Submitted Names in Cameroon

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.

Kulukulu m & f Central African
Unknown meaning. It has seen some usage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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)
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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”

Laïka f French (African)

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

Langton m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Langton, chiefly used in Zimbabwe.

Laquinta f African American (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Laquan

Larona f English (African)

Laurenne f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Lauren which first surfaced in the 1950s.

Lawrent m English (African)
Variant of Laurent.

Lazarous m English (African)
Variant of Lazarus.

Leeanne f African

Lefils m Haitian Creole, French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Lefils.

Leïticia f French (African, Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi)

Lekie f & m African, Ogoni, Nigerian

Lendl m English (African, Rare), Caribbean
Transferred use of the surname Lendl.

Lenira f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Likely a variant of Lenir.

Lenneisha f African
a african bug

Lèo m Central African
Congolese form of Leo and the French equivalent Léo.

Leões m Portuguese (African)
"lions" in Portuguese

Léonelle f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Léonel, predominantly found in French-speaking African countries.

Léonora f French, French (African)
French form of Leonora. This name is borne by Léonora Miano (1973-), an award-winning Cameroonian writer.

Levis m English (African)

Leviticus m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), African American
From the name of the book of the Old Testament, which means "of the Levites, of the tribe of Levi". Some parents in the United States view it as a full form or more formal version of the name Levi.

Leya f Central African, Southern African
Unknown origin. It is specially popular in the RD Congo, Zambia and Uganda.

Lianja m & f Lingala, Central African, African Mythology
The name of a major demigod in the Lingala/Mongo-Nkundo mythology complex.

Liano m English (African)
Masculine Form Of Liana

Light m & f English (African)
From the English word light meaning "Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light".... [more]

Lightness f English (African)
From the English word lightness meaning "the amount of lights". This name is mainly found in Tanzania.

Likanos m African, Ethiopian

Liksia m Central African (Rare, ?)

Liliano m Portuguese (African)
Masculine form of Liliana.

Lindalva f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Contraction of Linda and Dalva. This name was borne by Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira.

Lionelle f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Lionel.

Lionnel m French, French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Lionel.

Living m English (African)
Either from the English word living or a short form of Livingstone.

Livingstone m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Livingstone.

Livona f African

Lô m Central African
A Kom name.

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.

Lomana m Central African
Trésor Lomana LuaLua (/ˈtrɛzɔr ləˈmɑːnə luːˌɑːluːˈɑː/; born 28 December 1980) is a Congolese footballer who plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Akhisar Belediyespor and the Congo DR national team.

Lordina f English (African)
Feminine form of Lord. This name is primarily used in Ghana.

Loveday f & m English (African), English (British, Rare), Cornish (Rare), Medieval English, Literature
Medieval form of the Old English name Leofdæg, literally "beloved day". According to medieval English custom, a love day or dies amoris was a day for disputants to come together to try to resolve their differences amicably... [more]

Loveness f English (African)
From the rare English word loveness meaning "love".

Lovenie f African
From the word "love".

Lual m African

Lucresse f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (African, Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Middle French form of Lucretia, still occasionally found in French-speaking Africa.

Ludimila f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Variant of Ludmila.

Lukeny m & f Central African, Mbundu
Means "little mouse" in the Kimbundu language of Angola.

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

Maame f Central African (Latinized, Rare)
Maame comes from Africa, and is said to mean 'pearl', or 'mother', depending on the variation.

Macaire m French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Macarius.

Macmillan m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname MacMillan.

Maculate f English (African)
Truncated form of Immaculate.

Madaleno m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Masculine form of Madalena.

Madou m African

Maelyn f English (African, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Mae and the popular name suffix lyn.

Magdalane f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

Magdalène f French (Archaic), French (African)
Earlier form of Madeleine, as well as a more learned borrowing of Magdalena. This form is now mainly used in French-speaking African countries.

Magdelène f French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Magdalène. This form is now mainly used in French-speaking African countries.

Mahamat m Central African, Thai (Muslim)
Form of Muhammad used in central Africa and Thailand.

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

Mallen m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Mallen.

Mampenda m & f Central African

Manette f Luxembourgish, Louisiana Creole, Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Marie. In Louisiana, this name was also considered a rhyming variant of Nanette.

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

Manouchka f Haitian Creole, French (African, Rare), French (Rare)
French form of Manushka. (Cf. Manouschka, Manoushka.) A known bearer is Gabonese filmmaker Manouchka Kelly Labouba.

Marcelat f Central African

Marcolino m History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Italian and Portuguese form of Marcolinus.

Margotte f French (African, Rare)
Variant of Margot.

Mariath f English (African, Rare)

Marilson m Portuguese (African)

Marjorine f English (African, Rare)
Elaboration of Marjorie chiefly used in Uganda.

