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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Kamili	KAH-mah-lee	perfection	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, mah, lee, perfection, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Munira	MUH-nee-rah	radiant	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, nee, rah, radiant, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Murua	moo-ROO-ah	Elegant and refined	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, roo, ah, elegant, and, refined, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Yohance	Yoh-HAHN-seh	Gods gift	Male	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	yoh, hahn, seh, gods, gift, male, hausa, nigeria, africa
Nkundiushuti	n-koon-deen-SHOO-tee	I love people	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	n, koon, deen, shoo, tee, i, love, people, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Itimu	EE-tee-moh	a spear	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, tee, moh, a, spear, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kondo	KON-doh	war	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kon, doh, war, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Azikiwe	ah-ZEE-kee-weh	full of vigor	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	ah, zee, kee, weh, full, of, vigor, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Mwasham	MWAH-shahm	unlucky	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, shahm, unlucky, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Masud	mah-SOOD	fortunate	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, sood, fortunate, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nyatui	n-YAH-too-ee	fighter of leopards	Male	Abaluhya	Kenya	Africa	n, yah, too, ee, fighter, of, leopards, male, abaluhya, kenya, africa
Hamadi	hah-MAH-dee	one who is praised	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, mah, dee, one, who, is, praised, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muraguri	MOH-rah-goh-ree	a seer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, rah, goh, ree, a, seer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Sabiha	SAH-bee-HAH	graceful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, bee, hah, graceful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Muslima	MOOH-slee-mah	one who submits to God	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mooh, slee, mah, one, who, submits, to, god, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dziko	ZEE-koh	the world	Female	Nguni	South Africa	Africa	zee, koh, the, world, female, nguni, south 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
Onyebuchi	on-yeh-BOO-chee	who is God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	on, yeh, boo, chee, who, is, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Msanaa	mm-SAH-naa	a skillful man	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, sah, naa, a, skillful, man, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Maalik	MAA-lick	experience	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	maa, lick, experience, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nathari	NAH-thah-ree	prose	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, thah, ree, prose, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nourbese	noor-BEH-seh	a wonderful child	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	noor, beh, seh, a, wonderful, child, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Amani	ah-MAH-nee	peace	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mah, nee, peace, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tawiah	TAH-wee-ah	first child after twins	Female	Ga	Ghana	Africa	tah, wee, ah, first, child, after, twins, female, ga, ghana, africa
Chiku	CHEE-koo	chatterer	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	chee, koo, chatterer, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sebahive	seh-bah-HEE-veh	bringer of good fortune	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	seh, bah, hee, veh, bringer, of, good, fortune, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Mkweli	M-KWEH-lee	truthful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, kweh, lee, truthful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mosegi	moh-SEH-ghee	tailor	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	moh, seh, ghee, tailor, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Mukhwana	moo-KWAH-nah	born as a twin	Male	Abaluhya	Uganda	Africa	moo, kwah, nah, born, as, a, twin, male, abaluhya, uganda, africa
Nawiri	NAH-wee-ree	healthy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, wee, ree, healthy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Abam	ah-BAHM	second child after twins	Female	Twi	Ghana	Africa	ah, bahm, second, child, after, twins, female, twi, ghana, africa
Njata	JAH-tah	star	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	jah, tah, star, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Fahari	fah-HAH-ree	Splendour	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, hah, ree, splendour, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sihaba	SEE-hah-bah	not a little	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, hah, bah, not, a, little, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ehioze	eh-HEE-oh-ZAY	above the envy of others	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	eh, hee, oh, zay, above, the, envy, of, others, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Mtangulizi	mmTAHN-guh-lee-zee	leader pioneer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mmtahn, guh, lee, zee, leader, pioneer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Manga	MAHN-gah	wanderer	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahn, gah, wanderer, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Taraji	tah-RAH-jee	Hope faith	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, rah, jee, hope, faith, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rauf	rah-OOF	kind merciful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, oof, kind, merciful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Khalfani	kahl-FAH-nee	destined to rule	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kahl, fah, nee, destined, to, rule, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Omari	oh-MAH-ree	the highest of Muhammads followers	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oh, mah, ree, the, highest, of, muhammads, followers, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Chinangwa	chee-NANG-gwah	cassava	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	chee, nang, gwah, cassava, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Neemaka	nee-MAH-kah	benevolent	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nee, mah, kah, benevolent, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dibia	DEE-bee-ah	healer	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	dee, bee, ah, healer, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Tarajika	tah-RAH-jee-KAH	Hope faith	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, rah, jee, kah, hope, faith, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Agyei	ahg-JAY-ee	messenger from God	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ahg, jay, ee, messenger, from, god, male, akan, ghana, africa
Kyesi	KYEH-see	joy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kyeh, see, joy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwita	m-WEE-tah	the summoner	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wee, tah, the, summoner, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ohon	OH-hon	the name is preserved: after the death of an elder.	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, hon, the, name, is, preserved, after, the, death, of, an, elder, male, luo, kenya, africa
Hiuhu	hee-oh-HOO	he is hot	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	hee, oh, hoo, he, is, hot, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Tanashati	tah-NAH-shah-tee	Well dressed and neat	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, nah, shah, tee, well, dressed, and, neat, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kigongo	kee-GONG-goh	born before twins	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	kee, gong, goh, born, before, twins, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Ayodele	ah-yoh-DEH-leh	joy come home	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, deh, leh, joy, come, home, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Suhuba	soo-HOO-bah	friend	Male	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	soo, hoo, bah, friend, male, swahili, tanzania, africa

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