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

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

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

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

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.

Adaobi f Nigerian
Means first Daughter of The Family.

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.

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.

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

Adesimbo f Yoruba
Means "noble birth" in Yoruba.

Adiaba f Efik
Means "first daughter" in Efik.

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.

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

Agibu m Fula
Fulani name meaning ‘patient, meticulous’

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

Ajwoba f Akan
Variant form of Adwoa.

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

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".

Ambo m & f Efik

Amobi m Igbo
Means “who knows what the people want, one who understands the minds of the people” in Igbo.

Arukubu f & m Ijaw
Means "a child born in a canoe" in Ijaw.

Asabi f Yoruba
Means "one selected for birth" in Yoruba.

Atiba m & f Yoruba
Means "understanding" in Yoruba.

Ayaba f African American (Rare), Yoruba (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), African (Rare)
From the Yoruba ayaba meaning "queen".

Azagba m Western African
Means "born out of town".

Azibo m Nigerian
Azibo means “youth” in Nigerian. It also means “Earth” in Egyptian.

Baba m Nigerian, Yoruba, Western African
From the surname Baba 2.

Balaraba f Western African, Hausa
Feminine form of Balarabe.

Banbangtaba m & f Dagbani
Means "those who know each other" in Dagbani.

Bangbebu m & f Dagbani
Means "be careful" in Dagbani.

Bebebomobo f & m Ijaw
Means "interpreter" in Ijaw.

Bi m Western African

Bi m Nigerian
Bura short form of Bitrus.

Chidumebi f & m Igbo
A name commonly used among the Igbo people of southeast Nigeria. Particularly in Imo state, the name translates to, "God is at my side" or conversely, "God is with me". While it is used by men, the name is more commonly given to girls

Chimaobi m Nigerian

Chukwudumebi m & f Igbo
Means "God is living with me" in Igbo.

Coumba f Western African, Fula
Means "the one who has the strength" in Fula.

Dembo m Mende
Means "warrior" in Mende.

Dieynaba f Wolof

Dinobi f & m Igbo
Means "Beloved" relate to Nwadinobi

Djenaba f Western African
Western African name derived from Arabic Zeynab (see also Zeinabou).

Djénéba f Western African
A variant form of Zeinebou (chiefly Malian).

Dumebi f Nigerian

Ebelembo f Bandial
Means "throwing there" in Bandial.

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

Ebigba m Ijaw
Means "talk good" in Ijaw.

Edetobo m Efik
Means "market day" in Efik.

Ekejiuba m Nigerian
Chineke ji uba... [more]

Emechebe m & f Igbo
Means "when it’s done then it’s thought about" in Igbo.

Enoba f Idoma
Means "mother of my husband" or "mother-in-law" in Idoma.

Erebi f Ijaw
Means "the beauty of womanhood" in Ijaw.

Eteakamba m Efik
Efik origin, meaning, Great grand father,

Evbu f Edo
This name means "misty". Misty refers to objects with misty colors. One other possibly meaning is "dew" referring to a baby born during a dewy morning.

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

Garba m Western African, Hausa
Hausa variant of Abu Bakr.

Gariba m Dagbani
Corrupted name of Abukari. Name used by the 20th King of Dagbon and the 40th King.

Gbadebo m Nigerian, Yoruba
Means "returns with the crown" in Yoruba.

Gesebo f & m Ijaw
Means "the just" in Ijaw.

Golibe f Igbo
Short form of Golibenachukwu.

Guondibo m & f Bandial
Means "they inter you there" in Bandial. This is considered a 'death prevention' name.

Habibu m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Habib.

Habu m Western African, Hausa
Short form of Abu Bakr.

Ibinabo f Ijaw

Ikemba m Igbo
Means "strength of a nation" or "power of the people" in Igbo.

Isomubo m Ijaw
Means "messenager" in Ijaw.

Iziengbe m & f Nigerian

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

Jeneba f Western African

Jesumbo m & f Yoruba
It is a Yoruba name,a tribe in South-Western Nigeria which mean "JESUS IS COMING BACK" and in Hebrew Maranatha. It can be beared by both sexes reminding the hearer(s) of the second coming of the Lord Jesus who left this world over two thousand(2000) years ago...

