African Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Aba	ah-BAH	born on Thursday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ah, bah, born, on, thursday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Ababuo	ah-bah-BOO-oh	child that keeps coming back	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, bah, boo, oh, child, that, keeps, coming, back, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Abagbe	AH-bah-beh	we begged to have this one to lift up	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bah, beh, we, begged, to, have, this, one, to, lift, up, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abam	ah-BAHM	second child after twins	Female	Twi	Ghana	Africa	ah, bahm, second, child, after, twins, female, twi, ghana, africa
Abasi	ah-BAH-see	stern	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, bah, see, stern, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Abayomi	ah-BAH-yoh-mee	born to bring me joy	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bah, yoh, mee, born, to, bring, me, joy, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abayomi	ah-BAH-yoh-mee	pleasant meeting	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bah, yoh, mee, pleasant, meeting, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abbo	AH-boh	a condiment	Female	Mudama	Uganda	Africa	ah, boh, a, condiment, female, mudama, uganda, africa
Abdalla	ab-DAHL-lah	servant of God	Male	Swahiii	East Africa	Africa	ab, dahl, lah, servant, of, god, male, swahiii, east africa, africa
Abdu	ab-DOO	worshipper of God	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ab, doo, worshipper, of, god, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Abdul	ab-DOOL	servant of the lord	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ab, dool, servant, of, the, lord, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Abebi	AH-beh-BEE	we asked for her	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, bee, we, asked, for, her, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abedi	a-BEH-dee	worshiper	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	a, beh, dee, worshiper, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Abeeku	AH-bay-koo	born on Wednesday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ah, bay, koo, born, on, wednesday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Abegunde	ah-beh-GOON-deh	born during holiday	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, goon, deh, born, during, holiday, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abeje	ah-beh-JEH	we asked to have this one	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, jeh, we, asked, to, have, this, one, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abejide	ah-beh-JEE-deh	born during winter	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, jee, deh, born, during, winter, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abeke	ah-beh-KEH	we begged for her to pet her	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, keh, we, begged, for, her, to, pet, her, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abena	ah-beeh-NAH	born on Tuesday	Female	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ah, beeh, nah, born, on, tuesday, female, akan, ghana, africa
Abeni	ah-beh-NEE	we asked for her and she is ours	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, nee, we, asked, for, her, and, she, is, ours, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abeo	ah-beh-OH	her birth brings happiness	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, oh, her, birth, brings, happiness, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abiade	AH-bee-ah-DEH	born of royal parents	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bee, ah, deh, born, of, royal, parents, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abidemi	ah-bee-deh-MEE	born during father's absence	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bee, deh, mee, born, during, father's, absence, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abidugun	ah-BEE-doo-goon	born before the war	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bee, doo, goon, born, before, the, war, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abikanile	ah-bee-kah-NEE-leh	listen	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	ah, bee, kah, nee, leh, listen, female, yao, malawi, africa
Abimbola	ah-BEEM-boh-lah	born rich	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beem, boh, lah, born, rich, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abimbola	ah-BEEM-boh-lah	born to be rich	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beem, boh, lah, born, to, be, rich, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abiodun	ah-BEE-oh-doon	born at the time of a festival	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bee, oh, doon, born, at, the, time, of, a, festival, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abiola	ah-BEE-oh-lah	born in honor	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bee, oh, lah, born, in, honor, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abiona	ah-BEE-oh-nah	born during a journey	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bee, oh, nah, born, during, a, journey, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abioye	ah-BEE-oh-yeh	born during coronation	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bee, oh, yeh, born, during, coronation, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abla	AH-blah	a wild rose	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, blah, a, wild, rose, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Abubakar	ah-BOO-bah-kar	noble	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, boo, bah, kar, noble, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Abuu	ah-BOO	father	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, boo, father, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Abuya	AH-boo-yah	born when the garden was overgrown	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, boo, yah, born, when, the, garden, was, overgrown, female, luo, kenya, africa
Achieng	AH-chee-eng	born at mid day	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, chee, eng, born, at, mid, day, female, luo, kenya, africa
Adam	a-DAM	first human being	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	a, dam, first, human, being, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Adamu	a-DAM-ooh	Adam	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	a, dam, ooh, adam, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Addae	ah-DAH-eh	morning sun	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ah, dah, eh, morning, sun, male, akan, ghana, africa
Ade	ah-DEH	royal one	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, royal, one, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adeagbo	ah-DEH-ag-boh	he brings royal honor	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, ag, boh, he, brings, royal, honor, male, yoruba, nigeria, 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
Adebayo	ah-DEH-bah-yoh	he came in a joyful time	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, bah, yoh, he, came, in, a, joyful, time, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adeben	ah-deh-BEHN	the twelfth born	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ah, deh, behn, the, twelfth, born, male, akan, 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
Adebomi	ah-deh-bon-MEE	crown covered my nakedness	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, bon, mee, crown, covered, my, nakedness, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adeboro	ah-DEH-boh-roh	royalty comes into wealth	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, boh, roh, royalty, comes, into, wealth, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adedagbo	ah-DEH-dah-boh	happiness is a crown	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, dah, boh, happiness, is, a, crown, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adedapo	ah-DEH-dah-poh	royalty brings the people together	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, dah, poh, royalty, brings, the, people, together, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adedewe	ah-DEH-deh-weh	the crown is shattered	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, deh, weh, the, crown, is, shattered, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adedoja	ah-DEH-doh-jah	crown becomes a thing of worth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, doh, jah, crown, becomes, a, thing, of, worth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adegoke	ah-DEH-goh-keh	the crown has been exalted	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, goh, keh, the, crown, has, been, exalted, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adejola	ah-DEH-joh-lah	the crown feeds on honors	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, joh, lah, the, crown, feeds, on, honors, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adelabu	ah-DEH-lah-boo	the crown passed through deep water	