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Esihle f & m Zulu, Xhosa, Southern African
Means "beautiful, good" in Zulu and Xhosa.

Esikumo f & m Ijaw
Means "don't be afraid" in Ijaw.

Esitala f Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Esther.

Eskedar f Ethiopian
Means "until the night" in Amharic.

Eskinder m Amharic
Amharic form of Alexander. This name is borne by Ethiopian journalist and dissident Eskinder Nega (1969-).

Esmarie f Afrikaans
Possibly a combination of Esme and Marie.

Esmeralde f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Esmeralda.

Esmerie f Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a contraction of Esmee and Marie.

Esna f Afrikaans

Esosa m & f Western African, Edo
Means "God's gift" in Edo language.

Esra m Biblical German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese, Afrikaans
German, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Ezra.

Esset-ab f Amharic
means gift of god or persetion of God.

Essien f Akan
Variant of Nsia.

Essien m Efik
Means "outside" in Efik.

Essien m Nigerian
Name of Nigerian origin, meaning "favorite one", "beloved".

Estere f Southern African

Estha f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Estia f Greek Mythology (Italianized), Greek (Rare), Afrikaans
Modern Greek and Italian form of Hestia.

Estian m Afrikaans

Estie f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Ester.

Estifanos m Amharic
Amharic form of Stephen.

Estomihi m Eastern African, Indonesian
The name is derived from the name of the sunday 50 days before easter. The Latin words Esto mihi are the first two words of Psalm 31:3 and mean "Thou art to me".

Esu m & f Efik

Esulu m & f Ndebele
Means "clouds" in Ndebele.

Eta m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Derived from ɛ́tá meaning "father" in Kenyang.

Etana m Ethiopian, Oromo

Eteakamba m Efik
Efik origin, meaning, Great grand father,

Eteimowei m Ijaw
A man who saves

Ethmane m Western African
Variant of Uthman (chiefly Mauritanian).

Ethuka f Zulu
Means "surprise" in Zulu.

Ethulo f Zulu
Means "gift" in Zulu.

Ethwasa f Zulu
Means "start anew" in Zulu.

Etido f Efik
Means "good character" in Efik.

Etienne m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Étienne.

Etim m Efik, Ibibio
Means "to care for; to prepare for" in Ibibio and Efik.

Etok m Efik
Means "small" in Efik.

Etom m & f Nigerian
Etom means "life" it is from the people of cross river state in Nigeria

Eton m & f Efik

Etoro f Efik
Means "praise" in Efik.

Eucabeth f African
Kenyan name for Jochebed

Eucharis f & m Ancient Greek, Literature, Nigerian (Rare)
Derived from the Greek adjective εὔχαρις (eucharis) meaning "charming, gracious". It consists of Greek εὖ (eu) meaning "good, well" combined with the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]

Eunica f English (African), South African
Latinate variant of Eunice.

Evaleni f Jagham
This name originates from the Legbo, a language spoken by people from Ekoi tribe in Cross River. It means "God's gift".

Evangelique f Afrikaans (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Cognate of Évangélique, which is usually used in non-francophone regions and countries.

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".

Evbu f Edo
This name means "misty". Misty refers to objects with misty colors. One other possibly meaning is "dew" referring to a baby born during a dewy morning.

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

Everhard m Dutch, Afrikaans, German
Dutch, Afrikaans and German form of Everard.

Evioghene f & m Isoko, Urhobo, Nigerian
It is a name beared by the isoko uhrobo language speaking people in Delta state, Nigeria.... [more]

Ewa f Hawaiian, Maori
Hawaiian and Māori form of Eva.

ʻEwalani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly Eve", from Ewa, the Hawaiian form of Eve, combined with Hawaiian lani "heaven, sky".

Ewalina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Evelyn.

Ewanelina f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Evangeline.

Ewnetu m Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "truth" in Amharic.

Ewostatewos m Ge'ez
Ge'ez form of Εὐστάθιος (Eustathios) (See Eustathius). This was the name of an Ethiopian religious leader of the Orthodox Tewahedo during the early period of the Solomonic dynasty of the Ethiopian Empire.

Excelia f South African

Eyasu m Amharic
Amharic form of Joshua.

Eyerusalem f Amharic
Amharic, meaning Jerusalem

Eyitemi m & f Western African (Rare)
An Itsekiri name, Meaning " this is my own ".

