Browse Submitted Names

Aannuliró f Bandial
Means "she was brought down inside" in Bandial.

Aare m Yoruba
Means "commander" in Yoruba. Aàrẹ is a title, usually in the military of the Yoruba warriors company. The leader of the company from a clan takes the title when they join up with a coalition.

Aba f Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Fante, a dialect of Akan.

Ababacar m Western African
Senegalese form of the Arabic name Abu Bakr.

Ababuo f African
Ababuo means a child that keeps coming back. This name is mainly used in Ghana

Abadi m Ijaw
Means "a big sea" in Ijaw.

Abadibo f & m Ijaw
Means "a person from the sea" in Ijaw.

Abadir m Near Eastern Mythology, Coptic (Bohairic), Coptic (Sahidic), Arabic (Archaic), Ethiopian, Somali (Archaic)
Means "mighty father". This was a Phoenician name for the highest deity. It was borne by a legendary Coptic saint who was martyred with his sister Irais (or Iraja, Herais, Rhais).

Abafile f & m Zulu
Means "they are not dead" or "undead" in Zulu.

Abagbe f Nigerian
The meaning of Abagbe is we begged to have this one to lift up

Abaka f Akan
Means "first born" in Akan.

Abarahama m Shona
Means "one who has birthed or fathered relatives", derived from Shona kubara "to bear offspring, to bud" and hama "relatives". This is the Shona equivalent of Abraham.

Abasiama m & f Ibibio, Efik
Means "it is God that loves" or "God's love" in Ibibio and Efik.

Abayie m & f Akan
Means "has come well" in Akan.

Abaynesh f Amharic
Means "you are the Nile" in Amharic.

Abayomi m & f Yoruba
Means "he came to bring me joy and happiness" or "I would have been mocked" in Yoruba. It is a name given to a child born after a number of unfortunate or near unfortunate circumstances. It is often called in full as Àbáyòmí Olúwaniòjé meaning "I would have been mocked, if not for God".

Abdu m Swahili
Abdu is a name of Swahili origin meaning worshipper of God and the vowel at the end makes it sound like Abdul

Abebi f Yoruba
Means "begged to be born" in Yoruba, from bẹ̀ "beg, pray" and bí "to give birth, be born"... [more]

Abedikani m & f Alur
Means "Where do I stay?" in Alur language. It is given to someone who is born to a parent or parents who are disliked by, or in conflict with, their familymembers or community.

Abegunde m & f Yoruba
Means "The one who came with the masquerade" in Yoruba.

Abeiku m Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Fante, a dialect of Akan.

Abejul m & f Bandial
Means "the one who pouts" in Bandial.

Abeke f Yoruba
Means "one begged to care for" in Yoruba.

Aber f & m Alur
Means "I'm better" or "I'm good" in Alur language.

Abera m Ethiopian
Means "light" or "he shines". Used as both a given name and a surname.

Aberuagba m & f Yoruba
Means "the one who respects elders" in Yoruba, derived from a meaning "one person", bẹrù meaning "fear, be afraid" and àgbà meaning "elder".

Abi f Nigerian
Means "owner" in Izere.

Abiba f Northern African
Has its origins in the Moroccan language and means "first child born after the grandmother has died."

Abike f Yoruba
Means "born to treasure" or "born to be pampered" in Yoruba, from bí "to give birth, be born" and kẹ́ "to cherish, care for".

Abiona f & m Yoruba
Means "born during a journey" or "born into the arts" in Yoruba, from bí "to give birth, be born" and sí "to, on" combined with either ọ̀nà "way, road, journey" or ọ̀nà "art, artistry, craftsmanship"... [more]

Abisade m & f Yoruba
Means "born into royalty" in Yoruba.

Abiso m Yoruba
Means "given" or "acquired" in Yoruba.

Abiy m Amharic
Means "father's joy" in Amharic.

Aboderin m Yoruba
Means "one who walks in the company of hunters" in Yoruba.

Abongile m & f Xhosa
Means "thankfulness" or "grateful" in Xhosa.

Aboyo f Luo
Means "one who saunters" in Luo.

Abra f Ewe
Means "Tuesday-born girl" in Ewe.

Abrihet f Tigrinya
Means "light" in Tigrinya.

Abshir m Somali
Means "congratulation" in Somali.

