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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 African, Manding, Afro-American (Slavery-era)Benkos Biohó (died 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 slaver Pedro Gomez Reynel, 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.
Binta f HausaFrom the Arabic
بِنْت (bint) meaning "daughter".
Biodun m & f YorubaMeans "born during a festival" in Yoruba.
Biruktawit f AmharicOriginated from the Bible which means 'blessed' and is of Amharic origin
Blessed f & m English (Puritan), AfricanFrom the English word "blessed" meaning "having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing; held in veneration; revered", ultimately from Old English
blētsian,
blēdsian "to consecrate (with blood)".
Bodisere f IjawMeans "she likes to come to the world" in Ijaw.
Bokele m LingalaBokele is the name of Lonkundo’s dad in Mongo mythology.
Bola f YorubaShort form of
Bolanle, meaning "wealth coming". It is composed of
bo ("come, coming") plus
ǫlà ("riches, wealth").
Boluwatife f YorubaMeans "as god wishes, one who follows the will of god" in Yoruba.
Boma m & f SwahiliMeaning "fort or enclosure". The word actually originates from Swahili and is traditionally known as an enclosure, a stockade or fort used to protect people's livestock (usually sheep and cattle).
Bongi f Xhosa, Southern AfricanShort form of
Sibongile. This was borne by South African singer and songwriter Angela Sibongile "Bongi" Makeba (1950-1985), the only child of singer Miriam Makeba... [
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Bonna f BaribaName traditionally given to the second born daughter.
Bote m KongoThe first given name of the German footballer Ridle Baku.
Boukazi m & f IjawMeans "a child born in a bush" in Ijaw.
Buronya m & f AkanMeans "Christmas" in Akan. This may be given to children born around this time of year.
Busine f PunuMeans "wealth, richness, well-being" in Punu.
Buwozi m & f IjawMeans "a child whose feet came out first before the head during birth" in Ijaw.
Buyon f BaribaName traditionally given to the fourth born daughter.
Bvumai m ShonaBvumai means "Admit".
This may be a name given to say to adversary admit that you were wrong, you were defeated or that you committed the offence Cawil m SomaliA name that means "replacement." A family may give the name to a male whose father or older brother has died.
Cawo f SomaliA name that comes from the Somali word cawo which means "luck." Outside of Somalia, Somalis may spell it as Awo.
Cetshwayo m ZuluMeans "advised" in Zulu. This was the name of a Zulu King,
Çetulo f BandialMeans "died coming" in Bandial. This is considered a 'death prevention' name.
Cézanne f & m English, AfrikaansFrom the French artist, Paul Cézanne. This name is sometimes used as a feminine name by Afrikaners in South Africa due to its similarity to
Suzanne.
Chan m DinkaMeans "male child in the first pair of twins" in Dinka.
Chapasi f & m TumbukaMeans "earth, dirt, belongs to earth" in Tumbuka, often given after other children in the family have died.
Chat f NigerianF, Bajju name from nigeria; it means, love or like
Chemutai f KalenjinDerives from the East African tribe, the Kalenjins. Like many other Kalenjin names, the first part of the name relates to the gender of the person and the second part is how, when, or where they were born... [
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Chenjerai m ShonaChenjerai means "Be on guard, wisen up". Chenjerai Hunzvi the Zimbabwean Freedom Fighter is one bearer of this name.
Cheru m AmharicMeans "the benign one, the charitable one" in Amharic.