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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is western.
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Oghenegaren m & f Western African, Urhobo
Means "God is great" in Urhobo.
Olabisi f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means "joy is multiplied" or "salvation increases" in Yoruba, composed of the element õlà "salvation, that which saves, cause of salvation" combined with bi-si "to multiply, increase, replenish"... [more]
Oladele m Western African, Yoruba
Means "wealth has come home" in Yoruba.
Olayide f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means "wealth rolled in" in Yoruba.
Olujide m Western African, Yoruba
Means "the prominent one, the leader" in Yoruba.
Oluwafisayo m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "God has added to my joy" in Yoruba.
Oluwakemi f Western African, Yoruba
Means "God cares for me" in Yoruba.
Oluwateniola m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "God spread the mat (or rug) of wealth" in Yoruba.
Oluwatomiwa m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "God searched for me" in Yoruba.
Omonefue f Western African, Edo
Means "the child is more than weight" in Edo language.
Omoruyi m & f Western African, Edo
Means "son of glory" or "child is one's glory" in Edo language.
Onyemechi m & f Igbo, Western African
Means "who knows tomorrow?" from Igbo onye "who", ma "knows" and echi "tomorrow".
Ornicar m Popular Culture, Western African (Rare)
From the phrase Mais où est donc Ornicar? that is a mnemonic of the French coordinating conjunctions. The phrase is also the title of a movie and part of the French Chuck Norris fact Chuck Norris knows where Ornicar is.
Osaretin m Western African, Edo
Means "God is strength" in Edo language.
Osatohamwen m & f Western African, Edo
Means "the mercy of God is upon me" in Edo language.
Otiko f Western African
The given name of the Ghanaian politician Otiko Afisa Djaba.
Oulimata f Serer, Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. Also compare Oulemata.... [more]
Oumarrou m Western African
Western African transcription of عمر (see Omar).
Oumou f Western African
Means "latecomer" in Bambara.
Ousman m Western African
Form of Uthman used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Ousmanou m Western African
Form of Uthman used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Ousseynou m Western African
Form of Husayn used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Ovo f & m Western African
Likely related to Owo.
Pathé m French (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Pathé.
Pathïr m Western Yugur
Means "hero" in Western Yugur.
Prah f Western African
Used in Ghana, West Africa among Akan peoples. Shortened form of the name of the river spirit Bohsum-Prah. Usually used together with Nana: Nana-Prah.
Rasidatou f Western African
Form of Rashida used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.
Rendhel m Western African
Possibly a variant of Randall.
Rïnjin f Western Yugur
Means "precious, jewel" in Western Yugur.
Rokhaya f Western African
Form of Ruqayyah used in parts of western Africa (particularly Senegal).
Saadiya f Western African, Indian (Muslim)
Form of Sa'dia used in Western Africa and India.
Sadatu f Western African
Name of Liberian Orgin
Safiatou f Western African
Form of Safiyyah used in western Africa.
Saïdou m Western African
Form of Sa'id used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Sainabou f Western African
Form of Zaynab used in Gambia.
Sakura m Western African (?)
Mansa Sakura, sixth mansa of the Mali Empire, was a famous bearer.... [more]
Sale m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Salih.
Salimata f Western African
Form of Salima used in parts of western Africa.
Saliou m Western African
Form of Salih used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Saloum m Arabic, Western African
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلوم (see Salum).
Samb m Western African
Senegalese name
Samba m Western African, Fula
Senegalese Fula name used to denote a second-born son.
Ṣàngó m Western African
Yoruba spelling of Shango.
Saran f Western African, Manding, Jula
Means "joy" in Jula.
Satou f Western African
Short form of Isatou.... [more]
Seko m & f Western African
child of the sun
Sélom m Western African
Komi Sélom Klassou is Prime Minister of Togo.
Selom m & f Western African
A Western African name used for both genders.
Selorm m & f Western African, Ewe
Means "God loves me" or "divine love" in Ewe.
Serval m Western African
Directly taken from the name of the African cat species.
Sethina f Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. This name is predominantly used in Ghana.
Seyni m Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.
Shango m Western African
The name of a fire god in the traditional Yoruba religion.
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.
Sihon m Western African
Masculine name often found in Burkina Faso & neighboring regions.
Sirlord m Western African
Probably composed from the English words sir and lord.
Somtochukwu f & m Western African, Igbo
Means "praise God with me" in Igbo.
Sona f Western African
Meaning unknown.... [more]
Souleymanou m Western African
Form of Sulayman used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Soumaïla m Western African
Form of Isma'il used in parts of French-influenced western Africa (particularly Mali).
Sroda f Western African
Means "respect".
Sukhïr m Western Yugur
Means "water dirt" in Western Yugur.
