harcourt,(Nigeria). Meaning 'a baby delivered at the appropriate time'

Edebe f African
The name originates from Sudan, in the concrete tribe of Gurfan meaning the first, princess.

Edoghogho m & f African, Isoko, Edo
This name which means "Day of Joy," originates from the Isoko and Edo ethnolinguistic groups of Southern Nigeria which is located on the West Coast of Africa. Broken down, it means: "Ede - Day" and "Oghogho - joy" (Which is also very common as a name in both these cultures) When combined however, it morphs into the spelling: "Edoghogho" meaning "Day of Joy" or "The Day of Joy." Phonetically, it can be pronounced "Ed-o-ghor-ghor" with the "r" silent.

Edwell m African (Rare)

Egberta f African (Rare), Antillean Creole (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of Egbert.

Ehioze m African
means "above the envy of others" and is of Benin origin

Ejatu f Western African, Fula
Sierra Leonean name, allegedly derived from Arabic eja ati meaning "movement", or perhaps a form of Aïchatou.

Ejiga m African
Ejiga is an igala name from kogi state of in the central region of nigeria

Ejovwokoghene m & f African
African(Nigerian)

Ekemeni f Nigerian, African

Ekirah f African

Elfnesh f African
From Ethiopia

Elshaday f & m African, Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of El Shaddai.

Eminotun m African
Title of High Chief in Ijebu part of OWO in ONDO

Emmalette f African

Eno m & f African
gift, to give, of (Efik and Ibibio) origin

Epie m African
Bakossi Cameroonian Coastal Bantu

Eshu m African, Yoruba
A god of the Yoruba of West Africa.

Eucabeth f African
Kenyan name for Jochebed

Evangelise f & m African American, African
Possibly an invented name, a combination Evangeline and Elise. Another possibility is that it's taken from the British spelling of 'evangelize', which is the English word meaning "to preach the gospel".

Evera f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), African (Rare)

Eyram m African
Ghanian name.

Faderera f African
Meaning"God's Crown"

Fakaba m African (?)

Falala f Western African, Fula
Means "born into abundance" in Fula.

Fally f English, African
Diminutive of Eliphal.

Famara m Manding, Wolof, Western African
From the name of the Manding ruler Famara Mané (or Nfamara Mané), who lead a revolt in the kingdom of Kaabu in 1865. It is mostly used throughout Senegal and The Gambia.

Fanta f Manding, Eastern African
Mande form of Fatima.

Fayola f African
Good fortune walks with honor.

Fedens f African
Meaning unknown. This was the name of Tatiana Rusesabagina's sister-in-law, portrayed by Leleti Khumalo in 'Hotel Rwanda' (2004).

Felly m African

Fiba f African
This is name for a woman born on Friday. The name may mean mild and gentle. It's derived from the Akan name Afua with the same meaning and shows contamination from the Christian name Phoebe which has a similiar pronunciation... [more]

Fikre f Ethiopian, African
Meaning "my love" or "love."

Filbeth m African

Finda f African

Firew m African
Amharic name originated in Ethiopia. meaning 'the seed'.

Folayan f Yoruba, African
means "to walk in dignity"

Foluke m & f African, Nigerian
means Placed in God's hands

Fortunate f African (Rare)
From the English word Fortunate, "favoured by or involving good luck; lucky."

Fracia f African

Fuseini m African, Dagbani
In Northern Ghana, it is the name given to the second born of a pair of twin girls. The first born twin is named Fuseini According to superstition, the second twin is considered to be the older twin because it is said that during the trauma of birth, the older twin send the younger twin ahead to make sure the world is safe.

Galgalu f African
born in the evening in Boran

Gamilah f African
Gamilah is the name of one of the daughters of Activist Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz.

Given f & m English (Puritan), African
From the English word given, meaning "A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.".... [more]

Glodi m African

Glodie m & f African

Godwinson m African (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Godwinson.

Goodluck m African
A famous bearer is the Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.

Gowan m African
Means "Rainmaker" and originates from Africa, notably Nigeria.

Gowon m African, Ngas, Nigerian
A common name used among the Jos Plateau people of Nigeria.

Gozzi m New World Mythology, African
Son Of a God

Guidado m African

Gyrano m African

Habraham m African (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Abraham, occasionally found in Latin America and French-speaking African countries.

Hafisa f African

Hanzila f & m African

Hassina f African, Arabic
Variant of Haseena used most often in Africa.

Helaria f African

Hondo m Shona, African
means "war"

Honest m & f English (Puritan), African
From the English word meaning "honorable, virtuous". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans around the 17th century.

Houevi f Ewe, African
Name of Ewe origin, meaning "joy".

Hyelni f African
Name means 'God has given me'. It is used by the burah's of Garkida in Adamawa state of Nigeria.

Ibironke f African
Nigerian meaning 'you are to be cared for and pampered' or 'family has someone to care for.'

Ibiye m & f African
An ancient Kalabari meaning Good mainly used as a prefix.

