African Names | Afrocenter

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Onipede	oh-nee-PEH-dell	the consoler will come	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, nee, peh, dell, the, consoler, will, come, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Chausiku	chah-oo-SEE-koo	born at night	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	chah, oo, see, koo, born, at, night, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Zuna	ZOO-nah	abundance	Female	Bobangi	West Africa	Africa	zoo, nah, abundance, female, bobangi, west africa, africa
Shida	SHEE-dah	difficulty	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, dah, difficulty, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mteremo	mm-TEH-reh-mo	cheerful person	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, teh, reh, mo, cheerful, person, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Omolara	oh-MOHN-lah-rah	child born at the right time	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, mohn, lah, rah, child, born, at, the, right, time, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Ngolinga	n-goh-LEENG-gah	cry baby	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	n, goh, leeng, gah, cry, baby, male, yao, malawi, africa
Muriithi	MOH-ray-thee	a shepard	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ray, thee, a, shepard, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Apara	ah-PAH-rah	child that comes and goes	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, pah, rah, child, that, comes, and, goes, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Nyaguthii	NYAH-goh-thee-ay	a traveler	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nyah, goh, thee, ay, a, traveler, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Eze	eh-ZEH	king	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	eh, zeh, king, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Jabir	JAH-BEE-rr	restorer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, bee, rr, restorer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ebo	eh-BOH	born on Tuesday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	eh, boh, born, on, tuesday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Fadhili	FAH-dee-lee	virtuous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, dee, lee, virtuous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mkwasi	mm-KWAH-see	a wealthy person	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, kwah, see, a, wealthy, person, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Moyo	MOH-yoh	life well being good health	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	moh, yoh, life, well, being, good, health, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mashal	MAH-shahl	torch	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, shahl, torch, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Aswad	ahss-WAHD	black	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	ahss, wahd, black, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Montsho	MOHN-sho	black	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	mohn, sho, black, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Siyazini	see-,YAH-zee-nee	what do we know?	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	see, yah, zee, nee, what, do, we, know, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Majuto	mah-juh-toh	regret	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, juh, toh, regret, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nyillingondo	nee-yee-leen-GOHN-do	handsome	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	nee, yee, leen, gohn, do, handsome, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Nasiche	nah-SEE-cheh	born in the locust season	Female	Musoga	Uganda	Africa	nah, see, cheh, born, in, the, locust, season, female, musoga, uganda, africa
Pulika	POOH-lee-kah	obedience	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pooh, lee, kah, obedience, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chipo	CHEE-poh	gift	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	chee, poh, gift, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Khelefu	HEH-leh-foo	succeed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, leh, foo, succeed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Akua	a-KOO-ah	born on Thursday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	a, koo, ah, born, on, thursday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Adeleke	ah-DEH-leh-keh	crown achieves happiness	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, leh, keh, crown, achieves, happiness, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Hiba	hee-BAH	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, bah, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Omwokha	ohm-WOH-kah	second of twins	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ohm, woh, kah, second, of, twins, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Chioke	CHEE-oh-keh	gift of God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	chee, oh, keh, gift, of, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Hanna	HAH-nah	happiness	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	hah, nah, happiness, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Muslim	MOO-slim	believer	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	moo, slim, believer, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Takatifu	Tah-kah-tee-FOO	sacred	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, kah, tee, foo, sacred, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Gicicio	GEH-shee-shio	mirror	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	geh, shee, shio, mirror, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Jaja	JAH-jah	honored one	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	jah, jah, honored, one, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Amaziah	ah-MAH-zee-ah	extraordinary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mah, zee, ah, extraordinary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ruzuna	rooh-zoo-NAH	calm and composed	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rooh, zoo, nah, calm, and, composed, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ifama	ee-FAH-mah	all is well	Female	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	ee, fah, mah, all, is, well, female, ibo, nigeria, africa
Aondohimba	ah-ohn-doh-HEEM-bah	God is above all things on earth	Male	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	ah, ohn, doh, heem, bah, god, is, above, all, things, on, earth, male, tiv, nigeria, africa
Abayomi	ah-BAH-yoh-mee	pleasant meeting	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bah, yoh, mee, pleasant, meeting, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Mawuli	MAH-woo-lee	there is a God	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	mah, woo, lee, there, is, a, god, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Tuni	TOO-nee	tune	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	too, nee, tune, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Imani	ee-MAH-nee	faith	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, nee, faith, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtangulizi	mmTAHN-guh-lee-zee	leader pioneer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mmtahn, guh, lee, zee, leader, pioneer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Bebi	BEH-bee	baby	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	beh, bee, baby, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ikinya	EE-key-nyah	a single step	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, key, nyah, a, single, step, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Yakubu	YAH-koo-buh	Jacob	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	yah, koo, buh, jacob, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Habiba	HAH-bee-bah	beloved	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, bee, bah, beloved, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bayo	BAH-yoh	joy is found	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	bah, yoh, joy, is, found, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Maua	MAH-oo-ah	flowers	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, oo, ah, flowers, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Imani	ee-MAH-nee	faith	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, nee, faith, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nathari	NAH-thah-ree	prose embroidery	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, thah, ree, prose, embroidery, male, swahili, east africa, 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

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