African Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Mabruke	MAH-brew-keh	blessed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, brew, keh, blessed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mabuufo	mah-BOO-frh	troubles	Female	Nguni	South Africa	Africa	mah, boo, frh, troubles, female, nguni, south africa, africa
Macaria	MAH-shah-ree-ah	seeker	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, shah, ree, ah, seeker, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Machano	MAH-cha-noh	born on Wednesday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, cha, noh, born, on, wednesday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Machui	MAH-choo-ee	like a leopard	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, choo, ee, like, a, leopard, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Machungwa	mah-chew-ng-wah	oranges	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, chew, ng, wah, oranges, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Machupa	mah-CHOO-pah	likes to drink	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, choo, pah, likes, to, drink, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Madaha	mah-DAH-hah	graceful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, dah, hah, graceful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Madhubuti	MAH-DOO-buh-tee	firm steady	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, doo, buh, tee, firm, steady, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Madiha	MAH-dee-hah	worthy of praise	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, dee, hah, worthy, of, praise, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Madongo	mah-DOHN-goh	uncircumcised	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	mah, dohn, goh, uncircumcised, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Madu	MAH-doo	people	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	mah, doo, people, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Madzimoyo	mad-zee-MOH-yoh	water of life	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	mad, zee, moh, yoh, water, of, life, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mafuane	mah-FOO-ah-neh	soil	Female	Bachopi	South Africa	Africa	mah, foo, ah, neh, soil, female, bachopi, south africa, africa
Mafunda	MAH-foon-dah	teachings	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, foon, dah, teachings, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Magoma	mah-goh-MAH	celebration	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, goh, mah, celebration, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Magomu	mah-goh-MOO	younger of twins	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	mah, goh, moo, younger, of, twins, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Mahbub	MAH-boob	beloved	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, boob, beloved, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahbuba	MAH-boo-bah	beloved	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, boo, bah, beloved, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahdi	MAH-dee	rightfully guided	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, dee, rightfully, guided, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahfudh	MAH-food	preserved	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, food, preserved, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahfudha	MAH-foo-dah	protected	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, foo, dah, protected, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahiri	MAH-hee-ree	skillful clever	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, hee, ree, skillful, clever, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahmud	MAH-mood	praised	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, mood, praised, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Maiba	MAH-ee-bah	grave	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	mah, ee, bah, grave, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Maideyi	mah-EE-deh-yee	what did you want?	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	mah, ee, deh, yee, what, did, you, want, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Maijani	mahr-JAH-nee	coral	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahr, jah, nee, coral, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maimuna	MAH-ee-moo-nah	blessed	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, ee, moo, nah, blessed, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maina	MAH-ee-nah	a father of the Agikuyu nation	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, ee, nah, a, father, of, the, agikuyu, nation, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Maisha	mah-ee-SHAH	life	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, ee, shah, life, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maitho	MAH-ee-thoh	eyes to see with	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, ee, thoh, eyes, to, see, with, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Majaliwa	mah-jah-lee-wah	by God's grace	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, jah, lee, wah, by, god's, grace, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Majid	mah-jeed	innovator	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, jeed, innovator, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Majuto	mah-juh-toh	regret	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, juh, toh, regret, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Makalani	mah-kah-LAH-nee	clerk one skllled in writing	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	mah, kah, lah, nee, clerk, one, skllled, in, writing, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Makame	MAH-kah-meh	high rank ruler	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kah, meh, high, rank, ruler, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Makamu	MAH-kah-muh	dignified	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kah, muh, dignified, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Makena	mah-KEH-nah	happy one	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, keh, nah, happy, one, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Makini	mah-KEE-nee	calm and serene	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kee, nee, calm, and, serene, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Makini	MAH-kee-nee	of good character	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kee, nee, of, good, character, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Makori	mah-KOH-ree	born on the way	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	mah, koh, ree, born, on, the, way, male, kisii, kenya, africa
Makungu	MAH-kuhn-guh	initiation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kuhn, guh, initiation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Makwangwala	mah-kwan-GWAH-lah	crown	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	mah, kwan, gwah, lah, crown, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Makwetu	mah-KWEH-too	our place	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kweh, too, our, place, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Malaika	mah-LAH-ee-kah	angel	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lah, ee, kah, angel, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Malawa	mah-LAH-wah	flowers	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	mah, lah, wah, flowers, male, yao, malawi, africa