Eyoel m Ethiopian

Eyong m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Derived from ɛyɔŋ meaning "word, voice" in Jagham and Kenyang.

Eyram m African
Ghanian name.

Eyranam f Ewe
The name Eyranam means God blesses me always.

Eyueal m Ethiopian

Ezana m Ethiopian
Ezana or Ezanas (c.303– c.350 CE/AD) was king of Aksum, now Ethiopia. Ezana was the first monarch of the Kingdom of Aksum to embrace Christianity. Ezana is a Geʽez (an ancient Ethiopian Semitic language) name of unknown meaning... [more]

'Ezeki'ela m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Ezekiel. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Ezelda f Afrikaans (Rare)

Ezenwa m Igbo (Rare)
The name Ezenwa is an Igbo name meaning King, Prince, or Son of King

Ezeokafor f & m Igbo, Nigerian
Igbo

'Ezera m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Ezra. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Ezeuzo m Igbo
Means "king of the road" in Igbo.

Ezikiel m Southern African
Malawi variant of Ezekiel.

Ezinne f Igbo
Means "true mother", from the Igbo eziokwu meaning "truth", "honesty", "integrity", and nne meaning "mother".

Ezinwanne m Igbo
nwanne, nwanneka"good companion or relative" igbo, african

Ezlyn f South African, American (Modern)
Variant of Ezlynn.... [more]

Ezrom m South African
Likely a variant of Hezron.

Faaduma f Somali
Strickly Somali form of Faduma.

Faadumo f Somali
Somali form of Fatima.

Faaiezah f South African (Rare)

Faako m & f Dagbani
Means "mercy" in Dagbani.

Faaruuq m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Farooq.

Faatuma f Afar
Afar form of Fatima.

Faayy-a m Sidamo
Means "beautiful" in Sidama.

Faayy-o f Sidamo
Feminine form of Faayy-a.

Faderera f African
Meaning"God's Crown"

Fadha f Somali
Possibly from Arabic فِضَّة (fiḍḍa), meaning "silver" or فَضَاء (faḍāʔ), meaning "empty space".

Fadhma f Kabyle
Kabyle form of Fatima.

Fadimata f Western African
Variant of Fatimata, especially used in Mali.

Fadma f Berber
Variant of Fadhma used in Morocco.

Faduma f Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Fatimah.

Fadziso f Shona
Means "one who brings happiness" in Shona.

Faf m Afrikaans (Rare)
Afrikaans diminutive of François. A notable bearer is South African rugby player Faf de Klerk (1991-), whose given name is François.

Fahari m & f Swahili
Means "fame, honour, splendour" in Swahili.

Fahmo f Somali
Means "understanding" in Somali directly from the Arabic root f-h-m (see Fahim).

Fa'idah f Hausa
Means "benefit, advantage" in Hausa.

Fa'iqah f Hausa
Means "surpassing, excellent" in Hausa.

Faisa f Swahili
Swahili/Arabic, meaning successful/victorious

Faithful m & f English (Archaic), English (Puritan), Literature, Nigerian
Virtue name meaning "loyal" or "having faith (in God)" that has been in use since the 16th century, initally mostly for boys, later also for girls.... [more]

Fa'izah f Hausa
Means "victorious" in Hausa.

Fakaba m African (?)

Fakulera f Haya
Means "just raise her" in Haya.

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

Falilat f Western African (Rare)
Virtue

Fallou m Western African, French (African)
This name is of Senegalese origin.

Fally f English, African
Diminutive of Eliphal.

Famandha m Tsonga
Means "give power" in Xitsonga.

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.

Fana f Ethiopian
Means “light” or “jungle” in various African languages.

Fanaka f & m Swahili
Means “nice” in Swahili.

Fanendo m Nigerian
A known bearer of this name is Nigerian soccer player Fanendo Adi (1990-).

Fanie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Stephan and Stephanus.

Fanta f Manding, Eastern African
Mande form of Fatima.

Fanus m Afrikaans
Short form of Stefanus.

Fanyana m Zulu
From Zulu umfanyana, abafanyana meaning "little boy".

Fara m & f Shona
Meaning "happy" or "joyous".

Faraja f & m Swahili
Means "consolation, comfort" in Swahili.

Faramade m Western African

Fardowsa f Somali
Somali form of Firdaus.

