African Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Muthoni	MOH-tho-nee	she is an in law	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, tho, nee, she, is, an, in, law, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muthoni	MOH-tho-nee	she is an in law	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, tho, nee, she, is, an, in, law, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muthuri	MOH-thuu-ree	an elder	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, thuu, ree, an, elder, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mutira	MOH-tee-rah	a counselor or advisor	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, tee, rah, a, counselor, or, advisor, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mutiri	MOH-tee-ree	a counselor or advisor	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, tee, ree, a, counselor, or, advisor, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mutitu	MOH-tee-toh	a forest	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, tee, toh, a, forest, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mutonyi	MOH-ton-nyee	he enters	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ton, nyee, he, enters, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mutua	MOH-too-ah	reconciles differences	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, too, ah, reconciles, differences, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muturi	MOH-too-ree	a craftsman	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, too, ree, a, craftsman, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muugi	MOH-oh-gay	intelligent	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, oh, gay, intelligent, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muumin	MOO-meen	believer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, meen, believer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muyaka	MOO-yah-kah	good and truthful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, yah, kah, good, and, truthful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muzwudzani	mooz-woo-DZAH-nee	whom should we tell	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	mooz, woo, dzah, nee, whom, should, we, tell, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Mvita	M-vee-tah	full of life	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, vee, tah, full, of, life, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mvula	m-VOO-lah	rain	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	m, voo, lah, rain, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mwai	m-WAH-ee	good fortune	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	m, wah, ee, good, fortune, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mwajuma	m-wah-JOO-mah	born on Friday	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, joo, mah, born, on, friday, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwaka	m-WAH-kah	born at the year's opening	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, kah, born, at, the, year's, opening, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwaka	m-WAH-kah	born during the beginning of the year	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, kah, born, during, the, beginning, of, the, year, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwalimu	MWAH-lee-moo	teacher	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, lee, moo, teacher, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwamba	m-WAM-bah	strong	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	m, wam, bah, strong, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Mwamini	m-wah-MEE-nee	honest one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, mee, nee, honest, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwammoja	MWAH-m-moh-jah	the only one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, m, moh, jah, the, only, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwamuila	m-wah-moo-EE-lah	bdrn during the war	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	m, wah, moo, ee, lah, bdrn, during, the, war, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Mwana	MWAH-nah	lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, nah, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanabaraka	MWAH-nah-bah-rah-kah	brings blessings	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, nah, bah, rah, kah, brings, blessings, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanadongo	MWAH-nah-dohn-goh	child of the earth	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, nah, dohn, goh, child, of, the, earth, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanahamisi	m-wah-nah-hah-MEE-see	born on Thursday	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, nah, hah, mee, see, born, on, thursday, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanahawa	MWAH-nah-hawa	daughter of Eve	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, nah, hawa, daughter, of, eve, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanaidi	m-wah-nah-EE-dee	born during the Idd festival	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, nah, ee, dee, born, during, the, idd, festival, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanajuma	m-wah-nah-JOO-mah	born on Friday	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, nah, joo, mah, born, on, friday, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanakhamisi	m-wah-nah-hah-MEE-see	born on Thursday	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, nah, hah, mee, see, born, on, thursday, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanakheri	MWAH-nah-HEH-ree	brings goodness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, nah, heh, ree, brings, goodness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanakweli	MWAH-nah-kweh-lee	brings truth	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, nah, kweh, lee, brings, truth, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanamize	MWAH-nah-mee-zeh	distinguished	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, nah, mee, zeh, distinguished, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanatabu	m-wah-nah-TAH-boo	born at time of trouble	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, nah, tah, boo, born, at, time, of, trouble, 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
Mwanga	MWAH-ngah	light	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, ngah, light, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwangi	mwahn-gee	seizes the nation victorious	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mwahn, gee, seizes, the, nation, victorious, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mwanjaa	m-wah-nan-JAAH	born during famine	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	m, wah, nan, jaah, born, during, famine, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Mwanyambi	m-wan-YAM-bee	bag	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	m, wan, yam, bee, bag, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Mwanyisa	m-WAHN-yee-sah	accept defeat	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	m, wahn, yee, sah, accept, defeat, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Mwanza	MWAH-n-zah	a Tanzanian town	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, n, zah, a, tanzanian, town, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwapacha	MWAH-pah-chah	twin	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, pah, chah, twin, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwara	MWAH-rah	inteligent	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mwah, rah, inteligent, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mwarania	MWAH-rah-nia	brings together negotiator	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mwah, rah, nia, brings, together, negotiator, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mwari	MWAH-re	a girl who has reached puberty	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, re, a, girl, who, has, reached, puberty, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwaria	MWAH-ree-ah	one who speaks alot	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mwah, ree, ah, one, who, speaks, alot, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mwasaa	m-wa-SAH	timely	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wa, sah, timely, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwasham	MWAH-shahm	unlucky	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, shahm, unlucky, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwatabu	m-wah-TAH-boo	born at a time of sorrow	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, tah, boo, born, at, a, time, of, sorrow, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwaurayeni	mwah-O-rah-YEH-nee	what have you killed?	