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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.

Abdifatah m Somali, Eastern African

Abdikadir m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Abd al-Qadir, used outside of Somalia.

Abdulbaki m African (Rare)
From Abdul + Baki.

Abdulkadir m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Abd al-Qadir, used outside of Somalia.

Abella f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Abel.

Abelle m French (African, Rare)
Possibly a variation of Abel.

Abgail f English (African), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contracted form of Abigail.

Abias m African

Abigael f & m English, English (African), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Variant of Abigail. Masculine usage is mostly restricted to Latin America and the Philippines (though it is still more often used as a feminine name in that part of the world).

Abrão m Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Abram 1.

Abry f English (African, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubrey.

Abye m Ge'ez
Means "big, large" in Ge'ez.

Adame m French (African, Rare)

Adeben m African
Means "twelfth born son".

Adejoke f African
Variant of Ajoke.

Adelmiro m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian and Portuguese adoption of Adelmar.

Adelphine f French (Quebec, Rare), French (African)
Possibly a diminutive or elaborated form of Adelphe.

Adette f French (African, Rare), Filipino

Adève m French (African, Rare)

Adiam f Ge'ez, Amharic
Possibly means "fair, pretty".

Adiza f English (African, ?), Muslim (?)

Admasu m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "his horizon" from Amharic አድማስ (admas) meaning "horizon".

Admeto m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare), Theatre
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Admetus.

Adorya f English (African)
Derived from the greek "doron", meaning "gift", so the meaning is "gifts giver".

Adrey f American (South, Rare), English (African, Rare)

Aduor f Eastern African, Luo
Means "born at dawn" in Luo.

Adut f Eastern African
This name is borne by Adut Akech Bior ( born 25 December 1999), a South Sudanese-Australian model.

Afae m African
Diminutive of Afeworq.

Afe m African
Diminutive of Afeworq.

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

Aggness f English (African)
Variant of Agnes.

Aghata f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Agatha.

Agnetta f English (African), English (Archaic)
Variant of Agneta.

Aguinaldo m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian (Archaic)
Possibly a form of Aginald. It coincides with a Spanish vocabulary word which refers to the thirteenth salary or end-of-year bonus in Latin America, as well as a folk genre of Christmas carols (also called villancicos); the earlier form was aguilando, allegedly from the Latin phrase hoc in anno meaning "during this year"... [more]

Aguta m African
Allegedly a Lugbara name from Uganda.

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

Aimerance f French (African), Norman (Archaic)
Norman form of Émerence.

Ainsworth m African
Transferred use of the surname Ainsworth.

Aissatou f African
Variant of Aïssatou.

Akale-work m Ge'ez
Means "body of gold" in Ge'ez.

Akiki m Eastern African, Nkore
Means "friend" in Nkore, spoken in Uganda.

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.

Albain m French (African), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Albanus (see Alban).

Alcinda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Feminine form of Alcindo.

Alcínia f Portuguese (African)
Portuguese elaboration of Alcina.

Alcino m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Alcínoo.

Aldemiro m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Aldemar.

Aldino m Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian

Alek f Eastern African, Dinka
Means "black-and-white cow" in Dinka.... [more]

Alfredina f Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Alfredo.

Alinuswe m African
Zambia

Alleta f English (African), Afrikaans, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Aletta.

Allieu m African

Allswell m & f Western African (Rare), English (African, Rare, ?)
Presumably from the English phrase all's well.

Almaz m & f Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Eastern African, Amharic
Means "diamond" in various languages, all derived from Persian الماس (almas). It is only used as a masculine name in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan while it is feminine in Azerbaijan and Ethiopia.

Altina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Feminine form of Altino.

Altino m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)

Ama f African

Amade m Portuguese (African)
Variant of Amadeu.

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

Amanyire f & m Eastern African, Nyoro, Tooro, Nkore, Kiga
Means "God knows" in Nyoro, Tooro, Nkore, and Kiga.

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

Amelda f Afrikaans, Hungarian, English (African)
Variant of Imelda.

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

Amesemi f Eastern African, African Mythology
Amesemi was goddess of the ancient Kingdom of Kush, and wife of the god Apedemak.