Abuchi m & f Igbo
Means "song of God" in Igbo.

Abukar m Arabic, Somali
Possibly means "father of the unique".

Abukkakken f Bandial
Means "she entrusts to raise (her child)" in Bandial.

Abungu f Luo
Means "of the forest" in Luo.

Aburu m Dagbani
One of the royal gates of Dagbong Kingdom denoting "Corrupted name of Abdulai"

Abush m Oromo
Means, 'little boy' often used to denote the youngest child of a family.

Abuto f Luo
Means "I have hidden" in Luo.

Abye m Ge'ez
Means "big, large" in Ge'ez.

Acan f & m Alur
Means "I suffer" in Alur language. The name may be given to a child born when the parents were experiencing poverty or suffering.

Achaje m Chewa
Means "stranger" in Chichewa.

Achan f Dinka
Means "female child in the first pair of twins" in Dinka.

Achike m Igbo
Means "take the things of the world easy" in Igbo.

Achiko m & f Shona
A shorter form of the name Achiriko, meaning "one who remained" or "one who is still there".

Achiriko m & f Shona
A unisex name meaning "one who still remains there".

Ada m Idoma
Means "father" in Idoma.

Adaego f Igbo
Means "daughter of money" in Igbo.

Adaezennaya f Igbo
Means “princess” in Igbo.

Adakole m & f Idoma
Idoma name meaning "father of the house", "head of family", or "head of the home". This name is usually given to the firstborn male or female child in Idoma households.

Adaku f Igbo
Means "daughter of wealth" in Igbo.

Adamma f Igbo
Means "daughter of beauty" in Igbo.

Adanech f Amharic
Means "she saved" or "she rescued" or "she has rescued them" in Amharic.

Adaobi f Nigerian
Means first Daughter of The Family.

Adaora f Igbo
Means "the people's daughter" in Igbo.

Addimew m Amharic
Means "invite him" in Amharic.

Addisu m Ethiopian
Means "the new one".

Adeben m African
Means "twelfth born son".

Adebimpe f Yoruba
Means "the crown is complete" in Yoruba.

Adebisi f Yoruba
Means "the crown has given birth to more" in Yoruba. This is the name of the (Nigerian) mother of British musician Seal Samuel.

Adebobajo m Yoruba
Means "the crown suits the king" in Yoruba.

Adedamola m Yoruba
Means "my crown mixed with blessing" in Yoruba.

Adede f Luo
Means "grasshopper" in Luo.

Adedewe f & m Yoruba
Means "the crown has become small" or "one has arrived small" in Yoruba, from either adé "crown" or dé "to arrive, come" combined with di "become, change into" and ẹ̀wẹ́ "small, thin"... [more]

Adediran m Yoruba
Means "royalty becomes generational" in Yoruba, from adé "crown" combined with di "become, change into" and ìran "generation, lineage".

Adedire m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown has become good fortune" in Yoruba, from adé "crown, royalty" combined with di "become, change into" and ire "luck, good fortune, goodness".

Adedoyin f & m Yoruba
Means "the crown is now honey" in Yoruba.

Adefunke f Yoruba
Means "the crown has given me to cherish" in Yoruba.

Adegbamigbe m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown did not forget me” in Yoruba.

Adegbemibu m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown did not insult me” in Yoruba.

Adegboyega m Yoruba
Means "the crown has elevated our honour" in Yoruba.

Adeike f & m Yoruba
Means "one who has crowned your care" in Yoruba, from adé "crown" and ìkẹ́ "fondness, care, cherishing".

Adeiza f Nigerian
Name of Nigerian origin, meaning "giver (father) of good things" or "giver (father) of wealth".

Adejugbe m & f Yoruba
Means "royalty does not perish" in Yoruba, from adé "crown, royalty" combined with jù "does not, cannot be" and gbé "carry, lift; take by force, overpower".

Adejuyigbe m Yoruba
Means "the crown does not allow honour to perish" in Yoruba.

Adekanmi m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown is now my turn" from Yoruba adé meaning "crown", kàn meaning "to touch, to concern" and mi meaning "me, my".

Adekiite m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown does not fall" in Yoruba.

Adekoya m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown rejects suffering" from Yoruba adé meaning "crown", kọ̀ meaning "to refuse, to reject" and ìyà meaning "punishment, suffering".

