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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Ndegwa	DEHG-wah	a bull	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	dehg, wah, a, bull, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Zamzam	ZAHM-zahm	holy spring	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zahm, zahm, holy, spring, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Coujoe	koh-JOH	born on Monday	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	koh, joh, born, on, monday, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Afua	ah-FOO-ah	born on Friday	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, foo, ah, born, on, friday, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Adebola	ah-DEH-boh-lah	she met honor	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, boh, lah, she, met, honor, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Jela	JEH-lah	father in prison at birth	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, lah, father, in, prison, at, birth, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kehinde	keh-HEEN-deh	second born of twins	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	keh, heen, deh, second, born, of, twins, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kariuki	KAH-ree-oh-kee	a child reincarnated	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, ree, oh, kee, a, child, reincarnated, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Hanuni	HAH-noo-nee	cheerful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, noo, nee, cheerful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Thabit	TAH-bit	firm	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	tah, bit, firm, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Siboniso	see-boh-NEE-soh	a sign	Female	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	see, boh, nee, soh, a, sign, female, zulu, south africa, africa
Kamil	KAH-meel	perfect	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, meel, perfect, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kijicho	KEE-jee-cho	envious jealous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, jee, cho, envious, jealous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Linje	LEEN-jeh	try it	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	leen, jeh, try, it, male, yao, malawi, africa
Ola	AW-lah	wealth	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, wealth, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Muombwa	MOO-om-boo-ah	beseeched	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, om, boo, ah, beseeched, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mariamu	MAH-ree-ahm-oo	for the virgin Mary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, ree, ahm, oo, for, the, virgin, mary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Yooku	yoh-oh-KOO	born on Wednesday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	yoh, oh, koo, born, on, wednesday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Mchawi	mm-CHA-wee	magician	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, cha, wee, magician, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Wanjeri	WAH-jeh-ree	born of Njeri	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, jeh, ree, born, of, njeri, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mgeni	M-GEH-nee	visitor	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, geh, nee, visitor, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chinelo	CHEE-neh-loh	thoughts of God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	chee, neh, loh, thoughts, of, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ajia	ah-jee-AH	quick fast	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, jee, ah, quick, fast, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Wangai	WAH-gah-ee	born of God	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, gah, ee, born, of, god, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Bushiri	BOOH-she-ree	predictor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	booh, she, ree, predictor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Idi	EE-dee	born during the festival of Idd	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, dee, born, during, the, festival, of, idd, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Asani	ah-SAH-nee	rebellious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, sah, nee, rebellious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jumaane	joo-MAH-neh	born on Tuesday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	joo, mah, neh, born, on, tuesday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Chiwa	CHEE-wah	death	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	chee, wah, death, female, yao, malawi, africa
Khalil	KAH-leel	sincere friend	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, leel, sincere, friend, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Seif	SAY-if	sword brave	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	say, if, sword, brave, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Musoke	moo-soh-KEH	cannot be introduced	Male	Muganda	Uganda	Africa	moo, soh, keh, cannot, be, introduced, male, muganda, uganda, africa
Lipapwiche	lee-pap-WEE-chay	torn	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	lee, pap, wee, chay, torn, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Bebi	BEH-bee	baby	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	beh, bee, baby, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ridhaa	ree-DAAH	Goodwill	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, daah, goodwill, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chuguel	CHOO-goo-el	sugar	Male	Bachopi	South Africa	Africa	choo, goo, el, sugar, male, bachopi, south africa, africa
Tarajika	tah-RAH-jee-KAH	Hope faith	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, rah, jee, kah, hope, faith, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ruhiu	ROH-hee-oh	sword	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	roh, hee, oh, sword, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kwasi	KWAH-see	born on Sunday	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	kwah, see, born, on, sunday, male, akan, ghana, africa
Gatete	GAH-teh-teh	a milk gourd	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	gah, teh, teh, a, milk, gourd, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Wanjeri	WAH-jeh-ree	born of Njeri	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, jeh, ree, born, of, njeri, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nmeregini	n-MEH-reh-ghee-nee	what have I done?	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	n, meh, reh, ghee, nee, what, have, i, done, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Sabra	SAH-brah	patience	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, brah, patience, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fadiya	FAH-dee-yah	redeemer	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, dee, yah, redeemer, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mapemba	mah-PEHM-bah	millet	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	mah, pehm, bah, millet, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Obawole	aw-bah-WOH-leh	the king enters the house	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, woh, leh, the, king, enters, the, house, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Do	doh	first child after twins	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	doh, first, child, after, twins, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Adebamgbe	ah-DEH-bam-beh	royalty dwells with me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, bam, beh, royalty, dwells, with, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Msemaji	mm-SEH-mah-jee	orator	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, seh, mah, jee, orator, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Akoth	AH-koh-th	born during the rainy season	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, koh, th, born, during, the, rainy, season, female, luo, kenya, africa
Miano	MEH-ah-no	wizards tools	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	meh, ah, no, wizards, tools, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Sokoro	SOH-koh-roh	named after grandfather	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	soh, koh, roh, named, after, grandfather, male, kisii, kenya, africa
Zaina	zah-ee-NAH	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zah, ee, nah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Teleza	teh-LEH-zah	slippery	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	teh, leh, zah, slippery, female, ngoni, malawi, africa

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