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".

Anália f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)

Anansia f African
Feminine form of Anansi.

Anastacie f French (African, Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Anastasie.

Anatália f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Cognate of Anatalia.

Ancelle f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French variant of Ancille, which has also been used in non-francophone countries over time. Note that in the English-speaking world, there are very likely cases where this name is a feminization of Ansel.... [more]

Ancille f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Ancilla, which has also been used in non-francophone countries over time. Also compare Ancelle.... [more]

Andelyn f African

Angari f Eastern African, Kikuyu
Variant of Wangari. Also a surname.

Angelah f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Angela.

Angelista f English (African, Rare)
Possibly a short form of Evangelista. This is used mainly in Tanzania.

Anitah f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Anita 1 primarily used in Uganda.

Anjella f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Angela. This variant is most popular in Uganda and Malawi.

Annah f English (African)
Variant of Anna.

Annalette f South African, English (African), Afrikaans

Annecy f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African, Rare), English (Rare)
Adoption of the name of the city of Annecy, the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Geneva, Switzerland and is generally nicknamed the "Pearl of French Alps"... [more]

Anniesse f English (Rare, ?), French (African)
Perhaps a variant of Agnès, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Annociata f French (African, Rare)
Variant of Annonciata.

Annociate f French (African)
Variant of Annonciate.

Annonciata f French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant form of Annonciate.

Annonciate f French (Archaic), French (African)
French form of Annunziata. Also compare Annonciation.

Anselmine f French (African, Rare), French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Anselme.

Antusa f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Italian form of Anthousa.

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

Apolinário m Portuguese (African), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Portuguese and Louisiana Spanish form of Apollinaris.

Apolot f Eastern African
Origin- Iteso people of eastern Uganda and Western Kenya, from the Ateso language, a derivative of the Teso-Turkana language and eastern Nilotic culture. ... [more]

Aquino m American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines), South American (Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Aquino. Likely in some cases it has been used as a given name in honour of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas.

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

Arcade m & f French (Rare), French (African), Arthurian Cycle
French masculine and feminine form of Arcadius.... [more]

Archange m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African)
French cognate of Arcangelo.

Archiebald m English (African), Filipino
Variant of Archibald.

Areyhu f Ethiopian, African

Argentina f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian, Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval English, Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin argentum meaning "silver" combined with the feminine adjectival suffix -ina.... [more]

Armartie m English (African)
A famous bearer of this name is Wayne Armartie Laryea (1952-) a British-born musician and actor with Ghanian ancestry.

Arnique f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare)
Derived from French arnique meaning "arnica" (as in, the plant). In other words, you could say that this name is a gallicization of Arnica.... [more]

Arone m African (Rare)

Artenisia f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Variant of Artemisia.

Arthémon m French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Artémon.

Arthure m French (African)
Variant of Arthur.

Artwell m Shona, English (African), Ndebele
Zimbabwe origin meaning 'Creative' or 'Excellent Creation'.

Asadi m Eastern African
Masculine name in the Rotooro language, Uganda East Africa.

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

Ashavin m & f Eastern African

Asrat m & f Ge'ez
Means "tithe" in Ge'ez.

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

Astérie f French (Rare, Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Astéria.

Atanásio m History (Ecclesiastical), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Athanasius.

Atine f African (Rare)

Atsede f Ge'ez
Means "white" in Ge'ez.

Aturinda m & f Eastern African, Nkore
Means "He -God- protects us" in Nkole, spoken in Uganda.

Aufrey m Medieval French, English (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant form of Aufroy. Also compare Geoffrey versus Geoffroy.

Augustino m English (African)

Auriol m & f French (African, Rare), English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Auriol. As a feminine name, it may be derived from Auriel.

Auxcillia f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Auxilia.

Auxillia f English (African)
Variant of Auxilia.

Awazi f African (Rare)

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

Ayanleh m Eastern African
Means "lucky". This name spelling is most commonly used in Djibouti and is also used as a surname.

Ayatu m Ge'ez
Means "his likeness" in Ge'ez.

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.

Ayra f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Filipino

Azazi m Ge'ez
Means "one who commands" in Ge'ez.

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

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