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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Mahfudh	MAH-food	preserved	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, food, preserved, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Suluhu	soo-loo-HOO	peacemaker	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soo, loo, hoo, peacemaker, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hasan	HAH-sahn	good	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, sahn, good, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nuru	noo-ROO	in the daylight	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	noo, roo, in, the, daylight, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maulana	MAH-oo-lah-nah	our master	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, oo, lah, nah, our, master, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Razina	rah-zee-NAH	strong and patient	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, zee, nah, strong, and, patient, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sarhaan	SAH-haan	free	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, haan, free, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Abla	AH-blah	a wild rose	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, blah, a, wild, rose, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Faiza.	FAH-ee-zah	victorious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, ee, zah, victorious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ambilikile	am-bee-lee-KEE-leh	God called me	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	am, bee, lee, kee, leh, god, called, me, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Karega	KAH-reh-gah	a rebel	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, reh, gah, a, rebel, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kagunda	KAH-gohn-dah	of the land	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, gohn, dah, of, the, land, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mpenda	m-PEHN-dah	lover	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	m, pehn, dah, lover, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Nadhari	NAH-tha-ree	vision	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, tha, ree, vision, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tambika	tahm-BEE-kah	Offering	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tahm, bee, kah, offering, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Olafemi	aw-lah-FEH-mee	wealth honor favors me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, feh, mee, wealth, honor, favors, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Arria	ah-REE-ah	slender	Female	Hausa	West Africa	Africa	ah, ree, ah, slender, female, hausa, west africa, africa
Lila	LEE-lah	good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	lee, lah, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Oluwa	oIi-LOO-wah	our lord	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oii, loo, wah, our, lord, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Morihinze	moh-ree-hin-ZEH	child of either sex is good	Female	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	moh, ree, hin, zeh, child, of, either, sex, is, good, female, tiv, nigeria, africa
Kumbufu	KUH-m-buh-fuh	person with excellent memory	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, m, buh, fuh, person, with, excellent, memory, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Funsani	foon-SAH-nee	a request	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	foon, sah, nee, a, request, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Migwi	MEH-goo-ay	arrows	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	meh, goo, ay, arrows, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Dahoma	DAH-ho-mah	long life	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, ho, mah, long, life, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Siyasa	see-YAH-sah	a politician	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, yah, sah, a, politician, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chike	CHEE-keh	the power of God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	chee, keh, the, power, of, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Muna	MUH-nah	hope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, nah, hope, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Naima	NAH-ee-mah	graceful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, ee, mah, graceful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Unguja	oon-goo-JAH	Zanzibar	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oon, goo, jah, zanzibar, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Wamuiru	WAH-moh-ee-roh	dark skinned beauty	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, moh, ee, roh, dark, skinned, beauty, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Somo	soh-MOH	teachings or godmother	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soh, moh, teachings, or, godmother, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kojo	koh-JOH	born on Monday	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	koh, joh, born, on, monday, male, akan, ghana, africa
Zaki	ZAH-kee	virtuous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zah, kee, virtuous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Makame	MAH-kah-meh	high rank ruler	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kah, meh, high, rank, ruler, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashida	rah-SHEE-dah	righteous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shee, dah, righteous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Wangu	WAHN-goh	a gatherer of wood	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wahn, goh, a, gatherer, of, wood, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Joldia	JOH-kah	robe of adornment	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	joh, kah, robe, of, adornment, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sadaka	SAH-dah-kah	an offering	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dah, kah, an, offering, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jabulani	jah-boo-LAH-nee	happy	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	jah, boo, lah, nee, happy, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Mangeni	man-GHEH-nee	fish	Female	Musamia	Uganda	Africa	man, gheh, nee, fish, female, musamia, uganda, africa
Mabruke	MAH-brew-keh	blessed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, brew, keh, blessed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kanika	kah-NEE-kah	black cloth	Female	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	kah, nee, kah, black, cloth, female, mwera, kenya, africa
Zuka	zoo-KAH	money	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	zoo, kah, money, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Panyin	pahn-YEEN	elder of twins	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	pahn, yeen, elder, of, twins, female, fante, ghana, africa
Cheja	CHE-jar	holiday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	che, jar, holiday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Andongwisye	an-DONG-wee-say	God has led me	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	an, dong, wee, say, god, has, led, me, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Kerubo	KEH-roo-boh	born on the plain	Female	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	keh, roo, boh, born, on, the, plain, female, kisii, kenya, africa
Tawfiki	TAHW-feek-ee	divine guidance	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tahw, feek, ee, divine, guidance, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ajamu	ah-jah-MOO	he fights for what he wants	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, jah, moo, he, fights, for, what, he, wants, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Nafasi	NAH-fah-see	opportunity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, fah, see, opportunity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Masiya	MAH-see-yah	messiah	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, see, yah, messiah, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ushindi	OO-sheen-dee	victory	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, sheen, dee, victory, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Baba	bah-bah	father	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, bah, father, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Midra	MEE-drah	princess	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mee, drah, princess, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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