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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Ngendo	nng-eh-DOH	a traveller	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nng, eh, doh, a, traveller, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Madhubuti	MAH-DOO-buh-tee	firm steady	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, doo, buh, tee, firm, steady, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tamasha	tah-MAH-shah	Happy occasion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, mah, shah, happy, occasion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Miujiza	MEE-oo-jee-zah	miracles	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mee, oo, jee, zah, miracles, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Leabua	LEH-ah-bwah	one who speaks	Male	Sotho	South Africa	Africa	leh, ah, bwah, one, who, speaks, male, sotho, south africa, africa
Nyawela	nyah-WEH-lah	on a journey	Female	Shulla	Sudan	Africa	nyah, weh, lah, on, a, journey, female, shulla, sudan, africa
Idowu	ee-DOH-woo	born after twins	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, doh, woo, born, after, twins, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Elimu	EH-lee-moo	Knowledge	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, lee, moo, knowledge, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Chioh	CHEE-oh	power of God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	chee, oh, power, of, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Nneka	n-NEH-kah	her mother is prominent	Female	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	n, neh, kah, her, mother, is, prominent, female, ibo, nigeria, africa
Issa	ee-SAH	God is our salvation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, sah, god, is, our, salvation, male, swahili, east 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
Hanna	HAH-nah	happiness	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	hah, nah, happiness, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Amondi	AH-mohn-dee	born at dawn	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, mohn, dee, born, at, dawn, female, luo, kenya, africa
Kiango	kee-an-GOH	lampstand light	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, an, goh, lampstand, light, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nwakaego	n-wah-kah-EH-goh	more important than money	Female	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	n, wah, kah, eh, goh, more, important, than, money, female, ibo, nigeria, africa
Baba	bah-bah	father	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, bah, father, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Aneesa	ah-nee-SAH	companion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, nee, sah, companion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mutemi	MOH-teh-mee	king of the Agikuyu	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, teh, mee, king, of, the, agikuyu, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kondo	KON-doh	war	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kon, doh, war, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ngina	GHEH-nah	one who serves	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	gheh, nah, one, who, serves, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nyuni	NYU-nee	bird	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nyu, nee, bird, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hembadoon	HEM-bah-doon	the winner	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	hem, bah, doon, the, winner, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Asya	AHSS-yah	born at a time of grief	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahss, yah, born, at, a, time, of, grief, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sisya	SEE-s-yah	She of the Mfuu tree	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, s, yah, she, of, the, mfuu, tree, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Thairu	THAH-ee-roo	rebellious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thah, ee, roo, rebellious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Bilali	bee-LAH-lee	calls to prayer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bee, lah, lee, calls, to, prayer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kunle	KOON-leh	our home is filled with honors	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	koon, leh, our, home, is, filled, with, honors, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Zikomo	zee-KOH-moh	thank you	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	zee, koh, moh, thank, you, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Afryea	ah-FRY-yah	born during good times	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, fry, yah, born, during, good, times, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Tyehimba	tah-ye-heem-BAH	we stand as a nation	Male	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	tah, ye, heem, bah, we, stand, as, a, nation, male, tiv, nigeria, africa
Ouma	oh-oo-AMH	born through Caesarian surgery	Male	Luo	Uganda	Africa	oh, oo, amh, born, through, caesarian, surgery, male, luo, uganda, africa
Farid	FAH-read	unique	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, read, unique, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mukuru	Moh-koh-row	elderly one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, koh, row, elderly, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Tithandianasi	tee-tan-dee-ah-NAH-see	we'll be finished by relative	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	tee, tan, dee, ah, nah, see, we'll, be, finished, by, relative, female, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kafil	KAH-feel	protector responsible	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, feel, protector, responsible, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Zalika	ZAH-lee-kah	born of good family	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zah, lee, kah, born, of, good, family, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Garai	GAH-rah-ee	calm	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	gah, rah, ee, calm, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Sheikh	SHAY-kih	leader elder	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shay, kih, leader, elder, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mposi	m-POH-see	blacksmith	Male	Nyakyusa	Malawi	Africa	m, poh, see, blacksmith, male, nyakyusa, malawi, africa
Boraafya	BOH-rah-ah-fear	better health	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	boh, rah, ah, fear, better, health, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Moswen	MOHSS-wehn	light in color	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	mohss, wehn, light, in, color, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Akinshiju	ah-KEEN-shee-joo	valor awakes	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, keen, shee, joo, valor, awakes, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Hasanati	hah-sah-NAH-tee	good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, sah, nah, tee, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Owoduni	oh-woh-DOON-nee	it is nice to have money	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, woh, doon, nee, it, is, nice, to, have, money, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Talha	TAHL-hah	easy life	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tahl, hah, easy, life, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Olufemi	oh-LOO-feh-mee	God loves me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, feh, mee, god, loves, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, 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
Abimbola	ah-BEEM-boh-lah	born to be rich	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beem, boh, lah, born, to, be, rich, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Siwatu	see-,WAH-too	born during time of conflict with another	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, wah, too, born, during, time, of, conflict, with, another, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nalongo	nah-long-GOH	mother of twins	Female	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, long, goh, mother, of, twins, female, buganda, uganda, africa
Kashore	KAH-SHO-reh	with humor	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, sho, reh, with, humor, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Isoke	ee-SOH-keh	a satisfying gift from God	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, soh, keh, a, satisfying, gift, from, god, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Dukuzumuremyi	doo-koo-zoo-moo-REM-yee	praise be to God	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	doo, koo, zoo, moo, rem, yee, praise, be, to, god, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa

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