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.
Zeila f African AmericanDerived from
Seylac, also called Zeila, town and port, extreme northwest Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden. Seylac also falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia).
Zié m Western AfricanLikely means "first" in one of the Senufo languages, as the name is traditionally given to the first-born son.... [
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Ziola m & f IjawMeans "the last born" in Ijaw.
Zuo m & f IjawMeans "protection" in Ijaw.
Zyshonne m African American (Modern, Rare)Variant of
Zyshawn. Some usage was generated in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to the fact that several media outlets wrongly identified this as the real name of American rapper Silkk the Shocker (1975-), for example he was called Zyshonne Miller by
Jet magazine in May 1998 and by the
Washington Post in September 2000... [
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