African Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Nyambura	NYAH-boo-rah	born of the rain	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nyah, boo, rah, born, of, the, rain, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nyamekye	n-yah-MEH-kee-eh	Gods gift	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	n, yah, meh, kee, eh, gods, gift, male, akan, ghana, africa
Nyamu	NYAH-moh	animal	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nyah, moh, animal, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nyanjera	NYAHN-jeh-rah	born on the way	Female	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	nyahn, jeh, rah, born, on, the, way, female, kisii, kenya, africa
Nyankomago	ng-yank-oh-MAH-goh	second child after twins	Female	Twi	Ghana	Africa	ng, yank, oh, mah, goh, second, child, after, twins, female, twi, ghana, africa
Nyathera	NYAH-the-rah	she survived	Female	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	nyah, the, rah, she, survived, female, kisii, kenya, africa
Nyatui	n-YAH-too-ee	fighter of leopards	Male	Abaluhya	Kenya	Africa	n, yah, too, ee, fighter, of, leopards, male, abaluhya, kenya, africa
Nyawela	nyah-WEH-lah	on a journey	Female	Shulla	Sudan	Africa	nyah, weh, lah, on, a, journey, female, shulla, sudan, africa
Nyawira	NYAH-way-rah	hard worker	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nyah, way, rah, hard, worker, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nyawira	NYAH-way-rah	hard worker	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nyah, way, rah, hard, worker, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nyemba	n-YEM-bah	beans	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	n, yem, bah, beans, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Nyemya	NYEH-meh-yah	self-esteem	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nyeh, meh, yah, self, esteem, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nyframahoro	nee-yee-rah-mah-HO-roh	peaceful	Female	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	nee, yee, rah, mah, ho, roh, peaceful, female, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Nyillingondo	nee-yee-leen-GOHN-do	handsome	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	nee, yee, leen, gohn, do, handsome, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Nyimak	NYEE-mahk	little fire	Female	Shulla	Sudan	Africa	nyee, mahk, little, fire, female, shulla, sudan, africa
Nyimbo	NYEHM-boh	song	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nyehm, boh, song, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nyirej	NYEE-rehj	little fish	Female	Shulla	Sudan	Africa	nyee, rehj, little, fish, female, shulla, sudan, africa
Nyofu	NYOH-fuu	candid	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nyoh, fuu, candid, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nyoike	NYOH-ee-keh	stands alone	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nyoh, ee, keh, stands, alone, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nyokabi	NYOH-kah-bee	of the Maasai people	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nyoh, kah, bee, of, the, maasai, people, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nyokabi	NYOH-kah-bee	of the Maasai people	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nyoh, kah, bee, of, the, maasai, people, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nyuni	NYU-nee	bird	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nyu, nee, bird, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Oba	AW-bah	king	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, king, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obadele	aw-bah-DEH-leh	the king arrives at the house	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, deh, leh, the, king, arrives, at, the, house, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obafemi	aw-bah-FEH-mee	the king likes me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, feh, mee, the, king, likes, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obanjoko	aw-ban-JOH-koh	the king is enthroned	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, ban, joh, koh, the, king, is, enthroned, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obaseki	aw-BAH-seh-kee	the kings influence goes beyond the market	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, seh, kee, the, kings, influence, goes, beyond, the, market, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Obataiye	aw-bah-TAH-ee-yeh	king of the world	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, tah, ee, yeh, king, of, the, world, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obawole	aw-bah-WOH-leh	the king enters the house	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, woh, leh, the, king, enters, the, house, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obayana	aw-bah-YAH-nah	the king warms himself at the fire	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, yah, nah, the, king, warms, himself, at, the, fire, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obuya	OH-boo-yah	born when the garden was overgrown	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, boo, yah, born, when, the, garden, was, overgrown, male, luo, kenya, africa
Ochieng	OH-chee-eng	born at mid day	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, chee, eng, born, at, mid, day, male, luo, kenya, africa
Ochieng	OH-chee-eng	born in the daytime	Male	Luo	Uganda	Africa	oh, chee, eng, born, in, the, daytime, male, luo, uganda, africa
Ode	oh-DEH	born along the road	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, deh, born, along, the, road, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Ode	oh-DEH	one born along the road	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, deh, one, born, along, the, road, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Odiinkemelu	oh-deem-KEH-meh-loo	I have done nothing wrong	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, deem, keh, meh, loo, i, have, done, nothing, wrong, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Odikinyi	OH-dee-key-nyee	born in the early morning	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, dee, key, nyee, born, in, the, early, morning, male, luo, kenya, africa