Farhanatou f Western African
Form of Farhana used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Farhia f Somali, Arabic
Fariha "happiness" From the Arabic word for happy

Farhiya f Swahili, Somali
Variant transcription of Fariha.

Farijika f Swahili
Means “be relieved” in Swahili.

Farisai f Shona
Means "be very happy" in Shona.

Fartuun f Somali

Fasasi m Yoruba
The name Fasasi originates from the Yoruba culture, in Nigeria, West Africa. It is commonly associated with Muslims than Christians or traditionalists.

Fasika m Amharic
Means "Easter" in Amharic.

Fasina f Nigerian

Fasingha m & f Ijaw
Means "a name never dies" in Ijaw.

Fassil m Amharic
Means "Ethiopian king" in Amharic.

Fatimoh f Thai (Muslim), Nigerian
Form of Fatimah used in Thailand and Nigeria.

Fatouma f Western African
Form of Fatimah used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Fatoumia f Comorian
Comorian form of Fatima.

Faven f Tigrinya
Means "light"

Fayola f African
Good fortune walks with honor.

Fayola f Yoruba

Febechi f Nigerian
It's of African origin. It means, "worshipper of God"

Fechukwu m & f Igbo
Worship God

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

Fedude m & f Ijaw
Means "death has ended" in Ijaw. ... [more]

Feiven f Ethiopian

Feker f Amharic
Means "love, affection" in Amharic.

Fela m Yoruba, Nigerian
Diminutive of Olufela

Felagha f & m Ijaw
Means "death has not reached me" in Ijaw.

Felleke m Amharic
Means "he glittered" in Amharic.

Felleng f Sotho
Means "beyond the end" in Sotho.

Felly m African

Fenuku m & f Ewe
Means "year seed" in Ewe.

Fenure m & f Western African, Urhobo
Means "we have riches" in Urhobo.

Fenyang m Tswana
Means "conqueror" in Tswana.

Ferede m Amharic
Means "he judged" in Amharic.

Fernandese m Eastern African

Fessehaye m Tigrinya
Means "eternal happiness" in Tigrinya.

Fetene m Amharic
Means "he is swift" in Amharic.

Fetera f Amharic
Means "creative" in Amharic.

Fethudin m Ethiopian

Fetle-work f Ge'ez
Means "thread of gold" in Amharic.

Fewesi f & m Amharic
Means "to heal" in Amharic.

Feyi f Ewe
Means "a year has passed" in Ewe.

Fhaṱuwani m & f Venda
Means "be careful, aware" in Tshivenda.

Fhulufhedzani m & f Venda
Means "be hopeful" in Tshivenda.

Fhulufhelo m & f Venda
Means "hope" in Tshivenda.

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]

Fifi m Akan
variant of Kofi

Fiker f & m Ethiopian

Fikile f Tsonga
Means "arrived" in Tsonga.

Fikiri f Amharic
Means "love" in Amharic.

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

Fikru m Amharic
Means "his love" in Amharic.

Filbeth m African

Filittene f Bandial
Means "it (the womb) learns" in Bandial.

Filsan f & m Somali (Rare)
The best of her/his age. ... [more]

Finda f African

Firesembet m Ge'ez
Means "seed of the Sabbath" in Ge'ez.

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

Firipi m Shona
Shona form of Philip.

Fisayo m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "add to my joy" in Yoruba.

Fisseha m Ge'ez
Means "joy" in Ge'ez.

Fitsum m & f Amharic
Means "absolute" in Amharic.

Fnan m Amharic, Ge'ez

Fɨ̀nkuyn f Central African
A Kom name.

Fɨnyuyn f Central African
Means "bird" in Kom.

Foday m Western African
Unknown meaning, possibly from the Temne or Loko languages, spoken in Sierra Leone.... [more]

Folake m & f Yoruba

Folaoluwashade f Yoruba
Means "the wealth of god is my crown" in Yoruba.

Folarin m & f Yoruba
Means "walks with wealth" in Yoruba.

Folasade f Yoruba, Nigerian
Means "honour confers a crown" or "rule with nobility" in Yoruba.

Folashade f Yoruba, Nigerian
Variant transcription of Folasade.

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

Folorunsho m & f Yoruba
Means "under God's protection" in Yoruba.

Folorunso m & f Yoruba
Variant of Folorunsho.