Marseline f English (African), French (African)
Variant of Marceline.

Marvellous m & f English (African)
From Old French merveillos "marvelous, wonderful"

Marygold f English (African, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Marigold, or perhaps a transferred use of the surname Marygold.

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'

Massiré m French (African)
French form of Massire, a french footballer got this name: Massiré Kanté.

Mathews m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Mathews.

Matshadi f African
Setswana

Maurille m French (African, Rare), French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Maurilius.

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

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

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

Maxeline f French (Rare, Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Maxellende.

Maxette f French (Caribbean), French (African, Rare)

Maximienne f Malagasy, French (African)
Feminine form of Maximien.

Màyeyn f Central African
A Kom name.

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

Mbala m Central African
From Mbala Mbuta Biscotte, a Congolese soccer player

Mbi m & f Kenyang
Means "road" in Kenyang.

Mbia m & f Kenyang, Jagham
From Kenyang ḿbyáy meaning "pumpkin leaves", a plant species indigenous to Southern Nigeria.

Mbù f Central African
A Kom name.

Mbwui m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Corruption of m̀-búi meaning "goat."

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

Médiatrice f French (African)
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare English and Spanish/Portuguese equivalents Mediatrix and Mediatriz, Portuguese Medianeira and Spanish/Portuguese Mediadora).

Mediatrix f English (African), Filipino
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare Spanish/Portuguese and French equivalents Mediatriz and Médiatrice, Portuguese Medianeira and Spanish/Portuguese Mediadora).

Medinah f African American, African
Variant of Medina.

Medius f & m English (African), Eastern African
Borrowed from Latin medius meaning "middle; half; moderate; indifferent." It is mostly used in Uganda where, compared to other surrounding countries, it is usually feminine in usage.

Mekdes f African
African, Ethiopia

Melei f African (Rare)

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]

Merci f & m French (African, Rare)
Occasionally used in reference to the French word merci "gratitude; thanks", as evidenced by combination names like Dieu-Merci ("Thank you, God").

Mercyline f English (African), French (African)
Variant of Marceline by incorporating Mercy.

Merveille f & m French (African, Rare), English (Rare)
French cognate of Marvel.

Mervie m African

Meshack m English (African), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Meshach.

Miladie f English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Milady.

Militina f Russian (Rare), Estonian (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Melitina.

Minata f African
'mother of joy'

Mindogan m African

Minette f French (Belgian, Rare), French (African), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, Filipino
Diminutive of Mina 1 and names containing mine, such as Hermine or Guillaumine... [more]

Minèvre f French (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Minerve, which is the French form of Minerva. Also compare the somewhat similar-looking names Ginevra and Guenièvre.

Minimah f African (Rare)

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

Miquelina f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Gascon, Provençal
Portuguese diminutive of Micaela and Gascon and Provençal form of Micheline.

Mirabel f French (African), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Italian, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French mirable "wonderful; admirable", ultimately from Latin mirabilis "wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, amazing" (compare Mirabelle).

Miriame f Muslim, French (African), Haitian Creole
Variant of Myriam. Also compare Myriame.

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.

Mirtília f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)

Miru f African
Swahili

Misheck m English (African)
Variant of Meshach.

Missionary f & m English (African, Rare)
From English missionary, particularly in the context of Christianity.

Mita f Bamileke
Bagangte, Cameroon

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

Mjata m African (Rare)

Mobe m & f African
Meaning uncertain.

Mobutu m Central African
Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-1997), born Joseph-Desiré Mobutu, was the military dictator and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (which Mobutu renamed Zaire in 1971) from 1965 to 1997. He also served as Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity in 1967-1968.

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

Mohammadou m Central African
Variant of Mohammad.

Mohombi m Central African
From Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo, known professionally as Mohombi, a Swedish-Congolese singer-songwriter and dancer.

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

Monalisa f Indian, Brazilian, English (African), English (American, Rare), Various
From Mona Lisa meaning "Madam Lisa", derived from the archaic Italian term of address monna (a contraction of Old Italian ma donna "my lady") and the name Lisa... [more]

Mordicai m Jewish (Rare), English (Rare), English (African, Rare), Southern African (Rare)
Variant of Mordecai.

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

Morrison m English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morrison. A famous bearer of the surname was Jim Morrison (1943-1971), lead singer of American rock band The Doors.

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.

Murelle f French (African, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)

Murie f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, English (African, Rare)
Variant of Murien.

Murièle f French, French (Belgian, Rare), French (African), French (Caribbean)
Variant of Murielle.

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

Nadeige f French (African), French (Rare)
Variant of Nadège predominantly found in French-speaking African countries.

Nadinne f French (African)
Variant of Nadine.

Naito f African
Origin Meru "Rich woman"

Nakani f & m African
Nakani is an african name meaning take care

Nalia f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)

Nanouche f French (African)
Diminutive of Anne 1.

