English (African) Submitted Names

Abella f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Abel.

Abigael f & m English, English (African), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Variant of Abigail. Masculine usage is mostly restricted to Latin America and the Philippines (though it is still more often used as a feminine name in that part of the world).

Abry f English (African, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubrey.

Adiza f English (African, ?), Muslim (?)

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

Aggness f English (African)
Variant of Agnes.

Agnetta f English (African), English (Archaic)
Variant of Agneta.

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

Alleta f English (African), Afrikaans, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Aletta.

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

Amelda f Afrikaans, Hungarian, English (African)
Variant of Imelda.

Angelista f English (African, Rare)

Annah f English (African)
Variant of Anna.

Annalette f South African, English (African), Afrikaans

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.

Artwell m Shona, English (African), Ndebele
Zimbabwe origin meaning 'Creative' or 'Excellent Creation'.

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".

Bennedict m English (African, Rare)
Variant of Benedict.

Blessings m & f English (African)
Plural form of Blessing. It is most used in Malawi.

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".

Calvine f English (African)
Feminine form of Calvin.

Cathrene f English (African)
Variant of Katherine.

Chamique f English (African), African American
Variant of Shamika.

Chrispin m English (African)
Variant of Crispin.

Christinne f Filipino (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Christine.

Christophina f English (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Christopher.

Clemensia f English (American, Rare, Archaic), English (African, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Clemencia.

Clever m English (African), Spanish (Latin American)
From the English word clever.

Cordellia f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Cordelia.

Cosmos m English (African)
Variant of Cosmas.

Crispine m English (African)
Variant of Crispin.

Dauson m English (African)
Variant of Dawson.

Deeriq m African American, English (African), Western African
Elaboration of Eric using popular prefex De-.

Desmund m English (American), English (African)
Variant of Desmond.

Donye'a m English (African, Americanized)

Druscilla f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Drusilla.

Ebbie f English (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Ebba 2 or Ebony.

Ednah f English (African)
Variant of Edna 1.

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

Emmanuella f English (African)
Latinate form of Emmanuelle.

Endurance m & f English (African)
From the English word endurance, which is ultimately of Old French origin. Known bearers of this name include the Nigerian sprinter Endurance Abinuwa (b. 1987), the Nigerian soccer player Endurance Idahor (1984-2010) and the Nigerian cricketer Endurance Ofem (b... [more]

Enock m English (African), Haitian Creole, Brazilian, Papuan
Variant of Enoch.

Esnath f English (African)
Variant of Asenath.

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

Eunica f English (African), South African
Latinate variant of Eunice.

Ezmerelda f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Esmeralda.

Famous m English (African)

Fantayshia f English (African)

Farhanatou f English (African)
This is an American name

Fate m & f English, English (American), English (African)
Either a direct derivation of the English word fate or a diminutive of Lafayette. The latter is what led the name to being used as a majority masculine name in the 19th and 20th centuries in the United States.

Felician m English (African), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romanian, History (Ecclesiastical)
English, Romanian and Occitan form of Felicianus. Saint Felician was a companion of St. Victor of Marseilles.

Felista f English (African, Rare)

Felister f English (African)

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]

Gladisse f English (African), Afrikaans, Haitian Creole
Variant of Gladys.

Happyness f English (African)
Derived from the English word happiness. It is most common in Tanzania.

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.

Izley f English (African)
Form of girl name Eisele, transferred use of surname Eisele.

Jackline f English (African), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jeems m English (African)

Jireh m & f Biblical, Filipino, English, English (African, Rare), French (African), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the second part of the place name יְהוָה יִרְאֶה‎ (YHWH yir'e) in the land of Moriah, meaning either "the Lord sees" (also "will see" or "will see to it") or "the Lord will provide," so named by Abraham after God provided a ram to sacrifice in place of his son Isaac.

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 Middle English (originally as a verb in the sense ‘acknowledge, recognize’, later as a noun) from an Old English compound based on cnāwan meaning "know."... [more]

La'quesa f English (African)

Laquia f English (African)
Comes from the prefixes “la” and “queta”.

