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

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".

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

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

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

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

Anisung f & m Dagbani
Means "good intention" in Dagbani.

Beritda m Ngas
BERITDA in Ngas language of plateau state means."""it turns out to be good?... [more]

Daliri f & m Dagbani
Means "good fortune" in Dagbani.

Ebeleuzoma f Western African (Modern)
Combination of Ebele meaning "mercy, kindness" with Uzoma meaning "good way".

Ebi m & f Ijaw
Means "good" in Ijaw.

Ebiakpo m & f Ijaw
Means "good life" in Ijaw.

Ebidese f & m Ijaw
Means "love good things" in Ijaw.

Ebidisebofa m & f Ijaw
Means "there is no one that doesn't like good things" in Ijaw.

Ebiegberi m & f Western African, Ijaw
Means "good news" in Ijaw.

Ebifinidei f & m Ijaw
Means "good things have been opened to me" in Ijaw.

Ebigba m Ijaw
Means "talk good" in Ijaw.

Ebikake f Ijaw
Means "accept good things" in Ijaw.

Ebimie m & f Ijaw
Means "do good" in Ijaw.

Ebimoboere f Ijaw
Means "woman who has brought good" in Ijaw.

Ebimobowei m Ijaw
means "a man who has brought good"

Ebinimi f & m Ijaw
Means "recognise good" in Ijaw.

Ebiowei m Ijaw
Means "good man", "handsome man" or "kind-hearted man" in Ijaw.

Ebiundu m Ijaw
Means "good life" in Ijaw.

Ebiye m & f Ijaw
Means "a good thing" in Ijaw.

Ebizimor m & f Ijaw
Means "born in a good season" in Ijaw.

Ejigayehu f Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "I have seen a lot good/better" in Amharic. This was the name of a famous singer Ejigayehu Shibabaw, better known as Gigi.

Emeleakpo f Ijaw
Means "good life" in Ijaw.

Enyonyam f Western African
Means "it is good for me" in Ewe.

Esihle f & m Zulu, Xhosa, Southern African
Means "beautiful, good" in Zulu and Xhosa.

Etido f Efik
Means "good character" in Efik.

Eucharis f & m Ancient Greek, Literature, Nigerian (Rare)
Derived from the Greek adjective εὔχαρις (eucharis) meaning "charming, gracious". It consists of Greek εὖ (eu) meaning "good, well" combined with the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]

Ezinwanne m Igbo
nwanne, nwanneka"good companion or relative" igbo, african

Fortunate f African (Rare)
From the English word Fortunate, "favoured by or involving good luck; lucky."

Funebi m & f Ijaw
Means "education is good" in Ijaw.

Goodwill m Literature, English (African), Southern African
From the English word goodwill, derived from Middle English gode meaning "good" and will "wish, will, volition", which was originally a nickname applied to an amiable person with a favourable disposition towards others... [more]

Halas m Somali
Meaning: Halas generally means "good" or "positive" in Somali.... [more]

Hawi f & m Luo
"good luck"

Ifamma f Igbo
Means “good deeds” in Igbo.

Ihuomachukwu f Igbo
Means "good face of god" in Igbo.

Ijja f Northern African
Female name meaning "Smells good" or "Fragrant".

Irekanmi f African, Yoruba
"It is now my turn for good things"

Irorezi f Isoko (Rare)
Means "good thoughts" in Isoko.

Irorezi f Nigerian
A feminine Nigerian name. The meaning is loosely translated to "good thoughts". This name could also be a diminutive of the Nigerian name Orezi, meaning "precious".

Isioma f Nigerian
Means "good luck".

Izon-ebi m & f Ijaw
Means "the Ijaw life is good" in Ijaw.

Karúngi f Kiga
Means "something good, beautiful" in Rukiga.

Keza f Rwandan
In Kinyarwanda, the given name "Keza" means "beautiful," "good," or "graceful." and can also be used as an adjective to describe something or someone who is pleasing, attractive, or excellent in character or appearance.

Khayelihle f Ndebele
Means "good home" in Ndebele.

Konanani m & f Venda
Means "be good to one another" in Tshivenda.

Lebia f Ogoni
Means "pretty girl/ lady" or "good girl/lady" in Khana,... [more]

Lekia m Ogoni
Means "good journey" in Khana.

Lunga m Zulu
Means "be good, be kind" in Zulu.

Lungani m Zulu
Means "you all be good/kind" in Zulu.

Makanaka f Shona
Makanaka means "You are good". #This name is usually given in praise of God".

