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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Ayodele	ah-yoh-DEH-leh	joy come home	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, deh, leh, joy, come, home, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Shangwe	shahn-GWEH	celebration	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shahn, gweh, celebration, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Onindo	OH-neen-doh	mother slept alot during pregnancy	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, neen, doh, mother, slept, alot, during, pregnancy, male, luo, kenya, africa
Jokha	JOH-kah	robe of adornment	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	joh, kah, robe, of, adornment, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Akeyo	AH-keh-yoh	born during the harvest	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, keh, yoh, born, during, the, harvest, female, luo, kenya, africa
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
Njata	JAH-tah	star	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	jah, tah, star, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Fifi	fee-FEE	born on Friday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	fee, fee, born, on, friday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Awena	AH-weh-nah	gentle	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, weh, nah, gentle, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Usiku	oo-SEE-koo	night	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	oo, see, koo, night, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Hiari	HEE-ah-ree	Free will	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, ah, ree, free, will, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Eidi	EH-ee-dee	Festival festivity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, ee, dee, festival, festivity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Abeo	ah-beh-OH	her birth brings happiness	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, oh, her, birth, brings, happiness, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Chukwueneka	choo-koo-eh-NEH-kah	God has dealt kindly with us	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	choo, koo, eh, neh, kah, god, has, dealt, kindly, with, us, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Okorie	oh-KOH-ree-eh	born on Oryo market day	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, koh, ree, eh, born, on, oryo, market, day, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ogbonna	oh-BOHN-nah	image of his father	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, bohn, nah, image, of, his, father, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ndembo	n-DEHM-boh	elephant	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	n, dehm, boh, elephant, male, yao, malawi, africa
Kafele	kah-FEH-leh	worth dying for	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kah, feh, leh, worth, dying, for, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mila	MEE-lah	traditions	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mee, lah, traditions, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Arogo	AH-roh-goh	mother nagged alot during pregnancy	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, roh, goh, mother, nagged, alot, during, pregnancy, female, luo, kenya, africa
Mdahoma	mm-DAH-hoh-mah	long life	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, dah, hoh, mah, long, life, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Adesola	ah-DEH-soh-lah	the crown honored us	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, soh, lah, the, crown, honored, us, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Latif	LAH-teef	gentle	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	lah, teef, gentle, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jamila	jah-MEE-lah	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, mee, lah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ducha	DOO-chah	little	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, chah, little, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jina	GEE-nah	name identity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	gee, nah, name, identity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Karega	KAH-reh-gah	a rebel	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, reh, gah, a, rebel, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nufaika	NUH-fah-ee-kah	prosperity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nuh, fah, ee, kah, prosperity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jabari	jah-BAH-ree	courageous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, bah, ree, courageous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isilahi	EE-see-lah-hee	reconciliation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, see, lah, hee, reconciliation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Niara	NEE-ah-rah	of high purpose	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nee, ah, rah, of, high, purpose, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kisima	kee-see-MAH	spring	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, see, mah, spring, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Buqisi	BOOH-kee-see	queen of Sabaa	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	booh, kee, see, queen, of, sabaa, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Linje	LEEN-jeh	try it	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	leen, jeh, try, it, male, yao, malawi, africa
Mahiri	MAH-hee-ree	skillful clever	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, hee, ree, skillful, clever, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jahi	JAH-hee	dignity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, hee, dignity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Samir	SAH-meer	companion	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, meer, companion, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dayo	DAH-yo	joy arrives	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	dah, yo, joy, arrives, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Husni	HOHS-nee	goodness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hohs, nee, goodness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Faiza.	FAH-ee-zah	victorious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, ee, zah, victorious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahfudha	MAH-foo-dah	protected	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, foo, dah, protected, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tan	TAH-oo	lion	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	tah, oo, lion, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Fasaha	fah-SAH-hah	eloquence	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, sah, hah, eloquence, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Oseye	oh-SEH-yeh	happy one	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, seh, yeh, happy, one, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Raha	RAH-hah	joy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, hah, joy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Abidemi	ah-bee-deh-MEE	born during father's absence	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bee, deh, mee, born, during, father's, absence, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Hazika	ha-ZEE-kah	intelligent one	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ha, zee, kah, intelligent, one, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Hala	HAH-lah	glorious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, lah, glorious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Atsu	at-SOO	younger of twins	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	at, soo, younger, of, twins, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Ade	ah-DEH	royal one	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, royal, one, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Fathiya	fah-THEE-yah	triumph	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, thee, yah, triumph, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Lumusi	loo-moo-SEE	born face downwards	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	loo, moo, see, born, face, downwards, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Bomani	BOH-MAH-nee	a warrior	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	boh, mah, nee, a, warrior, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Pepukayi	peh-poo-KAH-yee	wake up	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	peh, poo, kah, yee, wake, up, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa

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