Igolo f & m African
Meaning: Biblical name (in Nigeria of Africa) that means 'the star that the three wise men followed when Christ was born.'... [more]

Ikana m African (Rare)

Ikeem m African
africa

Ikuto m & f African

Ima-obong f African
Nigerian(Akwa-Ibom)

Imoni f African American, African
Variant of Imani.

Inalegwu m African
popular among the Idoma people of Benue State of Nigeria.translate in English 'as Innocent'.

Irekanmi f African, Yoruba
"It is now my turn for good things"

Iruka f & m African (Rare)

Isatu f African

Itunu f African

Iwani f African
Means "speak out".

Jabai m African
Named after a african serial killer in the 5th century.

Jabree m African (Americanized, Rare)

Ja'ebun m African
Used for the warrior of the tribe KIKI in Nigeria

Jasiba f African (Rare)
Meaning "wealthy noble princess" and "one who descends from the highest regal nobility" ... [more]

Jebet f African
Kalenjin name from the Rift Valley area of Kenya. Means born 'during the day'.

Jeizan m African (Rare)

Jimu m African (?)

Joikea f African
Means "joy" in the Nuer language.

Jomo m African (Rare)
Jomo Kenyatta was the first Prime Minister and President of Kenya.

Jorley m African
Name of African origin, meaning "peace".

Joshi m African
Means "galloping" in Swahili.

Jumoki f & m African, Yoruba, Nigerian
Jumoki which in Nigerian means "everyone loves the baby". There is a dog on youtube named Moki, which is short for Jumoki.

Kabena f & m English, African
Allegedly a form of Kwabena. While this name seems to be used exclusively as a masculine name in Africa, in English-speaking countries it is predominantly used as a feminine name.

Kafele m African
Origin uncertain, possibly a Chewa name.

Kafi f & m African, Muslim
means "sufficient" and "quiet"

Kahlimma f & m African (Rare)

Kaima f African
Name of African origin, meaning "Our God", or "the God we know", or also "gift of God".

Kaleema f African (Rare)

Kalembe f African

Kanau m African
Allegedly used among the Limba people of Sierra Leone.

Karamoko m Manding, Western African
Means "cleric-teacher" in the Manding languages.

Karo m African
It is Isoko name, Niger Delta Nigeria.

Kataka m African
From the Kenyan Luhya tribe for a leader or elder.

Kataya f African

Kaunda f & m African
swahilli... [more]

Kayen m African
(Nigerian)"celebrated", (Yoruba)" long-hoped-for child"

Keleya f African Mythology, Manding (Archaic)
Keleya is a character in "Sundiata", an epic of old Mali. Keleya was known as the best cook in the Sosso Kingdom in the 11th-12th Century.... [more]

Kemba f & m African, Caribbean
Means "peel" in Swahili and "full of faith" in a Central African language.... [more]

Kendero m African

Keolebogile f & m Tswana, African
I thanked (God).

Kgabu m & f African, Zulu
Means "to decorate richly" in Zulu.

Khethiwe f African, Zulu
Means "chosen, the one who is chosen" in Zulu.

Khotso m & f African
Means 'Peace'Tshwana(South African)

Kimani m African
"Adventurous" or "sailor" Kukiyu tribe in the nation state of Kenya.

Kimara f African (Modern)

Kingsford m Scottish, African
Transferred use of the surname Kingsford.

Kinsa f African (Rare)

Kipani f African

Kipenzi f & m Swahili, African
means "darling", "favorite", "loved one"

Kizito m African
Means "Gift from God" or "Child who God loves". St. Kizito is the youngest of the 22 Ugandan martyrs. He is the patron saint of children and primary schools.

Kolajo m African
An Ancient name of Yoruba Origin, it means 'gather wealty'

Komla m African
Used in Ghana, West Africa. Means Tuesday born boy in Ewe

Konadu f & m African
Used among Akan peoples in Ghana, West Africa. Can be used as a first name and surname.

Kondo m Swahili, African
means "war"

Kosia m & f African

Kosy f African
Nigerian

Kromanti m African
War god of ghana

Kucheli f African
Name used by the people of northern Borno state, and Garkida area in Adamawa state. They are called the burah's and paburs.

Kuda m & f African (?)
Means "love" in Zimbabwe.

Kumba f African
A name given to the second girl child from a tribe in the Lofa county of Liberia by the kissi tribes.

Kurai m African

Kuwilileni f African (Rare)
This name is used by a Buzzfeed Employee.

Kuziva m & f African
Zimbabwe/Shona

Kwoth m African, Nuer
The supreme god of the Nuer (South Sudan) who manifests himself in natural phenomena. They believe he is benign god who protects the poor and the unhappy.

Kyha f African (Modern), Indigenous American (Modern)
Variant of Kaia

Laamiiɗo m Fula
A Fulani honorific term, derived from the root laamu, meaning “leadership”

Lakia f African
Means "treasure" in Swahili.

Lameck m African
Variant of Lamech.

Lamido m Fula (Anglicized), Nigerian
Anglicized form of Laamiiɗo.

