English (African) Submitted Names

ABELLA f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of ABEL.

ABRY f English (African, Modern, Rare)
Variant of AUBREY.

ADREY f American (South, Rare), English (African, Rare)

AGNETTA f English (African), English (Archaic)
Variant of AGNETA.

AJAY m English (African, Modern)
Phonetic spelling of the initials A and J.... [more]

AKOUETE m English (African, Rare)

ALLSWELL m & f Western African (Rare), English (African, Rare, ?)
Presumably from the English phrase all's well.

AMELDA f Afrikaans, English (African)

ANDERLYN f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)

ANGELISTA f English (African, Rare)

ANTUSA f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Italian form of ANTHOUSA.

ARCHIEBALD m English (African), Filipino
Variant of ARCHIBALD.

ARMARTIE m English (African)
A famous bearer of this name is Wayne Armartie Laryea (1952-) a British-born musician and actor with Ghanian ancestry.

AUGUSTINO m English (African)

BATILDA f Swedish (Archaic), English (African)
Variant of BATHILDA.

BENEVOLENCE f & m English (African)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin bene volent "well wishing".

BLASTUS m English (African)

BLONNIE f English (African)

BRILLIANT m English (African, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the English word brilliant meaning "(of light or color) very bright and radiant".

CATHRENE f English (African)
Variant of KATHERINE.

CERIS f English (African)

CHAMIQUE f English (African), African American
Variant of SHAMIKA.

CHARLISSE f English (African)
Variant of CHARLIZE.

CHRISTOPHINA f English (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of CHRISTOPHER.

CHRIZANNA f Afrikaans (Rare), English (African, Rare, ?), Filipino (Modern, Rare), Various
Variant of CHRIZANNE incorporating ANNA (See also CHRISANNA/CHRISANNE).

CLEMENSIA f English (American, Rare, Archaic), English (African, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of CLEMENCIA.

DAUSON m English (African)
Variant of DAWSON.

DESMUND m English (American), English (African)
Variant of DESMOND.

DRUSCILLA f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of DRUSILLA.

EMIAH f English (African, Rare)
The name Emiah originated in Hebrew. Emiah means "Gift of God."

EMMANUELLA f English (African)
Latinate form of EMMANUELLE.

EZMERELDA f English (African, Rare)
Variant of ESMERALDA.

FAMOUS m English (African)

FANTAYSHIA f English (African)

FAVOUR f English (Puritan), English (African)
Meaning, "to feel or show preference for someone or something."

GELASIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized), English (African, Rare, ?), Irish (Archaic)
Latinized form of the Greek name Γελάσιος (Gelasios), which is derived from Greek γέλασις (gelasis) "laughing", from the verb γελασείω (gelaseiô) "to be ready to laugh"... [more]

GIFT f & m English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)
From the English word "gift", ultimately from Old Norse. A rare Puritan virtue name.

HENRIE m Dutch, English (African, Rare)
Dutch form of HENRY and English variant of HENRY.

HILLARIA f English (African)
Variant of HILARIA.

HOW m English (African, Rare), African American
Short form of HOWARD.

IMMACULATE f English, English (African), Filipino (Rare), Indian (Christian)
English form of INMACULADA. It is mainly used in African countries where English is one of the official languages.

ISABELLAH f English (African)
Variant of ISABELLA, primarily used in Kenya.

JACKLINE f English (African), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of JACQUELINE.

JUVELLE m English (African)
To have Good Faith From the bottom of the heart... [more]

JYNE f Filipino (Rare), English (African, Rare)

KENLANI f English (African)

KEYMONI f & m African American, English (African)

KIMELA f English (African)

KINGDOM m English (American, Rare), English (African)
Either a transferred use of the surname Kingdom or else directly from the English word, perhaps taken from the biblical phrase kingdom of God... [more]

KNOWLEDGE f & m English (Puritan), Literature, English (African)
From the English word "knowledge" meaning "the fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc".... [more]

LA'QUESA f English (African)

LARONA f English (African)

LASHIQUA f English (African)

LIANO m English (African)
Masculine Form Of LIANA

LILANI m & f English (African, Hellenized, Rare)
Lilani as créate by an african and then it was popular by the united staste

LIVINGSTONE m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname LIVINGSTONE.

