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Nelia f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern), Dutch, Polish (Rare)
Short form of Cornelia or Kornelia.

Niama f & m Western African
The name of an 18th century Senegalese princess who was enslaved, sold to Mauritius and later freed by her owner.... [more]

Niara f Eastern African, Swahili
Means of high purpose

Njiba m & f Luba
Means "stream, lake" in Luba-Kasai.

Nkuba m Haya
Means "thunder" in Haya.

Noma f American (Rare, Archaic), Hebrew (Rare), South African (Rare)
Contracted form of Naoma.

Nosa m Western African, Edo
Means "what God says" in Edo language.

Noza f Rwandan (Modern, Rare)

Nsoma f Tsonga
Means "anchor" in Xitsonga.

Nsuka f Kongo
Means "last born; youngest child" in Kongo.

Nsṍwaa f Akan
Means "seventh born" in Akan.

Ntana m South African

Nula f Swahili
Variant of Nola and Nala 2.

Nuta f Ethiopian

Nyara f German, Western African

Nyika f Shona
Means "unity" in Shona.

Nyina f Akan
From the Akan onyina meaning "kapok tree".

Nyota f Swahili, Lingala
Derived from Swahili and Lingala nyota meaning "star".

Nzaya f Kongo
knowledge

Nzota m Pare
Etymology uncertain, this name is traditionally given to babies born during drought.

Obera m Luo
"handsome"

Odera m & f Nigerian
Nigerian name meaning "fate, fortune, destiny".

Odia f Western African

Oduwa m Western African, Edo
Means "road to wealth" in Edo.

Oduwa f & m Yoruba
Means "rainbow" in Yoruba.

Ogola f & m Ijaw
Means "judgement" in Ijaw.

Oleka m Nigerian

Olisa m Igbo
Igbo form of Oscar.

Omaka f Nigerian

Onema f African
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Onica f English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Opara f & m Igbo
Opara is common as a surname or literal word in Nigeria. The oldest son, who has inherited the rights and responsibilities of his father after his father has died.

Opia f & m Nigerian

Orera f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Southern African, Eastern African
Possibly from Spanish or Italian orera meaning, "aurora." See also Aurora.

Oroma f Urhobo
The name Oroma originates from Nigeria, specifically from the Urhobo or sometimes the Isoko ethnic groups in the southern Niger Delta region.... [more]

Orpa f Biblical German, Biblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
German, Dutch and Afrikaans form of Orpah.

Osita m Igbo
Osita is a shorter form of Osita di nma which means from today onwards it will be better.

Otiya m Luo
Means "named after either of his grandparents" in Luo.

Owura m Akan
Means "mister" or "man" in Akan.

Oyera f Chewa
Means "pure" in Chewa.

Panya f Swahili
The crowned one.

Papaa m African

Penda m African
Penda is a shortend name of the Name Pendapala meaning "to be brave" or "be brave" in the ovomba language, indigeonous to the ovamo peolple of Namibia. ... [more]

Penda f Fula
Given to the third child.

Pfuma f Shona
Means "wealth" in Shona.

Phila m & f Southern African, Xhosa, Zulu
Means "to live" or "get well, be healthy" in Nguni languages.

Pula f Sotho
Means "rain" in Sotho.

Rahwa f Tigrinya
Means "satisfied" in Tigrinya.

Raila m Luo
Means "nettle sting" in Luo.

Reda m Amharic
Means "he helped" in Amharic.

Riana f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Rian.

Riana f Dutch, Afrikaans
Variant of Rianna.

Rifa m Shona
It means "legacy; inheritance".

Roṋewa m & f Venda
Means "we are given" or "we are blessed" in Tshivenda.

Ruva f Shona
Means "flower" in Shona.

Saga m Mossi
One known bearer of the name is Naba Saga (king Saga) of Tenkodogo, who died in 2016.

Saha f & m Dagbani
Means "good luck" in Dagbani.

Sahra f Somali, Arabic, German (Modern, Rare), Turkish, English (Modern, Rare)
Literally from Arabic صحراء (ṣaḥrāʾ) meaning "desert" as well as a variant of Zahrah.

Salva m Dinka (?)

Samba m Western African, Fula
Senegalese Fula name used to denote a second-born son.

Samba f Luba
Means "to console" in Luba-Kasai.

Sega m Wolof, Manding
Unknown meaning, possibly related to the Wolof word ségg ("tiger, leopard").

Sehma m African
Variant of Sahma.

Sella f African, Southern African, Eastern African, Indonesian
Meaning unknown. It may be a loan word from Arabic صَلَّى‎ (ṣallā), meaning "to pray, to bless," or Arabic سَلَّى‎ (sallā), meaning "to amuse, entertain, comfort." It may also be a variation of Selah.

Selna f Afrikaans

Sena f & m Ewe
Means "destiny gives" in Ewe.

Seyna f Western African (Rare)
Shortened form of Seynabou.

Shida m & f Swahili, Persian
The name is originated from Arabic language meaning horrible, suffering, hardness or struggles

Shima m & f Tiv
Shima means heart in Tiv language

Shola m & f Yoruba, African
Short form of names that end with "sola", such as Olusola or Adesola. R&B singer Shola Ama is a well-known bearer.

Shola f Western African

Siaka m Western African
Siaka, meaning ''chief'', was the one who made the tribes in primarily West Africa. In old culture every family had to name at least one son Siaka.

Sifa m & f Swahili
Means "Praise"

Sira f Ogoni
Means "first daughter" in Khana.

Siya f & m English (American, Modern, Rare), South African
As an English feminine name, it is likely a modern respelling of Sia.... [more]

Sona f Western African
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Sroda f Western African
Means "respect".