Jobe f & m Igede
Means "give thanks" in Igede, spoken in Nigeria. Alternative meanings are "gratitude" or "be grateful".

Kaedabi m & f Akan
Means "remember the past" in Akan.

Kariebi m & f Ijaw
Means "the blessing we prayed for" in Ijaw.

Kebe m Mabaan, Nigerian
Meaning, "Strong man with no fear."

Kirikuba m Bariba
Means "a carved idol" in Bariba.

Kobe m Akan
variant of Kwabena

Kobi m & f Western African, Akan
Short form of Kobina.

Kuttayibe m Nigerian, Kanuri
Kanuri form of Qutaybah.

Laraba f Hausa
Derived from the Arabic رَابِعَة‎ (rābiʿa) meaning "fourth". This name is traditionally given to girls born on Wednesdays.

Mamadouba m Western African

M'baŋba m & f Dagbani
"I have known them"

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

Meenuba m Igbo
Means "make/cause wealth" in Igbo.

Menegbo f & m Ogoni
Means "wealthy/ rich friend" in Khana,... [more]

Modibo m Songhai, Western African
Meaning unavailable.

Namatinbo m & f Ijaw
Means "a hunter" in Ijaw.

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

Nsidibe m Nigerian
It mean nothing can be hidden from God. The name of many Nigerian Princes.

Nwakauba m & f Igbo
Means "a child is more valuable than wealth" in Igbo.

Nwankasiobi m & f Igbo
Means "child of consolation" in Igbo.

Oba m & f Yoruba, Yoruba Mythology
Means "king, ruler" in Yoruba. It can refer to Obaluaye, a spirit associated with infectious disease and healing.

Oby m Nigerian

Ocogbe m & f Agatu
Means "God is great" in Agatu.

Ogbotubo f & m Ijaw
Means "child of the soil" in Ijaw.

Ogonoebi m Ijaw
Means "the sky is beautiful" or "heaven is beautiful" in Ijaw.

Ojonubi f & m Nigerian
Means "God's protection is mine always even when I am not paying attention" in Igala. The Igala ethnic group is one of the large ethnic groups in Nigeria.

Olasinbo m Yoruba
Means "wealth is on the way" in Yoruba.

Olatokunbo m & f Yoruba
Means "wealth or nobility returns from overseas" in Yoruba. It is typically given to a child born abroad and later brought home.

Oloruntuba m Yoruba
Means "God is a king" in Yoruba.

Olubi m Nigerian

Olutobi m Yoruba
Variant of Oluwatobi (in which the first element is Yoruba olú, a short form of olúwa).

Oluwajoba f & m Yoruba
Means "God reigns" in Yoruba.

Oluwatobi m & f Yoruba
Means "God is great" in Yoruba.

Oluwatobiloba f & m Nigerian, Yoruba
Means "the lord is great as king" in Yoruba.

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.

Omojayogbe m Yoruba
Is an Ekiti name from the Yoruba speaking South-Western Nigeria.... [more]

Onwutalobi m Igbo
Means "death has eaten the kingdom", a shortened form of the sentence I ga adi makana onwu talu obi, roughly translating as "you will endure as death has claimed our entire family".

Osebo m Akan
Osebo is a LEOPARD in the ancient stories of Ananse, the "Spider Man". He was PHYSICALLY STRONG.

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

Otunba m Yoruba
Means "right-hand of the king" from Yoruba ọ̀tún meaning "right-hand, second-in-command" and ọba meaning "king".

Owolabi m Yoruba
Means "we have given birth to a wealthy person," from 'owo' meaning "money," 'a' meaning "we," and 'abi' meaning "beget."

Pereagbe m & f Ijaw
Means "wealth suits me" in Ijaw.

Perebo f & m Ijaw
Means "person of wealth" in Ijaw.

Saarabi m & f Akan
Means "just like that" in Akan.

Sabo m Hausa
Means "new" in Hausa.

Samb m Western African
Senegalese name

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

Sayouba m Western African

Seinabo f Western African (Expatriate, ?)
Variant of Sainabou.