Odion	OH-dee-on	first of twins	Male	Benini	Nigeria	Africa	oh, dee, on, first, of, twins, male, benini, nigeria, africa
Odongo	OH-dohn-goh	second of twins	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, dohn, goh, second, of, twins, male, luo, kenya, africa
Odour	OH-doo-oh-rr	born after midnight	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, doo, oh, rr, born, after, midnight, male, luo, kenya, africa
Ogbonna	oh-BOHN-nah	image of his father	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, bohn, nah, image, of, his, father, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ogonna	oh-GOH-nah	father in law	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, goh, nah, father, in, law, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ogunkeye	oh-GOON-keh-yeh	the god Ogun has gathered honor	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, goon, keh, yeh, the, god, ogun, has, gathered, honor, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ogunsanwo	oh-GOON-shahn-wo	help comes from Ogun god of war	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, goon, shahn, wo, help, comes, from, ogun, god, of, war, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ogunsheye	oh-GOON-sheh-yeh	the god Ogun had acted honorably	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, goon, sheh, yeh, the, god, ogun, had, acted, honorably, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ogwambi	oh-GWAHM-bee	always unfortunate	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	oh, gwahm, bee, always, unfortunate, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Ohon	OH-hon	the name is preserved: after the death of an elder.	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, hon, the, name, is, preserved, after, the, death, of, an, elder, male, luo, kenya, africa
Oianiyi	oh-lah-NEE-yee	there's glory in wealth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, lah, nee, yee, there's, glory, in, wealth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ojo	oh-JOH	born in a difficult delivery	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, joh, born, in, a, difficult, delivery, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ojore	oh-joh-REH	a man of war	Male	Ateso	Uganda	Africa	oh, joh, reh, a, man, of, war, male, ateso, uganda, africa
Ojore	oh-joh-REH	a warrior	Male	Ateso	Uganda	Africa	oh, joh, reh, a, warrior, male, ateso, uganda, africa
Ojwang	OH-jwahn-g	survived despite neglect	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, jwahn, g, survived, despite, neglect, male, luo, kenya, africa
Okafor	oh-KAH-for	born on Afor market day	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, kah, for, born, on, afor, market, day, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Okanlawon	oh-kahn-LAH-wohn	son born after several daughters	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, kahn, lah, wohn, son, born, after, several, daughters, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Okechuku	oh-keh-CHOO-koo	Gods gift	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, keh, choo, koo, gods, gift, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Okeke	oh-KEH-keh	born on the market day	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, keh, keh, born, on, the, market, day, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Okello	OH-keh-loh	born after twins	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, keh, loh, born, after, twins, male, luo, kenya, africa
Okeyo	OH-keh-yoh	born during the harvest	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, keh, yoh, born, during, the, harvest, male, luo, kenya, africa
Oko	oh-KOH	elder of twins	Male	Ga	Ghana	Africa	oh, koh, elder, of, twins, male, ga, ghana, africa
Okonkwo	oh-KOHNq-kwoh	born on Nkwo market day	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, kohnq, kwoh, born, on, nkwo, market, day, 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
Okoth	OH-koh-th	born during the rainy season	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, koh, th, born, during, the, rainy, season, male, luo, kenya, africa
Okoth	oh-KOTH	born when it was raining	Male	Luo	Uganda	Africa	oh, koth, born, when, it, was, raining, male, luo, uganda, africa
Okpara	ok-PAH-rah	first son	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	ok, pah, rah, first, son, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ola	AW-lah	wealth	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, wealth, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olabisi	oh-LAH-bee-see	joy is multiplied	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, lah, bee, see, joy, is, multiplied, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olabunmi	aw-lah-BOON-mee	honor has rewarded me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, boon, mee, honor, has, rewarded, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Oladele	aw-lah-DEH-leh	honors wealth arrive at home	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, deh, leh, honors, wealth, arrive, at, home, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olafemi	aw-lah-FEH-mee	wealth honor favors me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, feh, mee, wealth, honor, favors, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olamina	aw-lah-MEE-nah	this is my wealth	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, mee, nah, this, is, my, wealth, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olaniyan	aw-lah-NEE-yahn	honors surround me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, nee, yahn, honors, surround, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olaniyi	oh-lah-NEE-yee	there's glory in wealth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, lah, nee, yee, there's, glory, in, wealth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olatunji	aw-lah-TOON-jee	honor reawakens	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, toon, jee, honor, reawakens, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olu	OH-loo	preeminent	