Suara m Yoruba
Derived from Ash-Shu‘ara (The Poets), the name of the 26th chapter of the Quran.

Sura f Muslim, Berber
Means "highness of status, highness of rank, glory" in Arabic.

Swaa m Bariba
Means "road" in Bariba, this name is given to a child born on a journey.

Swala f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "antelope".

Tabia f African
From the Swahili word for “talented.”

Tadla f Berber (Rare)
Means "branches" in Berber.

Tafa m & f Yoruba
Means "belonging to the white oracle" in Yoruba, derived from ti meaning "belonging to", àlà meaning "white cloth; banner" and ifá meaning "divination; oracle". It is possibly used as diminutive of a longer name as well.

Tafna f Ancient Berber, Berber (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of a river in northwestern Algeria.

Tasa f Berber
Means "love" when used as a name. Literally means "liver," the organ thought to be the seat of emotions, much like the heart's role in Western cultures.

Tauya m & f Shona
Means "we have come" in Shona.

Tawia f Western African (Archaic)
Tawia mean "born after twins"

Teawa m & f Akan
Means "the slim one" in Akan.

Tegla f Eastern African, Pokot
A famous bearer is Tegla Chepkite Loroupe (born 1973) a Kenyan long-distance track and road runner. She is also a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights and education.

Temba m South African

Temwa f & m Tumbuka
Means "love" in Tumbuka.

Tena f & m Ethiopian
Possibly from Ethiopian ጠና (t'ena) meaning "become strong" or "older".

Tezna f South African

Thaba m Sotho
Means "mountain" in Sotho.

Thuba f Ndebele
Means "chance" in Ndebele.

Thula f Zulu
Means "peace" in Zulu.

Tiéna m Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Malian politician Tiéna Coulibaly (b. 1952).

Tima f Berber

Tima m Efik
Means "remember love" in Efik.

Tisa m & f Swahili
Means "nine" in Swahili. It is often given to the ninth-born child.

Tissa f Somali
A gift from God

Tiya f & m Kongo
Flame

Tiyya f Berber
Means The"Nice"

Toba m Yoruba
Short form of Oloruntuba.

Tola m & f Yoruba
Means "prominent for success" in Yoruba, derived from tó meaning "as prominent as" and ọlá meaning "wealth, success, nobility". It is also a short form of longer names such as Omotola, Oyètọ́lá, Tọ́lání and Tọ́láṣe.

Tonta f Bamileke
Bagangte, Cameroon

Touda f Berber

Touka f Berber
Variant of Tuka.

Touya f Berber
tree, tamazight

Tryna f Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Trijna and thus a short form of Catharina and Catherina (compare Tryntje).

Tsega f Ethiopian

Tsela m Sotho
Means "path" in Sesotho.

Tuka f Berber, Arabic
Means "Fear of God" in Berber.

Ubena m Eastern African
Probably derived from a place name in Tanzania.

Udoka m Nigerian, Igbo
Allegedly an Igbo name meaning "peace is above all else"; compare Udo 2.

Uduma m Igbo
The name means serenity, quietness. It's derived from the deity god of river, Uduma mmiri. A deity believed to be responsible for maintaining stillness of the waters in ohafia community in Igbo race.

Uloma f Igbo
Means "beautiful home" in Igbo.

Umoja f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "unity, harmony".

Unisa m Western African
Borne by Unisa Bangura (1987-), a Sierra Leonean footballer.

Usaza m Nsenga
Meaning youthful or childhood. A person who looks much younger than his age

Uzima f & m Swahili
Life

Wada f Oromo
East african (Kushitic, Oromo) meaning "Promise".

Wanja f Kikuyu
Means "the one from outside" in Kikuyu.

Warfa m Somali

Watna m Western African
Means "let's go" in Balanta, spoken in Guinea Bissau.

Wiha f Amharic
Means "water" in Amharic.

Wilna f Afrikaans, Haitian Creole

Wina f African, Nigerian
means gift of God

Winta f Amharic, Tigrinya
Means "desire, dream gift" in Amharic and "need" in Tigrinya.

Wọlá m & f Yoruba
Means "enters wealth" in Yoruba.

Worb-a m Sidamo
Means "brave" in Sidama.

Wumda f & m Dagbani
Means "obedient one" in Dagbani.

Wura f Yoruba
Means "gold" in Yoruba.

Xaawa f Somali
Variant of Xaawo.

Xamza m Somali
Somali form of Hamza.

Xasna f Somali
Somali form of Hasna.

Xawa f Somali (Rare)
Variant of Xaawo.

Xetsa f Ewe
Means "twin" in Ewe.

Xewqa f Ewe

Xola m & f Xhosa
Means "be at peace" or "to forgive" in Xhosa.

Yaba f & m Nigerian, Yoruba

'Yarja f Hausa
Means "fair" in Hausa.

Yarra f & m Western African, Yoruba, Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African
Means "child" in Yoruba, Nago and Kanga, spoken in Northern and Western Africa.

Yata m African, Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yatta f African
West Africa, Liberia

Yawa f Western African, Ewe
Means "born on Thursday" in Ewe.

Yaya m Indonesian, Western African
Indonesian form of Yahya as well as the form used in parts of western Africa.

Yayra f African
blessing... [more]

Yelma m Amharic
Means "may he prosper" in Amharic.

Yenga m & f Central African

Yerda f & m Dagbani
Means "trust" in Dagbani.

Yesa f & m Punu
Means "chance, luck" in Punu.

Yinka m & f African
Nigerian unisex name.

Yosia m Nyoro, Ganda
Nyoro and Ganda form of Josiah.

Yuna f Eastern African