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, lah, boo, the, crown, passed, through, deep, water, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adelaja	ah-DEH-lah-jah	the crown settles a quarrel	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, lah, jah, the, crown, settles, a, quarrel, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adeleke	ah-DEH-leh-keh	crown achieves happiness	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, leh, keh, crown, achieves, happiness, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ademola	ah-DEH-moh-lah	a crown is added to my wealth	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, moh, lah, a, crown, is, added, to, my, wealth, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adeola	ah-deh-oh-LAH	crown has honor	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, oh, lah, crown, has, honor, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Aderinola	ah-DEH-ree-noh-lah	crown walked toward wealth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, ree, noh, lah, crown, walked, toward, wealth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adesimbo	ah-deh-SEEM-boh	noble birth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, seem, boh, noble, birth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adesola	ah-DEH-soh-lah	the crown honored us	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, soh, lah, the, crown, honored, us, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adetokunbo	ah-DEH-toh-koon-boh	honor came from over the seas	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, toh, koon, boh, honor, came, from, over, the, seas, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adewole	ah-DEH-woh-leh	royalty enters the house	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, woh, leh, royalty, enters, the, house, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adeyemi	ah-deh-yeh-MEE	the crown suits me well	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, yeh, mee, the, crown, suits, me, well, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adhra	AH-drah	apology	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, drah, apology, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adia	AH-dee-ah	a gift	Female	Hausa	West Africa	Africa	ah, dee, ah, a, gift, female, hausa, west africa, africa
Adigun	ah-dee-GOON	righteous	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, dee, goon, righteous, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adika	ah-dee-KAH	first child of a second husband	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, dee, kah, first, child, of, a, second, husband, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Adila	AH-dee-lah	just upright	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, dee, lah, just, upright, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adili	ah-DEE-lee	just	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, dee, lee, just, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Adimu	AH-DEE-moo	rare	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, dee, moo, rare, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adin	ah-DEEN	decorative	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, deen, decorative, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adisa	ah-dee-SAH	one who makes his meaning clear	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, dee, sah, one, who, makes, his, meaning, clear, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adjo	ah-dee-OH	be righteous	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, dee, oh, be, righteous, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adla	AHD-lah	justice	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahd, lah, justice, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adnan	ahd-NAN	good fortune	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahd, nan, good, fortune, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Adofo	ah-DOH-foh	a courageous warrior	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ah, doh, foh, a, courageous, warrior, male, akan, ghana, africa
Adom	ah-DOHM	help from God	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ah, dohm, help, from, god, male, akan, ghana, africa
Adongo	AH-dohn-goh	second of twins	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, dohn, goh, second, of, twins, female, luo, kenya, africa
Adowa	ah-doh-WAH	born on a Tuesday	Female	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ah, doh, wah, born, on, a, tuesday, female, akan, ghana, africa
Aduke	ah-doo-KEH	much loved	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, doo, keh, much, loved, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adunbi	ah-doon-BEE	born to be pleasant	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, doon, bee, born, to, be, pleasant, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adusa	ah-DOO-sah	thirteenth born	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, doo, sah, thirteenth, born, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adwoa	ah-dwoh-AH	born on a Monday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ah, dwoh, ah, born, on, a, monday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Afaafa	AH-fah-fah	virtue	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, fah, fah, virtue, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Afafa	ah-FAH-fah	first child of second husband	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, fah, fah, first, child, of, second, husband, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Afia	ah-FEE-ah	born on Friday	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, fee, ah, born, on, friday, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Afiba	ah-FEE-bah	by the sea	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, fee, bah, by, the, sea, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Afifa	AH-fee-fah	virtuous pure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, fee, fah, virtuous, pure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Afiya	ah-FEE-yah	health	Female	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	ah, fee, yah, health, female, swahili, tanzania, africa
Afrika	AH-free-kah	Africa	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, free, kah, africa, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Afryea	ah-FRY-yah	born during good times	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, fry, yah, born, during, good, times, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Afua	ah-FOO-ah	born on Friday	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, foo, ah, born, on, friday, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Afua	AH-foo-ah	forgiveness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, foo, ah, forgiveness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Afya	AHF-yah	health	Female	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	ahf, yah, health, female, swahili, tanzania, africa
Agyei	ahg-JAY-ee	messenger from God	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ahg, jay, ee, messenger, from, god, male, akan, ghana, africa
Agyeman	ahg-YEH-man	fourteenth born	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ahg, yeh, man, fourteenth, born, male, akan, ghana, africa
Agymah	ahg-jee-MAH	one who leaves his community	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ahg, jee, mah, one, who, leaves, his, community, male, fante, ghana, africa
Ahadi	ah-HAH-dee	with much promise	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, hah, dee, with, much, promise, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ahmed	ah-MED	one who is praise worthy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, med, one, who, is, praise, worthy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Aida	AH-ee-dah	gain advantage	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, ee, dah, gain, advantage, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aina	ah-ee-NAH	difficult birth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, ee, nah, difficult, birth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ainra	AH-een-rah	lasting power	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, een, rah, lasting, power, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ainran	aeen-RAHN	prosperity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	aeen, rahn, prosperity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Aisha	ah-EE-shah	she is life	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, ee, shah, she, is, life, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aiyetoro	ah-,YEH-toh-roh	peace on earth	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yeh, toh, roh, peace, on, earth, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Aiyetoro	ah-YEH-toh-roh	peace on earth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yeh, toh, roh, peace, on, earth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ajagbe	ah-jahg-BEH	he carries off the prize	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, jahg, beh, he, carries, off, the, prize, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa

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