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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Enomwoyi	eh-nohm-WOH-yee	one who has grace charm	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	eh, nohm, woh, yee, one, who, has, grace, charm, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Akinyi	AH-key-nyee	born in the early morning	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, key, nyee, born, in, the, early, morning, female, luo, kenya, africa
Magomu	mah-goh-MOO	younger of twins	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	mah, goh, moo, younger, of, twins, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Kahini	KAH-hee-nee	priest holy person	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, hee, nee, priest, holy, person, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ndemi	DEH-mee	founders of the Agikuyu nation	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	deh, mee, founders, of, the, agikuyu, nation, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kamowa	kah-MOH-wah	beer	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kah, moh, wah, beer, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Omorenoniwara	oh-moh-reh-nom-WAH-rah	meant not to suffer	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, moh, reh, nom, wah, rah, meant, not, to, suffer, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Hususa	WHO-soo-sah	Special	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	who, soo, sah, special, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kitwana	kee-TWAH-nah	pledged to live	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, twah, nah, pledged, to, live, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mbaya	BAH-ya	bad ugly	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, ya, bad, ugly, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kalamka	KAH-lahm-kah	intelligent well informed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, lahm, kah, intelligent, well, informed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Salama	sah-LAH-mah	peace	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, mah, peace, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Munir	MUH-near	shining	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, near, shining, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Asya	AHSS-yah	born at a time of grief	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahss, yah, born, at, a, time, of, grief, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Karama	KAH-rah-mah	generosity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, rah, mah, generosity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Zuri	ZUH-ree	Beautiful georgeous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zuh, ree, beautiful, georgeous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Commie	KOH-mee	born on Saturday	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	koh, mee, born, on, saturday, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Kujuwakwangu	KOO-juh-wah-kwahn-goo	my knowledge	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	koo, juh, wah, kwahn, goo, my, knowledge, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Onkwani	OHN-kwah-nee	he talks a lots	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	ohn, kwah, nee, he, talks, a, lots, male, kisii, kenya, africa
Muhyiddin	MUH-yee-deen	bestower of religion	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, yee, deen, bestower, of, religion, 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
Jumba	JUHM-bah	large building	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	juhm, bah, large, building, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Marzuku	MAR-zoo-kuh	blessed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mar, zoo, kuh, blessed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Khamisi	kah-MEE-see	born on Thursday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, mee, see, born, on, thursday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Badru	BAH-droo	born at the full moon	Male	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	bah, droo, born, at, the, full, moon, male, swahili, tanzania, africa
Dabiku	DAH-bee-koo	Sacrifice offering	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, bee, koo, sacrifice, offering, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ibada	EE-bah-dah	adoration	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, bah, dah, adoration, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Anwar	an-WAH	bright	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	an, wah, bright, male, 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
Hamida	HAH-mee-dah	gracious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, mee, dah, gracious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Folayan	faw-LAH-yahn	to walk in dignity	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	faw, lah, yahn, to, walk, in, dignity, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Latifu	LAH-tee-foo	gentle	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	lah, tee, foo, gentle, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Lamia	LAH-mee-ah	glitter	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	lah, mee, ah, glitter, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mhina	m-HEE-nah	delightful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, hee, nah, delightful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Siwazuri	see-wah-ZOO-ree	those people are not good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, wah, zoo, ree, those, people, are, not, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Obadele	aw-bah-DEH-leh	the king arrives at the house	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, deh, leh, the, king, arrives, at, the, house, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Dulani	doo-LAH-nee	cutting	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	doo, lah, nee, cutting, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Muraguri	MOH-rah-goh-ree	a seer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, rah, goh, ree, a, seer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Shade	shah-DEH	sweetly singing	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	shah, deh, sweetly, singing, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Zalika	zah-LEE-kah	well-born	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zah, lee, kah, well, born, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ukurugenzi	OO-koo-roo-ghen-zee	stewardship or leadership	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, koo, roo, ghen, zee, stewardship, or, leadership, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ushindi	OO-sheen-dee	victory	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, sheen, dee, victory, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kanjuchi	kahn-JOO-chee	a bee	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kahn, joo, chee, a, bee, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Muhashaham	MUH-hah-sha-hahm	respected	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hah, sha, hahm, respected, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Wingu	ween-GUU	heavenly cloud	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ween, guu, heavenly, cloud, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fidel	fee-DEHL	faithful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fee, dehl, faithful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ye	YEH-eh	elder of twins	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	yeh, eh, elder, of, twins, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Kadija	kah-DEE-jah	wife of the Prophet Mohammed	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, dee, jah, wife, of, the, prophet, mohammed, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mila	MEE-lah	traditions	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mee, lah, traditions, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanawa	mwah-NAH-wah	first born of my children	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	mwah, nah, wah, first, born, of, my, children, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Hafidh	HAH-feed	preserver	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, feed, preserver, male, swahili, east africa, 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
Shani	SHAH-nee	marvellous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, nee, marvellous, female, swahili, east 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

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