Adekugbe m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown does not perish" in Yoruba.

Adelakun m Nigerian, Yoruba
Means "the crown opens the womb" in Yoruba.

Adeleke f Yoruba
Means "crown achieves happiness" in Yoruba.

Adelola f Yoruba
The name origin came from Nigeria with the name meaning: "The crown brings honour"

Adelowo m Nigerian, Yoruba
Means "the crown has honour" or "the crown has respect" in Yoruba.

Ademurewa f & m Yoruba
Means "the crown brought goodness" in Yoruba.

Adeniji m Yoruba
Means "the crown has fame" in Yoruba.

Adeniran m Yoruba
Means "the crown has a lineage" in Yoruba.

Adeniyi m Yoruba, Nigerian
Means "the crown is precious" in Yoruba.

Adeoti m Yoruba
Means "royalty does not fade" in Yoruba, derived from adé meaning "crown, royalty", (k)ò meaning "does not" and tí meaning "fade, be blemished".

Adeoye m Western African, Yoruba
From Yoruba adé oyè, which literally means "the crown of chieftancy", and is understood to mean "the crown given to me to celebrate my acquired chieftaincy title".

Adepero f Nigerian, Yoruba
Means "the crown pacifies" or "the crown calms" in Yoruba.

Aderfi m Berber (Rare)
Means "freed" in Berber.

Aderinola f & m Yoruba
The first part, Aderi, means "crown" or "royalty," the second part, Nola, means "wealth" or "riches." The name is interpreted as "crowned with wealth" or "royalty with riches".

Aderonke f Yoruba
Means "the crown has found something to pamper" in Yoruba, from adé "crown, royalty", rí "to see, find", ohun "thing, something", and kẹ́ "cherish, care for".

Adesimbo f Yoruba
Means "noble birth" in Yoruba.

Adesina m Yoruba
Means "the crown has opened the way" or "the one who arrives and opens the way" in Yoruba, usually given to the firstborn child in a family.

Adesoji m Yoruba
Means "the crown has woken up" from Yoruba adé meaning "crown" and sọjí meaning "to arise, to awake".

Adesola f Yoruba
Means "the crown honored us" in Yoruba.

Adesuwa f Edo
Means "in the midst of prosperity" in Edo.

Adetula m Yoruba
Means "royalty survived again" in Yoruba.

Adetutu f & m Yoruba
Means "the crown is gentle" in Yoruba.

Adewumi m & f Yoruba
Means "royalty attracts me" in Yoruba.

Adewuyi m & f Yoruba (Modern)
Means "royalty is prestigious" in Yoruba.

Adeya f American (Modern, Rare), Nigerian (?)
Perhaps in part from Yoruba adé meaning "crown". This name was used by the American singer Kehlani for her daughter born 2019.

Adeyemi m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "the crown suits me" or "one who arrives and befits me" in Yoruba.

Adeyemo m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown suits the child" in Yoruba, from adé "crown, royalty" combined with yẹ "suitable, worthy" and ọmọ "child".

Adeyinka f & m Yoruba
Means "the crown surrounds me" in Yoruba.

Adhra f Swahili
Means "apology" in Swahili.

Adia f Igede, Swahili
Means "queen" in Igede and "(valuable) gift" in Swahili, from Hausa adia "gift".

Adiaba f Efik
Means "first daughter" in Efik.

Adiahaudo f Ibibio
Means "first daughter of a second son" in Ibibio.

Adiam f Ge'ez, Amharic
Possibly means "fair, pretty".

Adigheji m Isoko (Rare)
Means "pillar of the house" in Isoko.

Adigun m & f Yoruba
Means "bound upright" in Yoruba, figuratively "well-planned and successful".

Adimu f Swahili
Means “rare” in Swahili.

Adio m Yoruba
Means "bundled up and stood erect" in Yoruba, referring to someone who stands strong and tall.

Adiwa f Shona
Meaning "one who is beloved or desired", a longer form of the name can be Adiwanashe, deriving from the verb kudiwa.

Admase m Amharic
Means "my diamond" in Amharic.

Admassu m Amharic
Means "his horizon" in Amharic.

Admasu m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "his horizon" from Amharic አድማስ (admas) meaning "horizon".

Ado m & f Yoruba
Possibly derived from Yoruba ádò meaning "medicine gourd". This is also the name of two cities in Nigeria, both with different etymology.

