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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Nyachae	NYAH-chah-ay	generous	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	nyah, chah, ay, generous, male, kisii, kenya, africa
Yusuf	yoo-SOOF	he shall add to his powers	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	yoo, soof, he, shall, add, to, his, powers, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hondo	HOHN-doh	war	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	hohn, doh, war, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Kokumo	KOH-koo-moh	this one will not die	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	koh, koo, moh, this, one, will, not, die, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adigun	ah-dee-GOON	righteous	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, dee, goon, righteous, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Makori	mah-KOH-ree	born on the way	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	mah, koh, ree, born, on, the, way, male, kisii, kenya, africa
Onyemachi	on-yeh-MAH-chee	who knows Gods will	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	on, yeh, mah, chee, who, knows, gods, will, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Moraa	MOH-rah	fun loving	Female	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	moh, rah, fun, loving, female, kisii, kenya, africa
Mugendi	MOH-gehn-dee	guests passersby	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, gehn, dee, guests, passersby, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kwada	KWAH-dah	night has fallen	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kwah, dah, night, has, fallen, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chatha	CHAT-hah	finality completion	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	chat, hah, finality, completion, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Limber	LIM-ber	joyfulness	Female	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	lim, ber, joyfulness, female, tiv, nigeria, africa
Mteule	mm-TEH-oo-LEH	the chosen one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, teh, oo, leh, the, chosen, one, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kupenda	kuh-PEHN-duh	to love	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, pehn, duh, to, love, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kafil	KAH-feel	protector responsible	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, feel, protector, responsible, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kiano	KEH-ah-noh	the wizards tools	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, ah, noh, the, wizards, tools, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Banjoko	BAN-joh-koh	stay with me and wander no more	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ban, joh, koh, stay, with, me, and, wander, no, more, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Othiambo	OH-thee-ahm-boh	born late in the evening	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, thee, ahm, boh, born, late, in, the, evening, male, luo, kenya, africa
Osogo	OH-soh-goh	the Osogo bird attended the birth (was seen)	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, soh, goh, the, osogo, bird, attended, the, birth, was, seen, male, luo, kenya, africa
Imaan	EE-man	faith	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, man, faith, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Wesesa	weh-seh-SAH	careless	Female	Musoga	Uganda	Africa	weh, seh, sah, careless, female, musoga, uganda, africa
Mpenzi	M-pehn-zee	sweetheart	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, pehn, zee, sweetheart, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kufuo	koo-FOO-oh	father shared birth pangs	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	koo, foo, oh, father, shared, birth, pangs, male, fante, ghana, africa
Mandara	MAHN-dah-rah	leader	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahn, dah, rah, leader, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mapute	mah-puh-TEH	empty taken away	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, puh, teh, empty, taken, away, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ngulinga	n-goo-LEEN-gah	weeping	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	n, goo, leen, gah, weeping, female, ngoni, malawi, africa
Shukura	shoo-KOO-rah	I am grateful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shoo, koo, rah, i, am, grateful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Farisi	FAH-ree-see	Competent capable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, ree, see, competent, capable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Riitho	ree-THOH	an eye to see with	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ree, thoh, an, eye, to, see, with, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Akeyo	AH-keh-yoh	born during the harvest	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, keh, yoh, born, during, the, harvest, female, luo, kenya, africa
Milengalenga	me-leng-gah-LENG-gah	heaven	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	me, leng, gah, leng, gah, heaven, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Azagba	ah-ZAH-bah	born out of town	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ah, zah, bah, born, out, of, town, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Mshindi	mm-SHEEN-dee	victor winner	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, sheen, dee, victor, winner, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Okafor	oh-KAH-for	born on Afor market day	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, kah, for, born, on, afor, market, day, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Latif	LAH-teef	gentle	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	lah, teef, gentle, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Suwedi	su-WEH-dee	young master	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	su, weh, dee, young, master, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Amini	AH-mee-nee	trustworthy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mee, nee, trustworthy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kianga	Kee-AHN-gah	sunshine	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, ahn, gah, sunshine, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ezeoha	EH-zeh-oh-hah	a people's king	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	eh, zeh, oh, hah, a, people's, king, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Kabona	KAH-boh-nah	priest	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, boh, nah, priest, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fahima	fah-HEEM-ah	learned understands	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, heem, ah, learned, understands, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aziza	ah-ZEE-zah	precious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zee, zah, precious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Osaze	oh-SAH-zeh	loved by God	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, sah, zeh, loved, by, god, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Angolwisye	ahn-gohl-WEEs-yeh	God has guided me	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	ahn, gohl, wees, yeh, god, has, guided, me, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Popo	POH-poh	bat sleeps in the daytime	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	poh, poh, bat, sleeps, in, the, daytime, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sibadili	SEE-bah-dee-lee	I will not change	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, bah, dee, lee, i, will, not, change, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Barke	BAH-keh	blessings	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, keh, blessings, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jengo	JEHN-goh	building strength	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jehn, goh, building, strength, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Gasira	GAH-see-rah	bold courageous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	gah, see, rah, bold, courageous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Masomakali	mah-soh-mah-KAH-lee	sharp eyes	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	mah, soh, mah, kah, lee, sharp, eyes, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Folade	faw-lah-DEH	honor arrives	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	faw, lah, deh, honor, arrives, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Siyasa	see-YAH-sah	a politician	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, yah, sah, a, politician, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ajayi	ah-JAH-yee	born face down	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, jah, yee, born, face, down, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olaniyi	oh-lah-NEE-yee	there's glory in wealth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, lah, nee, yee, there's, glory, in, wealth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa

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