MACMILLAN m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname MACMILLAN.

MAGDALEEN f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare, ?), English (African, ?), South African
Dutch and Afrikaans variant of MAGDALENE. South African Author: Magdaleen Van Wyk bears this name.

MARYGOLD f English (African, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of MARIGOLD, or perhaps a transferred use of the surname MARYGOLD.

MATHEWS m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname MATHEWS.

MAULINE f English (African), French (African), Afrikaans
Variant of MALINE.

MEDIATRIX f English (African), Filipino
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare Spanish/Portuguese and French equivalents Mediatriz and Médiatrice, Portuguese Medianeira and Spanish/Portuguese Mediadora).

MORRISON m English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname MORRISON. A famous bearer of the surname was Jim Morrison (1943-1971), lead singer of American rock band The Doors.

MUDENE f South African, English (African, Rare, ?), Afrikaans (Rare)
Of unknown meaning. Famous bearer is Mudene "DENE" Smuts: a South African politician.

MURIE f English (African, Rare)

OLIVET f & m English (African), Various (Archaic), American (Archaic)
Form of OLIVETTE

OTTELIA f German (Archaic, Expatriate), English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of OTTILIA.

PATRITA f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)

PENINAH f Jewish, English (African)
Variant of PENINNAH.

PERFECTION m & f English (Rare), English (African, Rare), African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the word perfection, referring to the quality or state of being perfect or complete.

PHINA f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Diminutive of names ending in -phina like JOSEPHINA or SERAPHINA.

PILATE m Biblical, English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)
English form of the Roman cognomen Pilatus, which meant "armed with a javelin" from Latin pila "javelin". This was most famously borne by Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea ca... [more]

PLACIDIA f Late Roman, English (African, Rare), English (Puritan)
Feminine form of Placidius, which was a derivative of the Latin cognomen PLACIDUS.

PLESETTE f English (African)

POTIPHAR m Biblical, English (African, Rare)
From Egyptian p-di-p-r' meaning "he whom Ra gave", composed of the definite article p- "the one" combined with di "whom he gave" and r', the name of the supreme god RA... [more]

PRISCAH f English (African)
Variant spelling of PRISCA.

PROGRESS m & f English (African)

PROSCOVIA f English (African)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a form of PARASKEVE. It is mainly used in Uganda.

PROSSY f English (African)
Diminutive of PROSCOVIA, mainly used in Uganda.

RAIMI m Malay (Rare), English (African, Rare)

RAZARIOUS m English (African, Rare), African American (Rare)

READA f English (African)

REJOICE f English (Puritan), English (African)
From the English word rejoice meaning "feel or show great joy or delight".

SALOMEY f English (Archaic), English (African)
Variant of SALOME.

SCOVIA f English (African)
Shortened form of PROSCOVIA, mainly used in Uganda.

SHAYAA m English (African)

SHINELLE f English (African)

SOLACE f & m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word, solace.

SONAI f English (African)

SUFFICIENT f & m English (African)
Name given in reference to 2 Corinthians 12:19, “ But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.”... [more]

SYLVIAH f English (African)
Variant of SYLVIA.

TERRUNDER f English (African)

THERISTY f English (African)

TIANNO m & f English (African)

TIANO m English (African)
Masculine Form of TIANA.

TIFFANIY f English (Australian, Modern, Rare), English (African, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of TIFFANY.

TRIGGA m African American (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname TRIGGA.

TRYPHINE f South African, English (African)
Anglicized form of TRIPHINA.

WEALTH m & f English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)
Simply from the English word wealth meaning,"The quality of profuse abundance"/"An abundance of material possessions and resources".... [more]

WEALTHY m & f English (Puritan), American (Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Meaning, "having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich." In this case, spiritual blessings from God. From Middle English welthy, welþi, equivalent to wealth +‎ -y.

WISTON m Spanish (Latin American), English (African), French (African), Indonesian (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of WINSTON.

WITNESS m English (African), South African
From the English word, witness, "one who has personal knowledge of something".

XAVIOUR m English (Rare), English (African), Indian
Variant of XAVIER, influenced by SAVIOUR.

YAKINI f English (African)

ZEBEDIAH m English, English (African)
Variant of ZEBADIAH, most often used in Zimbabwe.