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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Tags
Fola	FAW-lah	honor	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	faw, lah, honor, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Folade	faw-lah-DEH	honor arrives	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	faw, lah, deh, honor, arrives, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Folami	faw-LAH-mee	respect and honor me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	faw, lah, mee, respect, and, honor, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Folashade	faw-lah-shah-DEH	honor confers a crown	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	faw, lah, shah, deh, honor, confers, a, crown, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Folayan	faw-LAH-yahn	to walk in dignity	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	faw, lah, yahn, to, walk, in, dignity, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Foluke	foh-LOO-keh	placed in God's care	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	foh, loo, keh, placed, in, god's, care, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Foluke	foh-LOO-keh	placed in God's hands	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	foh, loo, keh, placed, in, god's, hands, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Freya	FREH-yah	godess of love	Female	Swahili	East Africa	freh, yah, godess, of, love, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fuad	FUH-ad	heart	Male	Swahili	East Africa	fuh, ad, heart, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fujo	FOO-joh	born after parents' separation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	foo, joh, born, after, parents', separation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fulumirani	foo-loo-mee-RAH-nee	a journey	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	foo, loo, mee, rah, nee, a, journey, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Fumo	FUH-moh	majesty	Male	Swahili	East Africa	fuh, moh, majesty, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fumu	FUH-moo	majesty	Male	Swahili	East Africa	fuh, moo, majesty, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fundikira	FUHN-dee-kee-rah	learned	Male	Swahili	East Africa	fuhn, dee, kee, rah, learned, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Funga	FUHN-gah	tie bind	Male	Swahili	East Africa	fuhn, gah, tie, bind, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Funsani	foon-SAH-nee	a request	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	foon, sah, nee, a, request, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Furaha	FOO-rah-hah	happiness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	foo, rah, hah, happiness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Furaha	FUH-rah-ha	happiness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	fuh, rah, ha, happiness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Gacoki	GAH-sho-key	one who returns	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	gah, sho, key, one, who, returns, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Gahiji	gah-HEE-jee	the hunter	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	gah, hee, jee, the, hunter, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Gakere	gah-KEH-reh	muscular	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	gah, keh, reh, muscular, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Gakuru	GAH-koh-row	elderly one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	gah, koh, row, elderly, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Gamba	GAM-bah	warrior	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	gam, bah, warrior, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Garai	GAH-rah-ee	calm	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	gah, rah, ee, calm, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Gasira	GAH-see-rah	bold courageous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	gah, see, rah, bold, courageous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Gatete	GAH-teh-teh	a milk gourd	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	gah, teh, teh, a, milk, gourd, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Gathee	GAH-the-eh	elderly one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	gah, the, eh, elderly, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Gathii	GAH-thee-ee	a wanderer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	gah, thee, ee, a, wanderer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Gathoni	GAH-tho-nee	She is an in law	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	gah, tho, nee, she, is, an, in, law, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Gathoni	GAH-tho-nee	she is an in law	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	gah, tho, nee, she, is, an, in, law, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Gatimu	GAH-tee-mo	a spear	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	gah, tee, mo, a, spear, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Gerda	GAYR-dah	charmer of serpents	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	gayr, dah, charmer, of, serpents, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Gethii	GEH-thee-ee	wanderer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	geh, thee, ee, wanderer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ghalib	GAH-leeb	winner	Male	Swahili	East Africa	gah, leeb, winner, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ghalyela	GIRL-yeh-lah	expensive precious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	girl, yeh, lah, expensive, precious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ghanima	GAH-nee-mah	Good fortune	Female	Swahili	East Africa	gah, nee, mah, good, fortune, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ghaniy	GAH-nee	rich	Male	Swahili	East Africa	gah, nee, rich, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Gharib	GAH-rib	stranger visitor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	gah, rib, stranger, visitor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Gharibuu	gah-ree-BOO	stranger visitor	Female	Swahili	East Africa	gah, ree, boo, stranger, visitor, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Gheche	GEH-che	small thing	Female	Swahili	East Africa	geh, che, small, thing, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Gheilani	GEH-ee-lah-nee	tropical tree	Male	Swahili	East Africa	geh, ee, lah, nee, tropical, tree, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ghinjo	GHEE-nn-jo	slaughter cut	Female	Swahili	East Africa	ghee, nn, jo, slaughter, cut, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ghipe	GHEE-peh	sprout	Female	Swahili	East Africa	ghee, peh, sprout, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ghofiri	GOH-fee-ree	Forgiveness pardon	Male	Swahili	East Africa	goh, fee, ree, forgiveness, pardon, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Gichinga	GEH-shee-gah	a firebrand	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	geh, shee, gah, a, firebrand, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Gicicio	GEH-shee-shio	mirror	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	geh, shee, shio, mirror, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Gikuyu	GEH-koh-yoh	Founder of the Agikuyu nation	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	geh, koh, yoh, founder, of, the, agikuyu, nation, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Gimbya	geem-BEE-yah	princess	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	geem, bee, yah, princess, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Githinji	GEH-the-gee	a butcher	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	geh, the, gee, a, butcher, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Gitonga	GEH-toh-gah	wealthy one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	geh, toh, gah, wealthy, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Goatsemodime	Khoat-seh-moh-DEE-,neh	God knows	Male	Tswana	Botswana	khoat, seh, moh, dee, neh, god, knows, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Gogo	GOH-goh	like grandfather	Male	Nguni	South Africa	goh, goh, like, grandfather, male, nguni, south africa, africa
Goitsemedime.	khoat-say-moh-DEE-meh	God knows	Female	Tswana	Botswana	khoat, say, moh, dee, meh, god, knows, female, tswana, botswana, africa