Lamin m African
Given to the first born boy in The Gambia

Lawalo m Manding, African Mythology, Western African
Lawalo is a figure in the oral tradition of the Keita dynasty, who claim descent from Lawalo as one of the sons of Bilal... [more]

Leeanne f African

Lekie f & m African, Ogoni, Nigerian

Lenneisha f African
a african bug

Likanos m African, Ethiopian

Livona f African

Locardia f African (Rare), English (Rare)
Locardia Ndandarika (1945-) is a Zimbabwean sculptor, the first woman in her country to take up stone carving professionally.

Lovenie f African
From the word "love".

Lual m African

Lutendo f & m African
Means: Faith... [more]

Madou m African

Makafan m African

Makane m African

Makida f African
In Ethiopia, Makida was another name for the Queen of Sheba.

Makiese m & f African, Kongo
Means "happiness" in Kikongo.

Maleba m African
African name, originally from Angola

Mamadi m Western African, Manding
Possibly a variant form of Mamadu.

Mangeni f & m African
means "baby who was born when there is plenty of fish" and is of Bantu origin

Mansa m & f Manding, Akan
Title for "king" or "ruler", now also used as a name. Can also mean "third daughter" in Twi, which is in the Akan language family.

Maseray f African

Mashudu m & f African
Mashudu is a name used the Vha-Venda tribe in the far north of South Africa (Limpopo Province). The name means Luck

Masiko f African
'culture'

Matshadi f African
Setswana

Maurisha f African
It's a female version of Maurice, which means "from Mauritania", current Morocco.

Mawatta f Manding

Mawena f Ewe, African
Name of Ewe origin. meaning "God is good".

Mawuena f African
god is the giver... [more]

Mayowa m & f African
Some sources say this name means "one who brings joy".... [more]

Mechine f African (Modern, Rare)
African name meaning "Tears/Sadness." From common dialect of Bassa. Appearance in Liberia and Ghana.... [more]

Medinah f African American, African
Variant of Medina.

Mekdes f African
African, Ethiopia

Melei f African (Rare)

Meleke f Manding
Meleke is Bambara for the following word. "Angel"

Memoire f & m African American, African
Variant of Memoir.

Menethe f African

Mengesha m African
A name once found mainly amongst the higher-up figures of Imperial Ethiopia, often superseding important titles of royal hierarchy. Now a much rarer name in modern Ethiopia.

Menkam m Bamileke, African
noble child, ... [more]

Mervie m African

Minata f African
'mother of joy'

Mindogan m African

Minimah f African (Rare)

Minkah m African
Possibly means "Justice". This is the given name of an NFL player, Minkah Fitzpatrick.

Miriro f & m African, Shona
Started in the early 1900's. Name was given to the second born daughter of the family. Name means "to be expected." Basically the one who was waited for.

Miru f African
Swahili

Mizani f African
African,Ghana."Chemistry, Beauty, and Balance"

Mjata m African (Rare)

Mɔmɔlu m Manding

Mobe m & f African
Meaning uncertain.

Modupe-oluwa m & f Yoruba, African
Combination of Yoruba Modupe "I thank" or "thank you" and Oluwa meaning "God, lord".

Momodou m African
Momodou means Mohammad it is an african name coming from an arabic name.... [more]

Morciré m Manding (Gallicized)
Susu name of unknown meaning.

Moriba m African
The name Moriba originates from the Mali empire(Mandingo). The name means "a big and powerful man" in the region.

Mountaga m African
Meaning unknown.

Mpazi m Mwanga, Southern African, African
A lion

Mpumi f & m African
Means 'survivor' in Zulu

Msengi m African
Tsonga and Shangaan origins

Mugwe m African
The name Mugwe is common among the Kikuyu and Ameru of Kenya on the East coast of Africa.... [more]

Mulele m African, Swahili
"Flying man," "man who flies," or "man of flight." The prefix "mu-" expresses "man of" or "man from" in the Swahili language. One interpretation would be that this is approximately equal to "angel," but because there are numerous parts of Africa where there are lots of devout Christians, I would lean towards the interpretation "man who runs quickly."

Muma m & f African

Mumbe f African
From term 'umba' which means create. Means beautiful one. Used among the Kamba community in kenya. Related to mumbi from the kikuyu which means creator. both derived from 'umba' to create.

Musanete m African, Shona
Means "do not get tired" in Shona.

Muta m African

Mutah m & f Arabic, African

Mutunga m African
comes from term tunga which means to return, replace, put back in kamba. Used to name people born after the death of a person in a family. They are taken to be replacements for the departed. the feminine form is mutungwa... [more]

Muwaabe m African
East African - Lusoga ... [more]

Mwai m & f African, Western African
Chichewa, means "luck".... [more]

Mwongeli f African
AFRICAN NAME FROM KENYA. USED IN KAMBA TRIBE.THE NAME IS MOSTLY USED IF FOR SOME REASON A MOTHER HAS A GIRL AFTER ANOTHER TO MEAN YOU ARE BLESSED WITH ANOTHER GIRL.ITS A FEMALE NAME.MAY ALSO BE USED TO MEAN A BLESSING