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Atem f & m Jagham, KenyangMeans "friends" in Jagham and Kenyang as it's the plural of
ǹ-tèm meaning "friend".
Athiambo f Luo"born late in the evening". Thought to be an intelligent person.
Atsen m AfizereAtsen which means"Visitor" is a male given name among the Afizere people of Nigeria. who are predominantly in Jos Plateau and Bauchi State Nigeria.
Atta m AkanMeans "twin" in Fante, an Akan language.
Auma f Luo"someone delivered with the face down or through the caesarean process"
Awaran m & f IjawMeans "a child born during the august break in the rainy season" in Ijaw.
Awino f LuoMeans "born with the cord around" in Luo.
Awiti f Luo"someone birthed after a misfortune, such as a difficult birth process"
Axhoba m XhosaThe meaning of this name is, they are armed.
Aya f BaouléDerived from Baoulé
ya "Friday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Friday".
Ayakpo f & m IjawMeaning "new world or life" in Ijaw.
Ayamba f & m Jagham, KenyangMeans "he/she opened the way" in Ejagham, used for the first of twins.
Ayanti m & f EfikMeans "will you remember me?" in Efik.
Ayebatonye m & f IjawMeans "what God has destined" or "destiny" in Ijaw.
Ayen f DinkaRelated with a specific kind of cow in Dinka language.
Ayinde m & f YorubaMeans "we gave praises and he came" in Yoruba.
Aylintá f Western AfricanThe name Aylintá comes from the West African nation of Senegal and means Bearer of Light or Bringer of Light.
Ayoka f YorubaMeans "one we rejoice to pluck" in Yoruba.
Ayuk m & f Jagham, KenyangMeans "they have heard" in Jagham and Kenyang, from the pronoun and root
á meaning "they" and
yúk meaning "to hear".
Azibo m NigerianAzibo means “youth” in Nigerian. It also means “Earth” in Egyptian.
Azizi m Swahili (Modern)Means "The mighty one; powerful, beloved" Also has some arabic and egyptian origin, and tanzanian.... [
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Azuka m IgboMeans "the past is greater" or "my back is greater" in Igbo.
Azumi f HausaMeans "month of fasting" in Hausa, traditionally given to girls born during Ramadan.
Azwianewi m & f VendaMeans "something that cannot be told" in Tshivenda.
Babiker m Northern African, ArabicSudanese name possibly derived from the given name
Bakr or from Arabic بَكَرَ
(bakara) meaning "first born" or "to be early, to rise early".
Bada m YorubaPossibly from Yoruba
bá meaning "togerher with" and
dà meaning "mix". It is likely a short form of another name.
Bade m NigerianThe use of the name in Nigeria is likely due to the Bade Emirate, a traditional state in Yobe State, Nigeria, the home of the Bade people.
Badiambila m & f LubaMeans "let them speak among themselves" in Luba-Kasai.
Bafana m ZuluDerived from Zulu
abafana, the plural form of
umfana, meaning "boy, young man."
Bahaar f AfricanAn African girl's name derived from "Bahar", meaning "Spring"
Bakaffa m Eastern AfricanBakaffa (throne name Asma Sagad, later Masih Sagad Ge'ez መሲህ ሰገድ, "to whom the anointed bows") was nəgusä nägäst (May 18, 1721 – September 19, 1730) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty... [
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Baleba f LubaMeans "they have birthed" in Luba-Kasai, one of the Luba languages.
Banga m ShonaMeans "knife" or "sword" in Shona. Banga is the name of a Ngbandi god of water.
Bapaki m TswanaMeans "those who give testimony" in Setswana.
Barre m SomaliA name that comes from the Somali word bare which means "teacher." Barre was the last name (meaning the first name of the grandfather of) Mohamed Siad Barre (Somali spelling: Maxamed Siyaad Barre). Siad Barre was the military ruler and president of Somali from 1969 until 1991.
Bartho m Dutch, AfrikaansShort form of
Bartholomeus. Notable bearers of this name include the Dutch actor Bartho Braat (b. 1950) and the South African writer Bartho Smit (1924-1986).
Basambilu f TsongaFrom the Xitsonga
basa meaning "clean, white, pure" and
mbilu meaning "heart".
Batandwa m & f AfricanBatandwa was a used name reffering to followers in Christianity.
Beduna m Nigerian, NgasThe name BEDUNA is from plateau state Nigeria which means "is it bad?" It's a question name, when someone utter a word that is not good and didn't come to pass then you can ask him BEDUNA "is it bad?"
Beemoni m DagbaniFounder of Gushegu and Karaga. Name of one of the sons of Naa Gbewaa.
Behati f AfrikaansPossibly an Afrikaans variant of
Beata. It is the name of Namibian fashion model Behati Prinsloo (b. 1989).
Bejide m YorubaMeans "(one that) come(s) with rain" in Yoruba.
Beke m & f Ijaw, OgoniMeans "America" or "American" in Khana and "English" in Ijaw.
Bekoe m AkanMeans "war time" in Akan, typically used for a child born in war.
Belayneh m Eastern African, AmharicIt is an Amharic expression, which means "the new child is above all others". From the Amharic elements በላይ
(belay) meaning "above" and ነህ
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Bendo f AfricanThis means is from a Liberian dialect. It means beautiful...
Benkos m Central AfricanBenkos Biohó (late 16th century — 1621), also known as Domingo Biohó, was said to have been born in either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, where he was seized by the Portuguese Pedro Gomez Reynel, the dealer, sold to businessman Juan Palacios, and later, after transportation to what is now Colombia in South America, sold again to the Spaniard Alonso del Campo in 1596, in Cartagena de Indias... [
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Beritda m NgasBERITDA in Ngas language of plateau state means."""it turns out to be good?... [
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Beru f BaribaName traditionally given to the sixth born daughter.
Betang m & f KenyangDerived from
bɛtaŋ meaning "power" in Kenyang.
Beydaan f SomaliSomali feminine name taken directly from the ordinary vocabulary word for "almond", which is perhaps ultimately from Persian
بادام (
bâdâm) "almond".
Bheki m Zulu"The person that's broadminded, able to think further about future needs and wants".
Bhekumbuso m Zulu (Rare)Means "look after the kingdom", from Zulu
bheka "look after" and
umbuso "kingdom, dominion".
Bigaŋ m & f Dagbani"Not discriminated" denoting "I will not discriminate"
Bimpẹ f YorubaMeans "one who is gorgeous and beautiful" in Yoruba.