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, preeminent, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olubayo	oh-loo-BAH-yoh	greatest joy	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, bah, yoh, greatest, joy, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olubayo	oh-loo-BAH-yoh	highest joy	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, bah, yoh, highest, joy, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olubunmi	oh-loo-BOON-mee	the highest gift is mine	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, boon, mee, the, highest, gift, is, mine, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olufemi	oh-LOO-feh-mee	God loves me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, feh, mee, god, loves, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olufemi	oh-loo-FEH-mee	God loves me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, feh, mee, god, loves, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olufunke	oh-loo-FOON-keh	God gives me to be loved	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, foon, keh, god, gives, me, to, be, loved, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olufunmilayo	oh-loo-foon-mee-LAH-yoh	God gives me joy	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, foon, mee, lah, yoh, god, gives, me, joy, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olugbala	oh-LOO-bah-lah	savior of the people	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, bah, lah, savior, of, the, people, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olugbodi	oh-LOO-boh-dee	child born with extra fingers or toes	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, boh, dee, child, born, with, extra, fingers, or, toes, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olujimi	oh-loo-JEE-mee	God gave me this	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, jee, mee, god, gave, me, this, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olukayode	oh-loo-KAH-yoh-deh	my lord brings happiness	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, kah, yoh, deh, my, lord, brings, happiness, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Oluniide	olr-loo-MEE-deh	my lord arrives	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	olr, loo, mee, deh, my, lord, arrives, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Oluoch	OH-loo-oh-ch	born on a overcast morning	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, loo, oh, ch, born, on, a, overcast, morning, male, luo, kenya, africa
Oluoch	oh-loo-OHCH	born on a cloudy day	Male	Luo	Ghana	Africa	oh, loo, ohch, born, on, a, cloudy, day, male, luo, ghana, africa
Oluremi	oh-loo-REH-mee	God consoles me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, reh, mee, god, consoles, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olushegun	oh-loo-SHEHgoon	God is the victor	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, shehgoon, god, is, the, victor, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olushola	oh-LOO-shoh-lah	God has blessed me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, shoh, lah, god, has, blessed, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olutosin	oh-loo-TOH-seen	God deserves to be praised	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, toh, seen, god, deserves, to, be, praised, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Oluwa	oIi-LOO-wah	our lord	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oii, loo, wah, our, lord, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Oluyemi	oh-loo-YEH-mee	fulfillment from God	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, yeh, mee, fulfillment, from, god, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Oman	OH-man	influential	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oh, man, influential, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Omar	OH-mar	the highest of Muhammads followers	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	oh, mar, the, highest, of, muhammads, followers, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Omari	oh-MAH-ree	the highest	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oh, mah, ree, the, highest, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Omari	oh-MAH-ree	the highest of Muhammads followers	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oh, mah, ree, the, highest, of, muhammads, followers, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Omariba	OH-mah-ree-bah	clay	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	oh, mah, ree, bah, clay, male, kisii, kenya, africa
Omolara	oh-MOH-lah-rah	born at the right time	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, moh, lah, rah, born, at, the, right, time, female, benin, 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
Omondi	OH-mohn-dee	born at dawn	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, mohn, dee, born, at, dawn, male, luo, kenya, africa
Omorede	oh-moh-REH-deh	prince	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, moh, reh, deh, prince, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Omorenoniwara	oh-moh-reh-nom-WAH-rah	meant not to suffer	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, moh, reh, nom, wah, rah, meant, not, to, suffer, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Omorose	oh-moh-ROH-seh	my beautiful child	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, moh, roh, seh, my, beautiful, child, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Omoruyi	oh-moh-ROO-yee	respect from God	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, moh, roo, yee, respect, from, god, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Omosede	oh-MOH-seh-deh	a child counts more than a king	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, moh, seh, deh, a, child, counts, more, than, a, king, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Omosupe	oh-MOH-soo-peh	a child is the most precious thing	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, moh, soo, peh, a, child, is, the, most, precious, thing, female, benin, nigeria, africa

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