Naomy f English (African), French (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nativité f French (African, Rare)
Means "nativity" in French. It is mostly used in French-speaking countries in Africa and apparently predominantly so in Cote d'Ivoire.

Ncuti m Rwandan, English (African)
From the Kinyarwanda word incuti meaning "friend".

Ndale f & m African, Western African
The younger one... [more]

Ndamukong m African
Means "House of Spears" in the Ngema tribe of Cameroon. A famous bearer is Ndamukong Suh, the defensive tackle for the college football team Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Ndubisi m & f African
Ndubisi is an Igbo name derived from Ndu(Life) Bu isi(The first or of priority).This then means "Life is first or of Priority.

Nduna m & f Southern African, Central African
Means "head (wo)man" in Luvale, languege spoken in Zambia and Angola.

Nega m African
Dawn - One of Ethiopian General who fought and defeated Italian army in the 19th Century in in a place called Dogali, Ethiopia.

Nehemiya m African (Rare)
Variant of Nehemiah.

Neia f English (African)
Full of hope

Neide f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Neida.

Nelfánio m Portuguese (African, Rare)

Nélio m Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine form of Nélia.

Nelsa f Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine form of Nelson.

Nélsio m Portuguese (African)

Nenritdung f African, Ngas, Nigerian
A common name used among the Jos Plateau people of Nigeria. Meaning "God is good"

Nenrot f & m African, Ngas, Nigerian
A common name used among the Jos Plateau people of Nigeria. Meaning "God loves"

Nerika f South African, African

Nestorine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African)
Feminine form of Nestor.

Neurite f Portuguese (African)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Ngleya f Central African

Nguema m & f Central African

Nhamo f & m African
Means "Disaster" in Shona. It is the title character in A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer.

Nicasius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), African (Rare)
Latinized form of Nikasios. This was the name of several martyrs and saints, such as Nicasius of Die (4th century AD) and Nicasius of Rheims (5th century AD).... [more]

Njeinwei m Central African (Rare)
Rare first name from Cameroon.

Nkanga m Central African
Kikongo for "eagle".

Nkongho m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Means "follower, pursuant" from the Kenyang and Jagham root koŋó meaning "to follow".

Nkopane m African
Lesotho and Orange Free State

Nkosingiphile f African, Zulu
Means "the Lord gave me" in Zulu.

Nkosiyabo m African, Ndebele, Zulu
Means "their king" in Zulu.

Nkosnathi m African
South African Zulu name translated into Emmanuel meaning gift of god.

Nmachi f Igbo, African
The name means "beauty of God" in Igbo.

Nobukhosi f African
Zulu name for Royality

Noeline f English (New Zealand), English (African), Afrikaans
Feminine form of Noel.

Nomzamo f African, Zulu
Means "struggle" in Zulu.

Nonhlanhla f African, Zulu
Means "luck" in Zulu.

Nordi m Central African
The given name of the French (with Congolese descendency) professional football player Nordi Mukiele.

Noryanne f English (African)
Combinations of the name Nory and Anne 1 or Anna.

Nosaghare f & m African
Nigerian

Nsambanzary m Mbundu, Central African
Nsambanzary means strength, power. From Kimbundu the second-most-widely spoken Bantu language in Angola. It is concentrated in the north-west of the country including the Luanda Province, the Bengo Province, the Malange Province, and the Kwanza Norte Province.

Ntebogeng m & f African
Tswana name meaning: thanking me

Ntokozo f African, Zulu
Means "happiness" or "joy" in Zulu.

Ntomakeh m English (African)
Ntomakeh is a palatial name in the Tikari villages of Bamunka-Ndop and Bamunkumbit in Ngoketunjia, Former British Southern Cameroons. It is a name for male title holders in the village signifying "nobility"... [more]

Ntombizanele f African, Zulu
Means "enough girls" in Zulu, from ntombi meaning "lady".

Ntui m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Derived from the Jagham and Kenyang word ntûfâm meaning "chief".

Nubion m African

Nuname m African, Ewe
Means Gift. Used by the Ewe tribe of Ghana, Togo and Benin of West Africa.

Nwabudike m African, Swahili
A name in the Swahili language, which means "the son is the father's power," or "the strength of a father comes from his son."... [more]

Nwoye m African
Very uncommon, but mostly used by the Igbo people. Means "boy born on Orie" to the Igbo people. A less popular meaning it's thought to have is: "His mother's pride"

Nyal m African

Nyeedeh m African (Rare)
From the bassa african word meaning "blessing."

Nyemera f African
Bantu names by the Bagwere a tribe found in Uganda East Africa.

Nyemya m African
Swahili Kenya-Tanzania East Africa

Nygeisza f African
''colourful''

Obasi m Jagham, Kenyang
Derived from ò-βàsì meaning "God" in Jagham, Kenyang and various Ekoid languages.