Sutjis f Western Yugur
Means "milk malachite" in Western Yugur.
Tahirou m Western African
Western African elaboration of Tahir.
Tamaralaifa f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "there's none like God" in Ijaw.
Tamunotonye m & f Western African, Ijaw
Means "God's will" or "God's favour" in Ijaw.
Tari f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "love" in Ijaw.
Taweh m Western African
Means "go there!" in Vai, spoken in Liberia.
Tawia f Western African (Archaic)
Tawia mean "born after twins"
Tidiane m Western African
From a French word used to refer to a follower of Tijaniyyah, a Sufi order that originated in Northern Africa.
Tiébilé m Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Malian politician Tiébilé Dramé (b. 1955).
Tiécoro m Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. Notable bearers of this name include the Malian soccer player Tiécoro Keita (b. 1994) and the Malian soldier Tiécoro Bagayoko (1937-1983), who was once the director of Mali's national security service.
Tiécoura m Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown; it might possibly be related to Tiécoro.... [more]
Tiéman m Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Malian politician Tiéman Coulibaly (b. 1967).
Tiémoko m Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown, but likely of Senufo origin.... [more]
Tiémoué m Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the French soccer player Tiémoué Bakayoko (b. 1994), whose family originates from Ivory Coast.
Tiéna m Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Malian politician Tiéna Coulibaly (b. 1952).
Tijani m & f Arabic (Maghrebi), Hausa, Western African, Nigerian
From Arabic تِيجَانِ (tījāni) meaning "crowns".
Tiri f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "outsider" in Ijaw.
Touré f & m Western African (Gallicized, Rare)
From the surname Touré, possibly a French form of Soninke tùùré "elephant".
Tuburuode m Western African, Ijaw
Means "they have moved northward" in Ijaw.
Tutu m & f Western African, South African
Means "cliff dweller".
Umoh m & f Western African, Ibibio
Means "wealth" in Ibibio.
Unisa m Western African
Borne by Unisa Bangura (1987-), a Sierra Leonean footballer.
Uwaila f & m Edo, Western African
Means "prosperity is never late" in Edo/Bini, from uwa (wealth/prosperity) and ila (has no delay)
Valsero m Western African
Created from Serval by inverting the order of syllables.... [more]
Varney m & f English (Rare), English (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Varney. It is mainly used in Liberia.
Vosgeparan m Armenian (Western)
Means "golden rain", from Ոսկե (vosge) meaning "gold" combined with Persin باران (baran) meaning "rain"
Watna m Western African
Means "let's go" in Balanta, spoken in Guinea Bissau.
Yaghjis f Western Yugur
Means "butter malachite" in Western Yugur.
Yambo m Western African
A famous bearer was Yambo Ouologuem (1940–2017) a Malian writer. Possibly from the Dogon language.
Yandé f Serer, Western African
Meaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name was the Senegalese singer Yandé Codou Sène (1932-2010), who belonged to the Serer ethnic group.
Yankoï m Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.
Yany m & f Western African
Named from the Kingdom of Yany in Gambia, a diminutive of Yanimarew.
Yarra f & m Western African, Yoruba, Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African
Means "child" in Yoruba, Nago and Kanga, spoken in Northern and Western Africa.
Yawa f Western African, Ewe
Means "born on Thursday" in Ewe.
Yawo m Western African, Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan. It is tipically given to a boy born this day.
Yaya m Indonesian, Western African
Indonesian form of Yahya as well as the form used in parts of western Africa.
Yevkine f Armenian (Western)
Western Armenian form of Yevgineh
Yezo m Fula, Western African
A name used by the Fula people, who are the largest ethnic group in Western Africa and the Sahel.
Yins'iñjis f Western Yugur
Means "silver apricot malachite" in Western Yugur.
Yma f Western African, Manding
Manding and Susu form of Mary.
Youssouf m Western African
Form of Yusuf chiefly used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Yusupha m Western African
Form of Yusuf used in West Africa.
Zakoi m Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.
Zale m Western African (Rare, ?)
Unknown meaning. It has seen some use in Senegal.
Zeidane m Western African
Variant of Zaydan (chiefly Mauritanian).
Zeine m Western African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Western African (chiefly Mauritanian) and Maghrebi (chiefly Algerian) variant of Zayn.
Zeïnebou f Western African
Variant of Zeinebou based on French orthography.
Zeinebou f Western African
Western African elaboration of Zaynab (chiefly Mauritanian).
Zié m Western African
Likely means "first" in one of the Senufo languages, as the name is traditionally given to the first-born son.... [more]
Zinabu f Western African
Western African form of Zaynab.
Zmrukhd f Armenian (Western)
Western Armenian transcription of Zmrukht.