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

Foosi m Somali
Meaning: The name Foosi generally means "prosperous" or "successful" in Somali.... [more]

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

Fortunia f Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Fortunius and Fortunio.

Fourou m Berber
Meaning unknown.

Fowoke f Yoruba
Means "girl who is pampered with money" in Yoruba.

Foyinsola f Yoruba
Means "add honey to its wealth" in Yoruba.

Fracia f African

Francelle f Afrikaans
Variant of Franselle.

Francois m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of François.

Franette f Afrikaans

Frankine f Western African (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Feminine form of Frank.

Frankline m Eastern African (Rare), Nigerian
Variant of Franklin.

Franselle f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Frans.

Fransina f Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans
Feminine form of Frans.

Franzelle f Afrikaans
Variant of Franselle.

Franzina f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Francina.

Fredeline f Haitian Creole, South African
Possibly a variant of Fridoline.

Frederich m German (Silesian, Archaic), Afrikaans (Rare), Medieval Baltic
Variant of Friedrich.

Fredrica f Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English

Fredua m Western African, Akan, Ashanti

Freyhiwot f Ethiopian, Amharic
Means "the seed that gave life" or "the fruit of life" in Amharic.

Frezer f Amharic
Means "fertile" in Amharic.

Frikkie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Frederik.

Fuani f Kongo
Kongo form of Fanny.

Fula-ngenge m Kongo
1) "one who is chosen by GOD to control the destiny of those who are less fortunate" in Lingala... [more]

Fulata f & m Tumbuka
Means "second", given to the second-born of twins.

Fumu m Kongo
Means "king" in Kikongo.

Funani f & m Zulu (Rare)
Means "want!" or "search!" in Zulu.

Funanya f Chewa
Means “look for it” in Chichewa.

Funebi m & f Ijaw
Means "education is good" in Ijaw.

Funere f Ijaw
Means "A Learned Woman"

Funfun m & f Yoruba
Yoruba name that means "Pure"

Funganayi m Shona
Means "remember each other" in Shona.

Funkuro m Ijaw
Means "knowledge is power" in Ijaw.

Funmi m & f Yoruba
Means "give to me" in Yoruba. It can be used as a short form of names containing funmi, such as Funmilola and Olufunmilayo.

Funmike f Yoruba
Means "given to me to cherish" in Yoruba.

Funmilola m & f Yoruba
Means "give me wealth" in Yoruba.

Funsileniko m Chewa
Means "Will you go and ask for me?" in Chewa.

Funware m Ijaw
meaning library or house of book

Funye m & f Shona
Deriving from a bird with the same name, known in English as "the go-away bird".

Fuseina f Western African, Dagbani
Feminine form of Fuseini. In Northern Ghana, this name is given to the firstborn of a pair of twin girls, while the second-born twin is named Asana... [more]

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.

Future m & f English (Rare), Western African, Southern African
This name is from the English word derived from Old French futur meaning "future, to come," which is then derived from Latin futurus meaning "going to be, yet to be, the future (as a noun)." The Latin word is an irregular suppletive future participle of esse meaning "to be," which comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *bheue- meaning "to be, exist, grow, come into being."... [more]

Fwasa m Tumbuka
Means "to be calm" in Tumbuka.

Fwasani f & m Tumbuka
Means "to be calm" in Tumbuka.

Fwaya m Luo
Originated amongst the LUO tribe in Kenya, East Africa. It is said to mean "Not serious" or "Taking things for Granted". It is also used by the Luhyas in Western province Kenya. But is common in the Nyaurang' Clan of Ugenya in Siaya County... [more]

Fyiynfoluwa f Yoruba
Means "give praise to god, a person who never forgets to praise god for everything" in Yoruba.

Gabra f Ethiopian
Ethiopian girl's name, meaning "The gift of offering"

Gacayte m Somali

Gadifele f Tswana
Means "things don't end" in Setswana.

Gadiid m Somali (Rare)
Its an old Somali name.

Gado m Hausa
Means "bed" in Hausa. This name is traditionally given to the child born after twins.

Gagare m Hausa
Means "unconquerable" in Hausa.

Gagasi f Zulu
Means "wave" in Zulu.

Gajere m Hausa
Means "short" in Hausa.

Gakuhĩ f Kikuyu
Means "the short one" in Kikuyu.

