This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is African American or Western African.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ontario m African American (Rare)From the name of the Canadian province, or from the name of Lake Ontario (see the place name
Ontario), which is probably derived from the Huron word
ontarí:io meaning "great lake".
Onwutalobi m IgboMeans "death has eaten the kingdom", a shortened form of the sentence
I ga adi makana onwu talu obi, roughly translating as "you will endure as death has claimed our entire family".
Onyakopon m AkanOnyakopon is the God of the Akan people of Ghana. The name means "he who knows and sees everything" and "omniscient, omnipotent sky god" in the Akan language. ... [
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Onyemowo f IdomaMeans "Who knows God's thoughts" or "Who knows God's plans" in Idoma.
Opara f & m IgboOpara is common as a surname or literal word in Nigeria. The oldest son, who has inherited the rights and responsibilities of his father after his father has died.
Orakwue m IgboMeans "let the folks have their say" in Igbo.
Orenthal m African American (Rare)This given name is best known for being the first name of the retired American football player and actor O. J. Simpson, who was born in 1947 as Orenthal James Simpson. According to a 1968 interview with
LIFE magazine, Simpson himself does not know the meaning and origin of his first name, telling the reporter that his aunt was the one who had named him and that she would only ever tell him that she had named him after a French or Italian actor.... [
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Orezi m & f NigerianA unisex name from a Nigerian origin meaning "Precious, your heart desire".
Orma f African American, EnglishAllegedly from a Kenyan word meaning "free men." The Orma people live in Eastern Kenya along the lower Tana River. However, this name may be a feminine form of
Ormond.
Ornicar m Popular Culture, Western African (Rare)From the phrase
Mais où est donc Ornicar? that is a mnemonic of the French coordinating conjunctions. The phrase is also the title of a movie and part of the French Chuck Norris fact
Chuck Norris knows where Ornicar is.
Oroma f UrhoboThe name Oroma originates from Nigeria, specifically from the Urhobo or sometimes the Isoko ethnic groups in the southern Niger Delta region.... [
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Osazee m EdoThis is a religious name. It deals with Osanobua, the creator god, intervention from Edo mythology. There are different meanings apparently. In the case of Osazee one is "God's chosen one." Another case for Osazee is "Osanobua has reconciled us." In the case of Osaze its "God delivered me." In the Osaze situation it deals with conflict and family stress... [
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Ose m & f EsanMeans "god" in Esan. This is also the short form of names that begin in this element.
Osebo m AkanOsebo is a LEOPARD in the ancient stories of Ananse, the "Spider Man". He was PHYSICALLY STRONG.
Oshae m & f African AmericanPerhaps a variant of
Oshea. This is borne by Oshae Brissett (1998-), a Canadian basketball player of Jamaican descent. A female bearer is American boxer Oshae Jones (1998-).
Osita m IgboOsita is a shorter form of Osita di nma which means from today onwards it will be better.
Otaiku m Yoruba (Modern, Rare)This name means a hard stone can not die. In
Ijebu land, which a part of the "Yoruba" race, a fine polished hard stone commonly found in the bed of rivers is called
Ota. ... [
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Otu m EfikMeans "chief; king" in Efik.
Otunba m YorubaMeans "right-hand of the king" from Yoruba
ọ̀tún meaning "right-hand, second-in-command" and
ọba meaning "king".
Ovie m NigerianOvie means “King” in Urhobo, a language that belongs to the Urhobo people of Nigeria. It will have baby walking (or crawling) around with all the swagger deserving of a monarch.
Owolabi m YorubaMeans "we have given birth to a wealthy person," from 'owo' meaning "money," 'a' meaning "we," and 'abi' meaning "beget."
Owro m UrhoboOWRO male child, meaning shining eyes, original urhobo ethnic groups in Nigeria
Oyenike f YorubaMeans "the title has need of pampering" or "honor has care" in Yoruba.
Oyinbodei f IjawOYINBODEI is an ijaw tribe name of west africa meaning "OUR MOTHER HAS RETURNED" A name given to children believed to have #REINCARNITATED
Ozichi f & m Igbo, AfricanThe name originates from Eastern part of Nigeria from the Igbo speaking states. Predominatly from Imo state.... [
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Ozioma m & f IgboMeans, "God's good news" in Igbo.
Ozoemena m IgboMeans " let what has happened before not happen again" in Igbo.
Paaye m IjawMeans "all things will pass in this world" in Ijaw.
Pakuteh m MendeMeans "powerful man" or "strong man" in Mende.
Pecola f African American, American (South)Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. The American author Toni Morrison used it in her novel
The Bluest Eye (1970) for the protagonist, a young African-American girl named Pecola Breedlove who descends into madness as a result of abuse.
Peola f African AmericanUsed in Fannie Hurst's novel
Imitation of Life (1933) and its 1934 film adaptation, where it belongs to a young light-skinned African-American woman who decides to pass as white.
Perebo f & m IjawMeans "person of wealth" in Ijaw.
Pharaoh m English, Mormon, African AmericanPharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the rulers of all Ancient Egyptian dynasties. Historically, however, "pharaoh" only started being used as a title for the king during the New Kingdom, specifically during the middle of the eighteenth dynasty, after the reign of
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Piesie m & f AkanTraditionally given to the first born child - the name literally means "erupting from an anthill", from
pie "erupt from a place", and
sie meaning "anthill".
Pinaere f IjawPINAERE an ijaw tribe name of west Africa meaning "LIGHT SKINNED WOMAN"
Pina Poukon m & f IjawMeans "born on the riverside" in Ijaw.
Prah f Western AfricanUsed in Ghana, West Africa among Akan peoples. Shortened form of the name of the river spirit Bohsum-Prah. Usually used together with Nana: Nana-Prah.
Prathia f African AmericanThe Rev. Dr. Prathia Hall, a theologian and ethicist, was active in SNCC and a prominent civil rights movement speaker—she was said to have influenced Dr. King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, having used the phrase repeatedly in a speech he heard in 1962.
Prezi m IjawMeans "born to affluence" in Ijaw.
Qirin m African AmericanA chimerical creature from East Asian mythology (Chinese/pinyin: qílín, Japanese kirin).
Quintessa f African American (Rare)Variant of
Quintella inspired by the word
quintessence, meaning "the fifth element", "aether". According to Medieval science, the quintessence was the material that filled the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere... [
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Quran m African AmericanVariant of
Karon 1, the spelling altered to correspond with the name of the central religious text of Islam. The word
Quran literally means "book, reading, recitation" in Arabic, derived from the verb قَرَأَ
(qaraʾa) meaning "to read (aloud), to recite".
Raamla f African AmericanIn the case of American television writer Raamla Mohamed she was named after a little girl who had the same name her mom later added an extra a so her name could be pronounced correctly
Rashaan m African AmericanVariant of
Rashawn. It was brought to public attention by college football player Rashaan Salaam, who won the Heisman Trophy in December of 1994.