Makini m & f Swahili
Means "of good character" or "strength of character" in Swahili.

Maqrin m Berber
Means "always in a good mood" in Kabyle.

Matigonera m & f Shona
Means "you have done us good" in Shona.

Mawena f Ewe, African
Name of Ewe origin. meaning "God is good".

Mbo m & f Dagbani
Means "good" in Dagbani.

Mehretab m Tigrinya, Amharic
From Tigrinya መሓሪ (mehari) meaning “mercy, compassion”, combined with ጣብ (ṭab) meaning “good, pleasant”.

Mwai m & f African, Western African
Chichewa, means "luck".... [more]

Nakai f Shona
From Shona naka meaning "beautiful, good".

Nametsegang f Tswana
Means "be of good cheer" in Setswana.

Natsai f Shona
Means "make good" in Shona.

Ndabezinhle f Zulu
Means "good news" in Zulu.

Ndanatsei f Shona
Means "Am I good?" in Shona.

Ndidiamaka f Igbo
Means "patience is very good" in Igbo.

Nenritdung f African, Ngas, Nigerian
A common name used among the Jos Plateau people of Nigeria. Meaning "God is good"

Ngoebi m & f Ijaw
Means "money is good" in Ijaw.

Niyasung f & m Dagbani
Means "good intention" in Dagbani.

Nkeoma f & m Igbo
Means "that which is good" in Igbo.

Nneoma f Igbo
"Good mother"

Nwaamaka f Igbo (Rare)
Allegedly means "child is good".

Obioma f & m African, Igbo, Nigerian
Grace, Goodness, Favor. Literally - "Good Heart"

Ofonime m & f Efik
Means "it's good to be patient" in Efik.

Oluwatoniloba f Yoruba
Means "God is good to have a king" in Yoruba. This is the full given name of the winner of "Germany's Next Top Model" 2018, Oluwatoniloba Dreher-Adnuga.

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]

Osemegbe m & f Esan
Means "God is too good" in Esan.

Ozioma m & f Igbo
Means, "God's good news" in Igbo.

Paoneke m Chewa
Means "we will see good things" in Chewa.

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

Samatar m Somali
This Somali name means "doing good" or just "good."

Segula f Jewish, Northern African
Hebrew word name, it has several meanings.... [more]

Shermake m Somali
Means "someone who is really lucky and brings good fortune along with them" in Somali.

Shermarke m Somali
Means "one who brings good fortune" in Somali.

Simera f Arabic, Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "good listener" in Arabic.

S'kulekile m Zulu
Means “it’s good” in Zulu.

Suban m Somali
Suban is a Somali name with the following characteristics:... [more]

Tadalesh m Somali
Means "person who possesses a lot of good luck" in Somali.

Tanaka m & f Shona
Means "we are good, we are blessed" in Shona.

Tassadit f Ancient Berber, Kabyle
From Arabic سعد (sa'd) meaning "fortune, good luck" combined with the Tamazight feminine prefix ⵜⴰ (ta) and suffix ⵜ (t).

Teru f Ethiopian
Means "good". This name is often combined with other names (Teruworq is an example).

Teruworq f Amharic
Means "good gold", from a combination of Teru and wark.

Thandoluhle m Zulu
Means "good love" in Zulu.

Thembelihle f Zulu
Means "good hope" in Zulu.

Thubelihle f Ndebele
Means "good chance" in Ndebele.

Tiruneh m Amharic
Means "you are good" in Amharic.

Uzoamaka f Igbo, African
Means "a good path" in Igbo.

Visolela f & m Central African
From a proverb, meaning "good judgement". Origin is from the Ovimbundu of Angola. Ovisolela violomupa; vi pungula viopongala. English: Longing are Waterfalls; those you pick over are of the drying trays.

Wandoo m & f Tiv
Means "a child is good" in Tiv.

Warsame m Somali
Means "good news", derived from Somali war meaning "information, news" and same "good, positive".

Warsan f Somali
Means "good news", derived from Somali war meaning "news" combined with the Somali feminine name suffix -san, itself a derivative of Somali wanaagsan meaning "good". A notable bearer of this name is Warsan Shire (1988-), a British writer, poet, editor and teacher of Somali descent.

Yalsumah m & f Dagbani
Means "good things" in Dagbani.

Zamokuhle f Zulu
Means "try the good" in Zulu.

Zugsung m & f Dagbani
Means "good luck" or "good fortune" in Dagbani.

Zuko m South African, African
Means "harmony, someone with a good heart, loving, appreciative and calm" in Nguni.