Adole m Idoma
Means "father of the house" in Idoma.

Adongo m & f Luo
Means "second of the twins" in Luo.

Adua f Tigrinya (Italianized, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Italian form of ዓድዋ also spelled Adwa or Aduwa. This is an Ethiopian town whose name means "village of Awa (people)" in Tigrinya.... [more]

Adubi f & m Yoruba
Means "one we struggled to birth" in Yoruba, from dù "to fight, struggle" and bí "to birth, be born". Sometimes given to children named Ige as a nickname.

Adugna m Ethiopian
Ethiopian name for men

Aduke f Yoruba
Means "one (people) struggle(d) to care for" in Yoruba.

Adunni f Yoruba
Means "sweet to have" in Yoruba, from dùn "sweet, pleasant" and ní "obtain, have, possess".... [more]

Aduor f Eastern African, Luo
Means "born at dawn" in Luo.

Adut f Eastern African
This name is borne by Adut Akech Bior ( born 25 December 1999), a South Sudanese-Australian model.

Adwin m Akan
Means "creative" in Akan.

Afafa f Ewe
Means "the first child of the second husband" in Ewe.

Afagache m & f Kassena
Means "I am on guard, alert" in Kasem.

Afeworq m Amharic
Means "mouth of gold" from Amharic አፍ (ʾäf) "mouth" and ወርቅ (wark) "gold".

Afiah m Efik
Means "fourth son" in Efik.

Afianwan f Ibibio
Means "fair lady" in Ibibio.

Afiríyie f Akan
Means "happy circumstances" in Akan.

Afiya f African, Arabic
Means "health" in Arabic.

Afogori m & f Bandial
Means "she/he gets buried around" in Bandial. This is considered a death prevention name.

Afriyie m & f Akan
Means "has appeared well" in Akan.

Afryea f Ewe
Means "born during happy times" in Ewe.

Afuluchianya m Igbo
Means "does one see God?" in Igbo.

Afwerki m Tigrinya, Ethiopian
Means "mouth of gold" in Tigrinya.

Agalembo m & f Bandial
Means "s/he ruins it" in Bandial.

Aganju m Yoruba Mythology, Yoruba (Rare)
Means "the one with the stiff face" in Yoruba, a clipping of Aganjusola.

Aganjusola m Yoruba Mythology, Yoruba (Rare)
Means "the one with the stiff face makes honor" in Yoruba. According to Yoruba tradition, this is the name of a warrior king deified after his death, said to fight by shooting fire. He is associated with wilderness, the desert, and volcanoes... [more]

Agbaakin m Yoruba
Means "elderly warrior" or "most senior of the brave ones" in Yoruba, from àgbà "elder, adult" and akin "bravery, valour; a brave person, warrior".

Agbeke f Yoruba
Means "carried and cared for" in Yoruba, from gbé "to carry, hold, lift" and kẹ́ "to care for, pamper, cherish".

Agboola m & f Yoruba
Means "gathering of wealth" in Yoruba.

Agbor m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Means "he/she has fallen" in Jagham and Kenyang, spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. It derives from the Jagham root gbɔ̌ meaning "to fall" maybe referred to God's blessings falling from above.

Aghadinuno m Igbo
Means "war is in the house" in Igbo.

Aghbalu m Berber
Means "source" in Amazigh.

Aghilas m Kabyle
Means "leopard; panther; lion" in Kabyle.

Agibu m Fula
Fulani name meaning ‘patient, meticulous’

Agizul m Berber
Means "brave" in Tamazight.

Aguta m African
Allegedly a Lugbara name from Uganda.

Agwang f Luo
Means "wolf" in Luo.

Agwmar m Berber
Means "stallion" in Tamazight.

Agyegyesεm m & f Akan
Means "trouble making" in Akan.

Agyeman m Akan
Means "saviour of the nation" in Akan.

Ahamefuna m & f Igbo
Means "may my name not be lost" in Igbo.

Ahoefa f Ewe, African
Name of Ewa origin, meaning "peaceful" or "bringer of peace".

Aidei f Shona
It is a name that asks a question, meaning "what did he/she desire?"

Aidevo f Yoruba
Means "no one can change my destiny but God" in Yoruba.