Galaletsang f Tswana
Means "glorify" in Setswana.

Galayax m Somali
Means "lighthouse" in Somali.

Galbeyte m Somali
Means "in the west" in Somali.

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.

Gamuchirai f Shona
Means "accept or receive" in Shona. It is typically given to a child born out of wedlock.

Ganau m Hausa
From the Hausa ganī meaning "see". This name is traditionally given to boys born on the night of a full moon.

Ganza m Rwandan
Meaning "reign" in Kinyarwanda.

Ganzabee f Ethiopian
Variant of Genzebe.

Gaodithong f Tswana
Means "He (God) is not shy" in Setswana.

Gaofenngwe m Tswana
Means "He (God) cannot be defeated" in Setswana.

Gaolatlhe m & f Tswana
Means "He (God) does not dessert" in Setswana.

Gaolebale m Tswana
Means "He (God) does not forget" in Setswana.

Gaolefufa f Tswana
Means "He (God) is not jealous" in Setswana.

Gaone m & f Tswana
Means "of His (God)" in Setswana.

Gaongalelwe f Tswana
Means "you cannot be angry with Him (God)" in Setswana.

Gaopalelwe m & f South African (Rare)

Garang m Dinka, African Mythology
According to the Dinka myths Garang is the First Man, created by Nhialic.

Garba m Western African, Hausa
Hausa variant of Abu Bakr.

Gariba m Dagbani
Corrupted name of Abukari. Name used by the 20th King of Dagbon and the 40th King.

Garikai m Shona
Means "Live well, safe, healthy and prosperous".

Garre m Somali
Garre is a Somali name with the following characteristics:... [more]

Garrol m South African

Gashaw m Amharic
Means "the shield" in Amharic.

Gatamacu m & f Western African

Gate f Ethiopian

Gathua m Kikuyu
Means "the limping one" in Kikuyu.

Gatreth f Ethiopian
Ethiopian name meaning "rich".

Gatsha m Zulu (Rare)
From Zulu igatsha meaning "branch".

Gavaza f Tsonga
Means "one who dresses elegantly" in Xitsonga.

Gazari m Zarma, Western African
Zarma form of Lazarus, Ghazal and Ghazali.

Gazini m Zulu
Means "blood" in Zulu.

Gbadebo m Nigerian, Yoruba
Means "returns with the crown" in Yoruba.

Gbambeli m Western African
Masculine name originating from the Banda Traditional Area & from the Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana.

Gbayena f & m Ijaw

Gbekelolu m & f Yoruba
Means "it is left to God" in Yoruba.

Gbemi m Yoruba
Derived from the Yoruba gbé "(to) carry" (see: Gbemisola).

Gbeneowei m Ijaw
Means "complete man" in Ijaw.

Gbenga m Nigerian

Gbolahun f Yoruba
Means "show the wealth" in Yoruba.

Gbonjubola m & f Yoruba
mature into wealth.

Gboyega m Yoruba
Means "lifts chieftaincy up" in Yoruba.

Gebire’liwa f Amharic
Alternate transcription of Gebre’elwa.

Gebre m Ethiopian, Ge'ez
Means "servant" in Ge'ez.

Gebre’elwa f Amharic
Amharic feminine form of Gabriel.

Gebregziabher m Ge'ez, Tigrinya
Means "servant of God" in Ge'ez, from Ge'ez ገብረ (gäbrä) "servant" and እግዚአብሔር (ʾəgziʾäbḥer), a Ge'ez translation of God, from Ge'ez እግዚእ (ʾəgziʾ) "lord" and ብሔር (bəḥer) “world, region”

Gebrehiwot m Ge'ez, Amharic
Combination of Gebre and Hiwot.

Gebre-medhin m Ge'ez
Means "servant of the saviour" in Ge'ez.

Gebre-selam m Ge'ez
Means "servant of peace" in Ge'ez.

Gebreselassie m Ge'ez, Amharic
Means "servant of the Trinity" in Ge'ez, from Ge'ez ገብረ (gäbrä) "servant" and ሥላሴ "Trinity", referencing to the Holy Trinity, from selse "threeness".

Gebre-tsadik m Ge'ez
Means "servant of the righteous" in Ge'ez.

Gebru m Tigrinya, Ge'ez
Variant of Gebre often seen in Tigrinya.

Gedamnesh f Ethiopian