Larona f English (African)

Lashiqua f English (African)

Lawrent m English (African)
Variant of Laurent.

Lendl m English (African, Rare), Caribbean
Transferred use of the surname Lendl.

Liano m English (African)
Masculine Form Of Liana

Libianca f English (African)
Possibly an elaborate form of Bianca, although this is not proven. The exact meaning is unknown, but the name has been heard in Cameroon and other parts of Africa.

Lightness f English (African)
From the word lightness meaning "the state of having sufficient or considerable amount of natural light," this name is mainly found in Tanzania.

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

Living m English (African)
Either from the English word living or a short form of Livingstone.

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

Lord m English (African), Filipino
From the English word, likely used as a reference to God or Jesus. A bearer of this name is Lord Allan Velasco, a Filipino politician.

Lordina f English (African)
Feminine form of Lord. This name is primarily used in Ghana.

Loveness f English (African)
From the rare English word loveness meaning "love".

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

Maculate f English (African)
Truncated form of Immaculate.

Marseline f English (African), French (African)
Variant of Marceline.

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.

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).

Medius f & m English (African), Eastern African
Borrowed from Latin medius meaning "middle; half; moderate; indifferent." It is mostly used in Uganda where, compared to other surrounding countries, it is usually feminine in usage.

Mercyline f English (African), French (African)
Variant of Marceline by incorporating Mercy.

Misheck m English (African)
Variant of Meshach.

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 Judeo-Anglo-Norman, English (African, Rare)
Variant of Murien.

Naomy f English (African), Afrikaans, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Never m English (African), English
Old English nǣfre, from ne ‘not’ + ǣfre ‘ever’.

Otillia f English (African)
Variant of Ottilie.

Ottelia f German (Archaic, Expatriate), English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Ottilia.

Pascalia f Greek (Germanized, Rare), English (African)
Germanized form of Paschalia as well as a Kenyan borrowing of this name.

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.

Phiona f English, English (African), French (African)
Variant of Fiona. It is used mainly in Uganda (regarding (African) English usage) and Burundi (regarding African French usage).... [more]

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), Eastern African
Meaning uncertain, possibly a form of Paraskeve. It is mainly used in Uganda.

Prossy f English (African), Eastern African
Diminutive of Proscovia, mainly used in Uganda.

Queenstar f English (African)
Combination of the English words queen and star.... [more]

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

Reada f English (African)

Recheal f English (African)
Likely a variant of Rachel or Richelle.

Redempta f English (African)
Feminine form of Redemptus.

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

Resty f English (African)

Roselin f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Rosaline/Rosalin and Rosalyn. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 73 baby girls were recorded with the name Roselin in 2004.... [more]

Salomey f English (Archaic), English (African)
Variant of Salome.

Salvation m & f English (African), Filipino (Rare)
English cognate of Salvacion.

Scovia f English (African), Eastern African
Shortened form of Proscovia, mainly used in Uganda.

Shadreck m English (African)
Variant of Shadrach.

Shayaa m English (African)

Slumber m English (African)
From the vocabulary word "slumber".

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

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.

Tabithah f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Tabitha.

Teckla f English (African)
Possibly an English form of Thekla.

Teopista f English (African), Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic)
Form of Theopista in several languages. Nowadays, this name is primarily used in Uganda and other English-speaking nations in Africa.

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.

Trinitas f English (African, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Original Latin form of Trinity.

Tryphine f South African, English (African)
Anglicized form of Triphina.

Vashty f English (African), Trinidadian Creole
Variant of Vashti.

Wealth m & f English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)
From Middle English welth, welthe, weolthe (“happiness, prosperity”), from Old English *welþ, *weleþu, from Proto-Germanic *waliþō (“wealth”).... [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.

Wilhemina f English (African)
Variant of Wilhelmina.

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.

Zealous m English (African, Rare)
From the English word zealous meaning "full of zeal, ardent", perhaps intended to be an English form of Zelotes. This was the name of a Union general in the American Civil War: Zealous Bates Tower (1819-1900).

Zebediah m English, English (African)
Variant of Zebadiah, most often used in Zimbabwe.