Aijuka m Swahili
Aijuka means "he knew' or 'he understands' in reference to gaining knowledge & education.

Aimut m Amharic
Means "may he not die" in Amharic.

Aina f Yoruba
Means "not to be beaten" in Yoruba, from the negative prefix àì- combined with nà "to beat, hit, flagellate; to defeat". Given to children born with an umbilical cord around their neck; compare Ojo.

Ainose f & m Esan
Means "no one is greater than God" in Esan.

Aitong m & f Kikuyu
Means "darling child" in Kikuyu.

Ajadi m Yoruba
Means "ends conflict" or "end of a conflict" in Yoruba.

Ajagbe m Yoruba
Means "fought to carry" in Yoruba.

Ajah m & f Bandial
Means "the clever one" in Bandial.

Ajaja m & f Yoruba
Means "one who fights and escapes" in Yoruba, from jà "to fight, struggle" and já "to snap, break off, break loose".

Ajala m & f Yoruba
Means "fights and survives" in Yoruba, from jà "to fight, struggle" and là "to survive". Alternatively, the final element could be lá "to lick; to become worn out".

Ajaŋa m Jola
Means "girl" in Jola-Fonyi.

Ajani m Yoruba
Means "one (we) fought to have" in Yoruba.

Ajanlekoko f Yoruba
Means “predatory” in Yoruba.

Ajari f & m Yoruba
Means "fought to be seen" in Yoruba, traditionally given to children born facing downwards.

Ajayi m & f Yoruba
Means "fought to turn" in Yoruba, traditionally given to children born facing downwards or sideways.

Aje f & m Yoruba Mythology, Yoruba
Means "wealth, money, profit" in Yoruba. This is the name of a goddess of wealth, prosperity, and business in Yoruba tradition.

Ajewole m & f Yoruba
Means "the goddess Aje has entered this house" or "wealth has come in" in Yoruba, from ajé "wealth, prosperity" and wọle "enter into" (itself from wọ "to enter" and ilé "house, home").

Ajike f Yoruba
Means "wakes up to be pampered" in Yoruba, from jí "to wake" and‎ kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Ajoke f Yoruba
Means "jointly beloved" or "pampered by all" in Yoruba, from jọ "together, jointly; to assemble, congregate" and‎ kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Ajuoga f Luo
Means "doctor" in Luo.

Akachukwu m Igbo
Means "hand of God" in Igbo.

Akahlulwa m & f Xhosa (Modern)
Means "undefeated, unbeatable", possibly taken from the title of the gospel song ‘Akahlulwa lutho uuJesu’.

Akale-work m Ge'ez
Means "body of gold" in Ge'ez.

Akammboñaa f Jola
Means "she tries it for nothing" or "she does it there for nothing" in Jola-Fonyi. This is applied to a woman in reference to her repeated failure to carry a pregnancy to term, implying the bearer gets pregnant in vain.

Akande m Yoruba, Nigerian
means "first born"

Akani m Tsonga
Means "build, build together" in Xitsonga.

Akanimoh m & f Efik
Means "greater than wealth" in Efik.

Akanke f Yoruba
Means "especially cared for" in Yoruba, from kàn "touch, concern" and kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Akanni m Yoruba
Means "special to have" or "profitable encounter" in Yoruba.

Akanyang f Tswana
Means "think about it", "think" in Setswana.

Akawel m Berber
Means "the black" in Amazigh.

Akaziwe f Nguni
Means "she must be introduced" in Nguni.

Akeer f Dinka
The name Akeer is often associated with strength, leadership, and resilience in Dinka culture, native to South Sudan.

Akello f Luo
Means "born after twins" in Luo.

Akeredolu m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "one who becomes prominent at a young age" or "he who reduces (humbles) himself in order to become king" in Yoruba.

Akersim m Berber
Means "caracal" in Tamazight.

Aketch f Luo
Means "born during a famine" in Luo.

Akhere m & f Western African, Esan
Means "the younger twin" in Esan.

Akiki m Eastern African, Nkore
Means "friend" in Nkore, spoken in Uganda.

Akime m Western African
Means "My son has arrived." in celebration of a son being born from the Gur language elements “Aki-” meaning "he has arrived" and the suffix -me meaning “child”.

Akin m Yoruba
Means "the brave one" in Yoruba.

