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ABA f AkanMeans "born on Thursday" in Fante, a language in Ghana.
ABERA m EthiopianMeans "light" or "he shines". Used as both a given name and a surname.
ABIBA f Northern AfricanHas its origins in the Moroccan language and means "first child born after the grandmother has died."
ABOYO f LuoMeans "one who saunters" in Luo.
ABUTO f LuoMeans "I have hidden" in Luo.
ACHIKE m IgboIt is an Igbo (West African) name, meaning "take the things of the world easy." It is used as both surname and first names.
ADAKU f NigerianMeans "First child of a rich man." It also means "God's money."
ADANECH f AmharicMeans "She Saved" or "She Rescued" or "She Has Rescued Them".
ADDI m Northern AfricanFrequently used by Amazigh people (Berbers) in North Africa and by Amazigh immigrants in Europe and elsewhre.
ADEBISI f YorubaOf Yoruba origin, the meaning is yet unknown to me. This is the name of the (Nigerian) mother of British musician Seal Samuel.
ADEFUNKE f Western African, YorubaMeans "The King Gives Me This Child To Spoil" or "Princess". The name originates from the Yoruba tribe in West Africa.
ADEMUREWA f & m YorubaA name popular with the Royal family of the Yoruba origin in Nigeria, Africa. It means the crown that brings good fortune.
ADENIJI m NigerianThe name means, "my royal crown has sufficient canopy to provide shelter for several people".It is a Yoruba name that is popular in Yoruba-speaking states (Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, Ogun, Kwara and Lagos) of the western part of Nigeria.It is a kingly name that is given to someone born in a royal lineage, and at his turn, may ascend the throne of his ancestors.
ADEOLA m YorubaOf Yoruba origin, the meaning is yet unknown to me. This is one of the middle names of British musician Seal Samuel.
ADEPERO f Nigerian, YorubaMeans "the crown pacifies" in Yoruba. A notable bearer is Adepero Oduye (1977-), an American actress of Nigerian descent.
ADERFI m Berber (Rare)Aderfi means ‘the released’, and gives a sense of freedom and independence.
ADESINA f Yoruba, AfricanLanguage of origin is African-Yoruba and is predominantly used in African and Yoruban. Means "the coming of the baby has opened the way (for more children)".
ADETULE m AfricanAdetule is means someone born into royal families. His father is a King, His grand father is a King and great great great grand fathers are Kings. His Mother is a Queen or Princess and great great grand mothers are from royal dynaties...
[more] ADETUTU f & m African, Yorubameans 'cold crown'. if a any of your grandparents die before you are born then that is the name you are given.
ADEWALE m African, YorubaA variant of
ADEBOWALE. It means "the crown has come home" in Yoruba. A famous bearer is British actor/fashion model Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
ADJEI m AfricanUsed in Ghana, West Africa among Akan peoples.
ADUKE f AfricanA West African name from the Yoruba language. It means "much loved."
AFAFA f EweMeaning "the first child of the second husband".
AFRYEA f EweMeaning "born during happy times".
AGHILAS m Berber, Northern AfricanMeans "tiger" in Central Atlas Tamazight, though it may also mean "leopard, panther" from Kabyle
aɣilas. It is mainly used in Algeria.
AINOSE f & m EsanMeaning, "No one is greater than God."
AIYEMIDAYO f Yoruba"My world/life has turned to joy" OR "My world/life has become joyful/delightful".
AJOUAH m & f AfricanAfrican means fortunate and saturday may differ in spelling
AKETCH f LuoMeans "born during a famine" in Luo.
AKISSI f AkanAkan feminine name meaning "born on Sunday".
AKLI m Berber, Northern AfricanMeans "slave, prisoner, captive" in Kabyle. The term refers to the former black slaves and servants of Tuareg society.
AKOL m & f AfricanFrom Iteso in eastern uganda. Meaning nicelooking.
AKONAWE m African, Nigerian, IsokoThe name "Akonawe" meaning "Let the teeth laugh" originates from the Isoko ethnolinguistic group of the Niger Delta region of Southern Nigeria, a country located on the west coast of Africa and bothering Benin, Cameroon, Niger and Chad (via Lake Chad).
AKPOMOFA f & m IjawMeaning "THE WORLD IS NOT AS YOU THINK OF IT"
AKÚ f AkanMeans "Wednesday" in Akan.
AKUNNA f IgboMeans "father's wealth" in Igbo from
aku meaning "property, wealth" and
nna meaning "father".
AKWA m Efik, IbibioEfik and Ibibio origin, meaning Elder or Senior, (akwa Owo)
ALABRAH m Ijaw"how long"
Isreali mythology,used by the ijo speaking tribe.southern Nigeria,west africa.
ALATARI m & f IjawThe name can has slight differ meanings with regards to the bearer and the reason for the name....
[more] ALBARKA f Hausameans 'blessings' Hausa name for girls of Arabic origin feminine for Barak or Al-barak
ALEK f AfricanPossibly means "black spotted cow" in Dinka, a language spoken in South Sudan. This name is borne by Sudanese-British model Alek Wek.
AMADIKA f AfricanIs of African-Rhodesia origin and means "to be beloved".
AMADIOHA m IgboAmadioha is the Igbo alusi of thunder and lightening.
AMANDLA m & f Popular Culture (?), AfricanXhosa and Zulu word meaning "power". Mandla, which is derived from "amandla", is also a common first name in South Africa. Amandla Stenberg is an American teen actress, and her mother chose the name after being inspired by Miles Davis' 1989 album "Amandla".
AMANYIRE f & m African, Nyoro, Tooro, Nkore, Kigathis is a name that is given to both boys and girls. it is given to people from bunyoro, toro, ankole and to the bakiiga people. so mainly the western tribes of uganda.it means GOD KNOWS
AMARI m & f Yoruba, African American, African, Western AfricanA 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 was is now Senegal, existing from 1549 AD to 1879 AD.
AMASTAN m Berber, Northern AfricanTuareg name meaning "protector, defender", derived from the Tamazight root
esten meaning "to protect, to defend".
AMAZIGH m Berber, Northern AfricanDerived from the Central Atlas Tamazight word ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ
(Amaziɣ), which is the self-designation of the Berber (Amazigh) people of North Africa. The name itself is of unknown meaning, though folk etymologies claim the meaning of "free-man", deriving from Taznatit (Gurara)
aze meaning "to be strong" and Tamasheq (a variety of Turareg)
jeɣeɣ meaning "to be brave"...
[more] AMENAGHAWON f & m EdoLiterally translated to "the water you shall drink, from the Edo proverb
Amen na gha won ighi le se omwan rhae, meaning "the water you shall drink will surely come to be", implying that what is destined to be, will be.
AMEWUSIKA f AfricanUsed in Ghana, West Africa. Means "people are more valuable than material things" in Ewe, a Gbe language.
AMMA m AfricanThe god of fertility and of rain among the Dagon of Mali and Sudan.
ANAISHE f & m ShonaDerived from Anashe of Shona origin, a name meaning "who is with God"
ANANSIA f AfricanDerived from African folk tale "Anansi the spider". Anansi was a male spider so the "a" was put on the end to make the name feminine.
ANELE m & f ZuluThis name means "be enough/sufficient/adequate."
ANUARITE f Central AfricanUsed very rarely. Best known as the name of Congolese Blessed Maria Clementine, whose birth name was Anuarite Nengapeta.
ANYIM m NigerianA notable bearer is Anyim Pius Anyim, a Nigerian politician.
APAPA m Ijawijaw meaning "Groundnut" named after apapa groundnut sea port in Lagos