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.
Jenda m & f DagbaniIt means Outstanding or exceptional when used as a verb, but when used as a noun it means responsibility
Jerohn m African American (Rare)African American name possibly a form of the name
John with an added initial sound and emphasis on the second syllable. Most well known bearer is Jerohn
Garnett, a professional drummer who has worked with a variety of top rated singers and bands.
Jesubori f YorubaMeaning "Jesus is the winner" or "Jesus overcomes" in Yoruba
Jesumbo m & f YorubaIt is a Yoruba name,a tribe in South-Western Nigeria which mean "JESUS IS COMING BACK" and in Hebrew
Maranatha. It can be beared by both sexes reminding the hearer(s) of the second coming of the Lord Jesus who left this world over two thousand(2000) years ago...
Jeta m NigerianMeaning unknown. A known bearer of this name is the Nigerian filmmaker Jeta Amata (b. 1974).
Jibrin m NigerianFrom the name of the historical Arabic town, بيت جبرين (Bayt Jibrin or Jubrin), meaning "house of the powerful." It may also be a variant of
Jibril.
Jimo f & m YorubaMeans "awake child" in Yoruba, derived from
jí meaning "wake up; arise" and
ọmọ meaning "child". It is also used as diminutive of longer names such as
Ajírọ́mọgbé.
Jobe f & m IgedeMeans "give thanks" in Igede, spoken in Nigeria. Alternative meanings are "gratitude" or "be grateful".
Jodeci m & f African American, English (Modern)In the case of the R&B quartet which helped popularise the name in the early 1990s, it is taken from the names of its members, Joel "JoJo" Hailey, Donald "DeVanté Swing" DeGrate, Dalvin "Mr. Dalvin" DeGrate and Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey.
Jumoki f & m African, Yoruba, NigerianJumoki which in Nigerian means "everyone loves the baby". There is a dog on youtube named
Moki, which is short for Jumoki.
Kadia f African AmericanThis name may be of Creole or European origin. In the case of a possible European origin it may have come from the Russian name Katya which is short for Ekaterina or Katerina.
Kagwala f KassenaMeans "woman who behaves like a slave raider" in Kasem.
Kaito m & f IgboMeans "let us glorify God" in Igbo.
Kaitochi f IgboThe name originates from the Igbo tribe in the Eastern part of Nigeria, West Africa. It means "let us praise God"; referring to the Christian God.
Kallamu m HausaMeans "word (of God)" in Hausa. This name is closely tied with the name
Musa.
Kalu m Igbo (Rare)Kalu is a shortened name of, or derived from;
Kamalu or
Kamanu, the deity of thunder. Kamalu is an important deity in the traditional belief system of the people of many subethnic Igbo people (an ethnic group of southeastern Nigeria)... [
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Kambondoo m DagbaniThis is one of the death prevention names among the Dagbamba. When a woman gave birth up to three to four times and each time she give birth the children die. To prevent this names like this is given to a child to prevent it from dying.
Kameeka f African American (Rare)Possibly an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix
ka and the name
Tamika. This is the name of the main character in Thelma Lynne Godin's children's book
The Hula Hoopin' Queen (2014).
Kande f HausaUnknown etymology. This name is usually given to a girl born after two or more successive boys.
Kaneme m & f IgboMeans "let's keep doing" in Igbo.
Ka'oir f African American (Modern)Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element
kay with
Dior. This is borne by Jamaican entrepreneur Keyshia Ka'oir Davis (1985-), formerly known as Keyshia Dior, the wife of American rapper Gucci Mane (real name Radric Davis), as well as their daughter Iceland Ka'oir Davis (2023-).
Kara f & m OgoniMeans "pray, prayer" in Khana, a dialect of Ogoni language from Nigeria.
Karamo m African American (Rare)Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the American reality star and television host Karamo Brown (b. 1980), who is of Jamaican and Cuban descent.
Kariebi m & f IjawMeans "the blessing we prayed for" in Ijaw.
Karon m African AmericanCombination of the popular elements
ka and
ron. Famous bearers of this African-American name include the American football player KaRon Coleman (1978-) and American actor Karon Riley (1978-).
Katisha f Theatre, African American (Rare)Meaning unknown. This was used for a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera
The Mikado (1885), set in Japan. Since the 1970s it has also been used as a blend of the prefix
ka with the name
Latisha.
Katiti f African American (Rare)A name coined in the 1970s in the movement of choosing Afrocentric names for children, after the Ugandan place name Katiti.