Akinbolade m Yoruba
Means "bravery comes with wealth" in Yoruba.

Akinfela m Yoruba
Means "bravery expands the coast of wealth" in Yoruba.

Akinleye m Yoruba
Means "bravery is honourable" or "valour has dignity" in Yoruba, from akín "courage, valour; brave person, warrior" and either ni "to be" or ní "to have, possess" combined ẹ̀yẹ "honour, respect, dignity".

Akintunde m Yoruba
Means "bravery returns" in Yoruba.

Akissi f Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.

Akkalenjayi f & m Bandial
Means "she torments her mother" or "he torments his mother" in Bandial.

Akkayil m Bandial
Means "he surpasses them" in Bandial.

Aklilu m Tigrinya
Means "laurel wreath" in Tigrinya.

Akobundu m Igbo
Means "wisdom is life" in Igbo.

Akoele f Ewe, African
Name of Ewa origin, meaning "life is peaceful".

Akoma m & f Central African, African Mythology
Akoma is the creator god of Pahuin mythology. His name Means “creator” in Pahuin, a common language in parts of São Tomé and Principe, southern Cameroon, much of northern Gabon, and mainland Equatorial Guinea.

Akonawe m Isoko
Means "let the teeth laugh" in Isoko.

Akosia f Western African, Akan
A name of Ashanti origin meaning "born on a Sunday" in Akan culture. Notable name bearers include actor Akosia Sabet and mononymic musician Akosia. Akosua is a variation of this name.

Akou f Ewe
Akou is a name often given to a girl born on a Wednesday in Ewe culture.

Akouvi f Ewe, African
Name of Ewe origin, meaning "God answered".

Akpadiaha m Ibibio
Means "first son of first daughter" in Ibibio.

Akpené f Ewe, African
Name of Ewa origin, meaning "gratitude".

Akpo m & f Edo
Means "short person" in Edo.

Akpoebi f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "life is good" in Ijaw.

Akpomatunemibofa m & f Ijaw
Means "nobody has a knowledge of the world" in Ijaw.

Akpomofa f & m Ijaw
Means "the world is not as you think of it" in Ijaw.

Aksil m Berber, Northern African, History
Means "cheetah" or "leopard" in Shawiya Tamazight. This was the real name of Kusaila (كسيلة), a 7th-century Berber king.

Aku m Igbo
Means "wealth" in Igbo.

Akú f Akan
Means "Wednesday" in Akan.

Akunna f Igbo
Means "father's wealth" in Igbo, from àkụ̀ meaning "property, wealth" and ńnà meaning "father".

Akuwueziuka f & m Igbo
Means "prosperity is a good talk" in Igbo.

Akwa m Efik, Ibibio
Means "elder, senior" in Efik and Ibibio.

Akwaowo m Ibibio
Means "great man" in Ibibio.

Akwenye m Ovambo
Means "spring (season)" in Ovambo.

Akwete f Western African
Means "eldest of twins" in Ga.

Akwokwo f African
Means "younger of twins" in Ga.

Alabi m & f Yoruba
Means "born of the white cloth, born of purity" in Yoruba, from ala "white cloth, purity" and bí "to give birth, be born".

Alabrah m Ijaw
Means "how long" in Ijaw.

Aladegbuji m Yoruba (Rare)
Means "royalty has accepted shade" in Yoruba.

Aladeinyefa f & m Ijaw
Means "nothing is superior to royalty" in Ijaw.

Aladejana m & f Yoruba
Means "royalty has found the right path" in Yoruba.

Aladelusi m & f Yoruba
Means "the king has prestige" in Yoruba.

Alademomi m & f Yoruba
Means "royalty knows me" in Yoruba.

Aladesanmi m Yoruba
Means "royalty befits me" in Yoruba.

Alaere f Ijaw
Means "queen, woman of substance" in Ijaw.

Alafia f & m Yoruba
Means "peace" in Yoruba.

Alake f Yoruba
Means "survived to be cherished" in Yoruba, from là "to survive" and kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Alame m Amharic
Means "my world" in Amharic.

Alaowei m Ijaw
Means "noble man" in Ijaw.

Alara m Yoruba, History
Possibly from the title of the traditional monarch of either Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín or Ará-Èkìtì, from Yoruba oni-, a possessive forming prefix, and either Ìlárá "the ones who possess many relatives” or Ará, of unknown etymology... [more]

Alata f Ijaw
Means "royal wife" in Ijaw.

