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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Waabberi m Somali
Meaning: Waabberi generally means "dawn" or "daybreak."... [more]

Waaberi m Somali
Means "dawn" in Somali.

Waaq m Oromo, Somali

Waaq m Oromo (Latinized, Archaic), Somali (Latinized, Archaic)
Waaq is a name for the ancient Cushitic sky god. He was the supreme creator and god to the indigenous religions of several Cushitic peoples before the advent of the Abrahamic religions in the Horn of Africa... [more]

Wacays m Somali

Waceera f Swahili

Wacuka f Kikuyu
Means "cotton fabric one" in Kikuyu.

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

Wadiya m & f Luo (Archaic)
Found mainly in the Suba regions. Name believed to have Bantu origins.

Wagaye f Amharic
Means "my sense of value" or "my price" in Amharic.

Waithera f Eastern African

Waitherero f Kikuyu
Means "of down river" in Kikuyu.

Wakasha f Eastern African (?)

Wakonta f Eastern African

Wamuyu f Kikuyu

Wamwema m & f Swahili (Modern, Rare)
A Christian surname with swahili origin that mean belonging to the one that is good. Belonging to God who is the only one that is good.

Wangũ f Kikuyu
Means "of firewood" in Kikuyu.

Wangũi f Kikuyu, African Mythology
Variant of Wangũ, meaning “of firewood”. A famous bearer of the name was one of the daughters of Kikuyu and Mumbi, the first man and woman in Kikuyu Mythology.

Wanhija f Kaguru
Means "they run off" in Chikaguru.

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

Wanjĩra f Kikuyu
Means "of the road" in Kikuyu.

Wanjiru f Kikuyu
Njiru means black thus meaning one that comes from black or dark matter mainly in reference to skin colouration

Warfa m Somali

Wari m Amharic
Means "midnight" in Amharic.

Waridi f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "rose", ultimately from the Arabic Warda.

Warigia f Kikuyu
Means "the last one" in Kikuyu.

Waris f African, Somali
Means "desert flower" in Somali.

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.

Warũgũrũ f Kikuyu
Means "the one from the west" in Kikuyu.

Waseme f Swahili
Means "let them talk" in Swahili.

Wawira f Kikuyu
Means "the worker" in Kikuyu.

Wawuda f Eastern African
Means "one who is satisfied" in Taita.

Weheliye m Somali
Means "companion" in Somali.

Weldab m Eastern African
Eritrean given name of uncertain meaning. It might possibly be a variant or alternate transcription of Woldeab.

Weransia f Chaga
Means "hope" in Chagga.

Were m Luo

Werede m Amharic
Means "he descended" in Amharic.

Werik'i f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "gold" in Amharic.

Wetati f Amharic
Means “youthful” in Amharic.

Wibi f Amharic
Means "elegant" in Amharic.

Widdineh m Amharic
Means "you are dear" in Amharic.

Widi f Amharic
Means "precious" in Amharic.

Wiha f Amharic
Means "water" in Amharic.

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

Wodaje m Amharic
Means "my friend" in Amharic.

Wokabi f Kikuyu

Woldeab m Eastern African, Tigrinya
Eritrean given name, of which the meaning is as of yet unknown.... [more]

Woldemariam m Amharic
Means "child of Mary" in Amharic. A notable bearer of this name is Yosef Wolde-Mariam, a member of the Norwegian musical duo Madcon.

Woldemichael m Eastern African, Amharic, Ge'ez
Means "child of Michael" in Amharic and Ge'ez.

Wondim m Amharic
Means "brother" in Amharic.

Wondimagegnenu m Amharic
Means "I have found a brother" in Amharic.

Wongel f Amharic
Amharic word for "gospel," commonly chosen by Christian families

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

Woubishet m Amharic
Means "beautiful young grain" in Amharic.

Wubete f Ethiopian, African

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