Obioma f & m African, Igbo, Nigerian
Grace, Goodness, Favor. Literally - "Good Heart"

Obu m African

Odeth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (African)
Variant of Odette.

Odilien m French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare)
Probably a combination of Odile or Odilon with a given name that ends in -ien, such as Lucien and Sébastien.

Odol m African

Ofeibea f African
The name Ofeibea is borne by the journalist Ofeibea Quist-Arcton from Ghana.

Ofelio m Portuguese (African), Spanish (Mexican)
Likely a masculine form of Ofelia.

Ofure m & f African, Esan, Nigerian
Means "peace, it is well" in Esan.

Olaniyan m Yoruba, African
means "honors surround me"

Olaph m African (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Olaf.

Olariche f African
Comes from the language of Nigerians. (igbo)... [more]

Olisaemeka m African
Olisaemeka is an Igbo african name.It is a combination of Emeka(Great Deeds) and Olisa(God).Hence;Olisaemeka means God has done a great deed.

Oliviette f French (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Olivie.

Oluwaseyanu m & f African
GOD has done a miracle

Onema f African
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Onésimo m Spanish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Onesimus.

Onyedikachi m & f Igbo, African
Means "who is greater than God?" in Igbo.

Onyekwelu m African, Igbo, Nigerian

Onyinah m African
Onyinah - is of African Origin with meaning in Ghana and Nigeria especially with the Ukwani speaking people. The name is given to a strong new born marked for greatness. the literary meaning of ONYINAH is - A MIGHTY TREE... [more]

Ophilia f English (African), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ophelia.

Oratile f & m Tswana, African
It is/was His (God's) will.

Oreatha f English (African, Rare, ?)

Oresanwo m African
The name is bear by the ijebu speaking people of western nigeria. ... [more]

Orlane f French, French (Belgian), French (African)
Variant of Orlanda.

Ornelie f French (African)
French form of Ornelia.

Orthence f French (African)
Variant of Hortense.

Osas m African

Osazuwa m Bini, African
Origin from Edo State of Nigeria, West Africa..it means God has chosen wealth for me

Oscarine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Oscar.

Osée m French (Archaic), French (African), Biblical French
French form of Hosea.

Osei m & f African
Ghanaian, Akan meaning of royalty

Oshinbowale m African
yoruba

Oshun f African, Yoruba
Variant of Ọṣun.

Osvaldina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Osvaldo.

Otillia f English (African)
Variant of Ottilie.

Ottelia f German (Archaic, Expatriate), English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Ottilia.

Oury m & f French (African)
French form of Ulrich.

Ovuvuevuevue m African (Rare)
Extremely rare name, seemingly used exclusively in Africa. A popular bearer of the name is the memestar Ovuvuevuevue Enyetuenwuevue Ugbemugbem Osas. The meaning of the name is practically impossible to comprehend.

Owo m African

Ozichi f & m Igbo, African
The name originates from Eastern part of Nigeria from the Igbo speaking states. Predominatly from Imo state.... [more]

Ozufemi m African

Pacifica f Medieval Italian, English (African), Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Pacificus. Originally it was used in Renaissance Italy, but nowadays it's more popular in Kenya.

Pacifique m French (Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Pacificus. The name coincides with French pacifique "pacific, calm, peaceful".

Pacome m French (African)
Variant of Pacôme.

Paddington m Literature, African
Transferred use of the surname Paddington.

Paladia f Romanian (Rare), Polish (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)

Palémon m French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Palaimon via its latinized form Palaemon.

Paniah m African (Rare)

Papaa m African

Parfait m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (African)
French form of Perfectus.

Parfaite f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (African)
French form of Perfecta. Also compare Parfait, which is the masculine equivalent of this name.

Pascalia f Greek (Germanized, Rare), English (African)
Germanized form of Paschalia as well as a Kenyan borrowing of this name.

Paschalia f Greek, English (African)
Feminine form of Paschalis.

Páscoa f Portuguese (African, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese Páscoa "Easter", ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin pascua via Old Galician-Portuguese Pascoa (compare Italian Pasqua).

Paterne m History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized), French (African)
French form of Paternus.

Pathé m French (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Pathé.

Patient m French (African), History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized), English (Puritan)
From the Late Latin name Patiens. It was also used by the Puritans as a vocabulary name, from the English word patient.

Patrita f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)

Pélagie f French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (African), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Pelagia.

Penda f Fula
Given to the third child.

Penda m African
Penda is a shortend name of the Name Pendapala meaning "to be brave" or "be brave" in the ovomba language, indigeonous to the ovamo peolple of Namibia. ... [more]

Peninah f Hebrew, English (African)
Variant of Peninnah.

Pércia f Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Pérsia.