Goredenna	goh-reh-deh-NAH	a storm cloud	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	goh, reh, deh, nah, a, storm, cloud, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Gowon	GOH-wohn	rainmaker	Male	Tiv	Nigeria	goh, wohn, rainmaker, male, tiv, nigeria, africa
Gwandoya	gwan-DOH-yah	met with unhappiness	Male	Luganda	Uganda	gwan, doh, yah, met, with, unhappiness, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Gyasi	JAH-see	wonderful one	Male	Akan	Ghana	jah, see, wonderful, one, male, akan, ghana, africa
Haamid	HAH-mead	grateful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, mead, grateful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Habeebah	HAH-bee-bah	dear one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, bee, bah, dear, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Habib	hah-BEEB	beloved	Male	Swahili	E.Africa	hah, beeb, beloved, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Habiba	HAH-bee-bah	beloved	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, bee, bah, beloved, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Habibah	hah-BEE-bah	beloved	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, bee, bah, beloved, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Habibu	HAH-beeb-ooh	Beloved	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, beeb, ooh, beloved, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Habimana	hah-bee-MAH-nah	God exists	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	hah, bee, mah, nah, god, exists, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Hadhi	HAH-dee	Respect honor	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, dee, respect, honor, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hadiya	hah-DEE-yah	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, dee, yah, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hafidh	HAH-feed	preserver	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, feed, preserver, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hafidha	HAH-fee-dah	mindful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, fee, dah, mindful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hafiz	HAH-fizz	guardian	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, fizz, guardian, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hafsa	HAH-fhh-sah	sound judgment	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, fhh, sah, sound, judgment, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Haiba	HAH-ee-bah	Charm	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, ee, bah, charm, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Haidar	HAH-ee-dah	strong stout	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, ee, dah, strong, stout, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Haifa.	HAH-ee-fah	slim	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, ee, fah, slim, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hainidi	hah-MEE-dee	commendable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, mee, dee, commendable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Haji	HAH-jee	born during the month of pilgrimage to Mecca	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, jee, born, during, the, month, of, pilgrimage, to, mecca, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Haki	HAH-kee	right justice	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, kee, right, justice, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hakika	HAH-kee-kah	Truth	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, kee, kah, truth, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hakim	HAH-keem	judge	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, keem, judge, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hakima	hah-kee-MAH	sensible	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, kee, mah, sensible, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hakizimana	Hah-kee-zee-MAH-nah	it is God who saves	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	hah, kee, zee, mah, nah, it, is, god, who, saves, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Hala	HAH-lah	glorious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, lah, glorious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hali	HAH-lee	condition. state	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, lee, condition, state, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Halili	HAH-lee-lee	Beloved one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, lee, lee, beloved, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Halima	hah-LEE-mah	gentle	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, lee, mah, gentle, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Halisi	HAH-lee-see	Truth	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, lee, see, truth, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hamadi	hah-MAH-dee	one who is praised	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, mah, dee, one, who, is, praised, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hamdaan	HAM-dan	praise	Male	Swahili	East Africa	ham, dan, praise, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hami	HAH-mee	defend	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, mee, defend, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hamida	HAH-mee-dah	gracious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, mee, dah, gracious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hamidi	hah-MEE-dee	one to be commended	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, mee, dee, one, to, be, commended, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hamisi	hah-MEE-see	born on Thursday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, mee, see, born, on, thursday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hamza	HAH-mm-zah	strong	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, mm, zah, strong, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hanaa	HAH-nah-ah	happiness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, nah, ah, happiness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hanifa	HAH-nee-fah	pure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, nee, fah, pure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hanna	HAH-nah	happiness	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	hah, nah, happiness, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Hanuni	HAH-noo-nee	cheerful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, noo, nee, cheerful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Haoniyao	hah-oh-nee-YAH-oh	born at the time of a quarrel	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, oh, nee, yah, oh, born, at, the, time, of, a, quarrel, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Haoniyao	hah-oh-nee-YAH-oh	born at the time of a quarrel	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, oh, nee, yah, oh, born, at, the, time, of, a, quarrel, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Harambee	HAH-rahm-bay	let's pull together	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, rahm, bay, let's, pull, together, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Harbuu	HAH-boo	warrior	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, boo, warrior, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hartha	HAH-thaa	arable fertile	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, thaa, arable, fertile, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Harun	hah-ROON	messenger Aharon Aaron	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, roon, messenger, aharon, aaron, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hasan	HAH-sahn	good	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, sahn, good, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hasanati	hah-sah-NAH-tee	good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, sah, nah, tee, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hasani	hah-SAH-nee	handsome	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, sah, nee, handsome, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hashiki	HAH-she-kee	Passion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	hah, she, kee, passion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hashil	HAH-sheel	emigrant	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, sheel, emigrant, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hashim	HAH-sheem	honor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	hah, sheem, honor, male, swahili, east africa, africa

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