Malenga	MAH-lehn-gah	she sings well	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lehn, gah, she, sings, well, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Malia	MAH-lee-ah	queen	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lee, ah, queen, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maliha	MAH-lee-hah	pleasant	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lee, hah, pleasant, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maliik	MAH-lick	king owner	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lick, king, owner, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Malik	MAH-lick	king	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lick, king, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Malika	MAH-lee-kah	queen	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lee, kah, queen, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maliki	MAH-lick-ee	king owner	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lick, ee, king, owner, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Maliwaza	mah-lee-wah-zah	Consolation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lee, wah, zah, consolation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Malkia	MAHL-kee-ah	queen	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahl, kee, ah, queen, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maluum	MAA-loom	special	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	maa, loom, special, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mama	mah-AMH	born on Saturday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	mah, amh, born, on, saturday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Mambo	MAHM-boh	matters events	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahm, boh, matters, events, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Manani	MAH-nah-nee	almighty	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, nah, nee, almighty, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mandala	mahn-DAH-lah	spectacles	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	mahn, dah, lah, spectacles, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mandara	MAHN-dah-rah	leader	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahn, dah, rah, leader, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mandisa	man-DEE-sah	sweet	Female	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	man, dee, sah, sweet, female, xhosa, south africa, africa
Mandondo	mahn-DOHN-doh	drops	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	mahn, dohn, doh, drops, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Maneno	MAH-neh-noh	words	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, neh, noh, words, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Manga	MAHN-gah	wanderer	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahn, gah, wanderer, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mangeni	man-GHEH-nee	fish	Female	Musamia	Uganda	Africa	man, gheh, nee, fish, female, musamia, uganda, africa
Manu	mah-NOO	the second born	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	mah, noo, the, second, born, male, akan, ghana, africa
Manzi	MAHN-zee	residence	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahn, zee, residence, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Manzili	MAHN-zee-lee	sent by God	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahn, zee, lee, sent, by, god, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mapemba	mah-PEHM-bah	millet	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	mah, pehm, bah, millet, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mapenzi	MAH-pehn-zee	romance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, pehn, zee, romance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mapira	ma-PEE-rah	millet	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	ma, pee, rah, millet, male, yao, malawi, africa
Mapute	mah-puh-TEH	empty taken away	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, puh, teh, empty, taken, away, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Marashi	MAH-rah-shee	fragrance perfume	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, rah, shee, fragrance, perfume, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mariamu	MAH-ree-ahm-oo	for the virgin Mary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, ree, ahm, oo, for, the, virgin, mary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Marini	MAH-ree-nee	charming	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, ree, nee, charming, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Marjani	mahr-JAH-nee	coral	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahr, jah, nee, coral, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Marzuku	MAR-zoo-kuh	blessed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mar, zoo, kuh, blessed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Masamaha	MAH-sah-mah-hah	forgiveness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, sah, mah, hah, forgiveness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Masamba	mah-SAHM-bah	leaves	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	mah, sahm, bah, leaves, male, yao, malawi, africa
Masani	mah-SAH-nee	has a gap between the front teeth	Female	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	mah, sah, nee, has, a, gap, between, the, front, teeth, female, buganda, uganda, africa
Masara	MAH-sah-rah	joy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, sah, rah, joy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mashal	MAH-shahl	torch	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, shahl, torch, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mashama	mah-SHAH-mah	you are surprised	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	mah, shah, mah, you, are, surprised, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Mashavu	mah-SHAH-vu	chubby cheeks	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, shah, vu, chubby, cheeks, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mashuhuri	MAH-shoo-hoo-ree	fame	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, shoo, hoo, ree, fame, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Masibuwa	mah-see-BOO-wah	modern days	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	mah, see, boo, wah, modern, days, male, yao, malawi, africa
Masika	mah-SEE-kah	born in the rainy season	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, see, kah, born, in, the, rainy, season, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Masilahi	MAH-see-lah-hee	neccessity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, see, lah, hee, neccessity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Masiya	MAH-see-yah	messiah	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, see, yah, messiah, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maskini	mah-SKEE-nee	poor	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, skee, nee, poor, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maskini	mah-SKEE-nee	poor	Male	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	mah, skee, nee, poor, male, swahili, tanzania, africa
Masomakali	mah-soh-mah-KAH-lee	sharp eyes	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	mah, soh, mah, kah, lee, sharp, eyes, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Masopakyindi	mah-soh-pack-YEEN-dee	eyes like hard porridge	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	mah, soh, pack, yeen, dee, eyes, like, hard, porridge, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Mastura	MAHS-too-rah	without blemish	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahs, too, rah, without, blemish, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Masud	mah-SOOD	fortunate	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, sood, fortunate, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Matari	mah-TAH-ree	rainy season	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, tah, ree, rainy, season, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mathaathi	mah-THAH-thee	name of an age group	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, thah, thee, name, of, an, age, group, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mathna	MAH-thnah	praise	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, thnah, praise, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Matima	MAH-tee-mah	full moon	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, tee, mah, full, moon, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Matojo	mah-TOH-joh	markings on the face	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, toh, joh, markings, on, the, face, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Matsimela	mat-see-MEH-lah	roots	Male	Sotho	Lesotho	Africa	mat, see, meh, lah, roots, male, sotho, lesotho, africa
Matu	MAH-two	the clouds	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, two, the, clouds, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Matuko	MAH-too-koh	elegance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, too, koh, elegance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Matwa	MAHT-wah	sensible	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	maht, wah, sensible, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Maua	MAH-oo-ah	flowers	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, oo, ah, flowers, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maulana	MAH-oo-lah-nah	our master	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, oo, lah, nah, our, master, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Maulidi	mah-oo-LEE-dee	born during Maulidi	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, oo, lee, dee, born, during, maulidi, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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