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	mwah, o, rah, yeh, nee, what, have, you, killed, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Mwazwenyi	mwaz-WEN-yee	what have you heard?	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	mwaz, wen, yee, what, have, you, heard, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Mwema	MWEH-mah	good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mweh, mah, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwenda	MWEHN-duh	one who loves	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mwehn, duh, one, who, loves, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mwendapole	m-wen-dah-POH-leh	takes his time	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	m, wen, dah, poh, leh, takes, his, time, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Mwinyi	m-WEEN-yee	King	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, ween, yee, king, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwinyimadi	MWEEN-yee-mah-dee	just ruler	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mween, yee, mah, dee, just, ruler, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwinyimkuu	m-ween-yeem-KOO	great king	Male	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	m, ween, yeem, koo, great, king, male, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Mwita	m-WEE-tah	the summoner	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wee, tah, the, summoner, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mzale	m-ZAH-leh	native	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, zah, leh, native, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mzee	m-ZEH	elderly and wise a sage	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, zeh, elderly, and, wise, a, sage, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mzuri	M-zuh-ree	I feel good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, zuh, ree, i, feel, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Naadir	NAH-deer	rare	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, deer, rare, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Naasir	NAH-sir	defender	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, sir, defender, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nabhani	NAHB-hani	sensible judicious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nahb, hani, sensible, judicious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nabil	NAH-bill	noble	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, bill, noble, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nabila	NAH-bee-la	noble	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, bee, la, noble, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nabirye	nah-beer-YEH	one who produces twins	Female	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, beer, yeh, one, who, produces, twins, female, luganda, uganda, africa
Nabukwasi	nah-boo-KWAH-see	bad housekeeper	Female	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, boo, kwah, see, bad, housekeeper, female, luganda, uganda, africa
Nabulungi	nah-boo-long-GHEE	beautiful one	Female	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, boo, long, ghee, beautiful, one, female, buganda, uganda, africa
Nadhari	NAH-tha-ree	vision	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, tha, ree, vision, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nadhim	NAH-deem	organizer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, deem, organizer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nadhiri	NAH-thee-ree	vow	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, thee, ree, vow, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nadia	NAH-dee-ah	caller	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, dee, ah, caller, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nadiya	NAH-dee-yah	generous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, dee, yah, generous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nadra	NAH-drah	unique	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, drah, unique, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Naeem	nah-EEM	benevolent	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	nah, eem, benevolent, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Nafaika	NAH-fah-ee-kah	Prosperity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, fah, ee, kah, prosperity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nafasi	NAH-fah-see	opportunity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, fah, see, opportunity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nafia	nah-FEE-ah	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, fee, ah, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nafisa	NAH-fee-sah	precious gem	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, fee, sah, precious, gem, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nafisi	NAH-fee-see	To save	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, fee, see, to, save, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nafisika	NAH-fee-see-kah	well to do	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, fee, see, kah, well, to, do, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nafula	nah-foo-LAH	born during the rainy season	Female	Abaluhya	Kenya	Africa	nah, foo, lah, born, during, the, rainy, season, female, abaluhya, kenya, africa
Nafuna	nah-fro-NAH	delivered feet first	Female	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, fro, nah, delivered, feet, first, female, luganda, uganda, africa
Naima	NAH-ee-mah	graceful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, ee, mah, graceful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Najaat	NAH-jah-t	safety	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, jah, t, safety, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Najah	NAH-jah	success	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, jah, success, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Najia	NAH-jee-ah	progeny	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, jee, ah, progeny, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Najja	NAH-jah	born after	Male	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, jah, born, after, male, buganda, uganda, africa
Najma	NAH-jh-mah	star	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, jh, mah, star, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Najub	NAH-joob	noble	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, joob, noble, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Najya	NAH-jyah	saved	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, jyah, saved, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nakawa	NAH-kah-wah	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, kah, wah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nakisisa	nah-kee-SEE-sah	child of the shadows	Male	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, kee, see, sah, child, of, the, shadows, male, buganda, uganda, africa
Nalongo	nah-long-GOH	mother of twins	Female	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, long, goh, mother, of, twins, female, buganda, uganda, africa
Namdi	nahm-DEE	father's name lives on	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	nahm, dee, father's, name, lives, on, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Namono	NAH-moh-noh	younger of twins	Female	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, moh, noh, younger, of, twins, female, buganda, uganda, africa
Namusobiya	nah-moo-so-BEEah	one who has offended	Female	Musoga	Uganda	Africa	nah, moo, so, beeah, one, who, has, offended, female, musoga, uganda, africa
Nana	NAH-nah	lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, nah, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nangila	NAN-ghee-lah	born on a journey	Male	Abaluhya	Kenya	Africa	nan, ghee, lah, born, on, a, journey, male, abaluhya, kenya, africa
Nangwaya	nahn-GWAH-yah	dont trifle with me	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	nahn, gwah, yah, dont, trifle, with, me, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Nanji	NAHN-jee	safe	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nahn, jee, safe, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nanyanika	nah-YAHM-kah	God's gift	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	nah, yahm, kah, god's, gift, female, ewe, ghana, 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
Nasiim	NAH-seem	fresh air	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, seem, fresh, air, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nasiir	NAH-sir	helper	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, sir, helper, male, swahili, east africa, africa

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