Alatari m & f Ijaw
Means "king's love" or "love of royalty" in Ijaw.

Alawo f & m Yoruba
Alawo means "white, green" in Yoruba.... [more]

Alayingi f Ijaw (Rare)
Means "royal mother" in Ijaw.

Alazimo f & m Ijaw
Means "born into royalty" in Ijaw.

Aldjya f Kabyle
Means "doll" in Kabyle.

Aleeki m Somali
Means "brave lion" in Somali.

Alejehen m & f Bandial
Means "the one who trivialises things" in Bandial.

Alek f Eastern African, Dinka
Means "black-and-white cow" in Dinka.... [more]

Alemu m Amharic
Means "they dreamt" in Amharic.

Alera f & m Ogoni
Means "enough" or "it is enough" in Khana.

Aletta f Dutch, Swedish (Archaic), Afrikaans, Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Hungarian
Archaic Swedish diminutive of Alhet and Dutch variant of Aleida as well as a Hungarian adoption of the Dutch name... [more]

Alheri f & m Dagbani
Means "gift" or "kindness" in Dagbani.

Alika f Nigerian
Means “most beautiful” in Nigerian.

Alile f Yao
Means "she weeps" in Yao.

Alimazi f Amharic
Means "diamond" in Amharic.

Alitash f & m Ethiopian
Means "may I not lose you"

Almasi f Swahili
Means "diamond" in Swahili.

Almaz m & f Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Eastern African, Amharic
Means "diamond" in various languages, all derived from Persian الماس (almas). It is only used as a masculine name in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan while it is feminine in Azerbaijan and Ethiopia.

Alongi m & f Lingala
Means "victorious" in Lingala.

Alouette f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Derived from French alouette "lark, skylark". Alouette is a popular Quebecois children's song, commonly thought to be about plucking the feathers from a lark. Although it is in French, it is well known among speakers of other languages as many US Marines and other Allied soldiers learned the song while serving in France during World War I and took it home with them, passing it on to their children and grandchildren.... [more]

Altine f Hausa
From the Hausa word Lī̀tìnîn "Monday". This name is traditionally given to girls born on Monday.

Aluoch f Luo
Means "born on overcast morning" in Luo.

Aluwani m & f Venda
Means "be prosperous" or "grow up" in Tshivenda.

Amadika f African
Is of African-Rhodesia origin and means "to be beloved".

Amaitari m Ijaw
Means "the town loves me" in Ijaw.

Amakama m Ijaw
Means "feast for the town" in Ijaw.

Amakedi m Ijaw
Means "look upon the town" in Ijaw.

Amalu m Berber
Means "shadow" in Tamazight.

Aman m Tigrinya
Means "handsome" in Tigrinya.

Amandla f & m Xhosa, Zulu
Means "power, strength" in Xhosa and Zulu.... [more]

Amani f Swahili
Means "peace" in Swahili.

Amani f Tigrinya
Means "faith" in Tigrinya.

Amanyire f & m Eastern African, Nyoro, Tooro, Nkore, Kiga
Means "God knows" in Nyoro, Tooro, Nkore, and Kiga.

Amarachukwu f Nigerian, Igbo
Means "God's grace" in Igbo. (See Amara and Chukwu).

Amaynu m Berber
Means "new" in Amazigh.

Amazigh m Northern African, Berber
From Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ (Amaziɣ), which is the self-designation of the Berber (Amazigh) people of North Africa. The name itself is of unknown meaning, though folk etymologies claim the meaning of "free-man", derived from Taznatit (Gurara) aze meaning "to be strong" and Tamasheq jeɣeɣ meaning "to be brave".

Amazu m Igbo
Means “I don’t know” in Igbo.

Ambelu m & f Amharic
Possibly means "commander" in Amharic.

Ambesa m Ethiopian (Modern)
The meaning of this Ethiopian names is "lion".

Ambesa f Tigrinya
Means "lioness" in Tigrinya.

Ambilike m Nyakyusa
Means "He heard me" in Nyakyusa.

Amefia m Ewe
Amefia means 'people's king' in Ewe. Amefia is a surname that has significant transferred usage to a given name.

Amenzu m Kabyle
Means "the first" in Kabyle.