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.
Shanono m & f HausaMeans "drink milk" in Hausa. This name is traditionally given to a child born when calves are being delivered.
Sheika f African American (Rare)Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as
Keisha (of which this is an anagram) and
Chaka, or perhaps a feminine form of
Sheikh; compare the English vocabulary word
sheika or
sheikha meaning "female sheikh".
Shima m & f TivShima means heart in Tiv language
Siaka m Western AfricanSiaka, meaning ''chief'', was the one who made the tribes in primarily West Africa. In old culture every family had to name at least one son Siaka.
Siendou m MandingThis name is originally from the Arabic name Said. Among West Africa's Manding people, mainly in Northern Cote d'Ivoire in places like Kong, Dabakala, Satama Sokura and Sokoro. A variant of the name in Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea where the same Mande people with differing dialects live, Seydou... [
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Sijuola f YorubaMeans "wealth opener" or "open the eyes of wealth" in Yoruba.
Sinorice m African American (Rare)Meaning unknown. The best known bearer of this name is Sinorice Moss (b. 1983), a former professional player of American football.
Somayina f & m IgboThe name of Igbo origin means "I am not alone."
Somto m IgboThe name Somto is a name with Igbo origin. In Igbo, Somto is a shortened form of
Somtochukwu, which translates to "Join me in praising God" or "Rejoice with me in the Lord."
Sonomo f & m IjawMeans "seven" in Ijaw. It is typically given to a seventh child, or a child born prematurely in the seventh month.
Sorle f & m OgoniKhana for "there's time" (as in, you have time to do something)... [
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Sorniabari f & m OgoniMeans "when it pleases God" in Khana, (when it pleases God for him to do something, like "God's time")... [
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Suanu f & m OgoniMeans "wisdom, knowledge" in Khana.
Suara m YorubaDerived from Ash-Shu‘ara (The Poets), the name of the 26th chapter of the Quran.
Sugrinongma m & f MossiMeans "patience is sweet" in Mossi, spoken in Burkina Faso.
Sulola f YorubaOf Yoruba origin, but the meaning of the name is yet unknown to me.
Suoyo f & m IjawMeans "profit or gain" in Ijaw.
Superior m & f African American, EnglishLate Middle English from Old French
superiour, from Latin
superior, comparative of
superus ‘that is above’, from
super ‘above’.
Swaa m BaribaMeans "road" in Bariba, this name is given to a child born on a journey.