African Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Omotunde	oh-,iioh-,TOON-deli	a child comes again	Male	Yeruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, iioh, toon, deli, a, child, comes, again, male, yeruba, nigeria, africa
Omwancha	OHM-wahn-cha	he loves pepole	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	ohm, wahn, cha, he, loves, pepole, male, kisii, kenya, africa
Omwokha	ohm-WOH-kah	second of twins	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ohm, woh, kah, second, of, twins, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Onani	oh-NAH-nee	look	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	oh, nah, nee, look, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Ongweng	OHNG-when	born during the time of white ants	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ohng, when, born, during, the, time, of, white, ants, male, luo, kenya, africa
Oni	AW-nee	born in a sacred abode	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, nee, born, in, a, sacred, abode, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Onindo	OH-neen-doh	mother slept alot during pregnancy	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, neen, doh, mother, slept, alot, during, pregnancy, male, luo, kenya, africa
Onipede	oh-nee-PEH-dell	the consoler will come	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, nee, peh, dell, the, consoler, will, come, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Onkwani	OHN-kwah-nee	he talks a lots	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	ohn, kwah, nee, he, talks, a, lots, male, kisii, kenya, africa
Onuwachi	oh-too-WAH-chee	Gods world	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, too, wah, chee, gods, world, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Onyango	OHN-yah-goh	born about mid day	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ohn, yah, goh, born, about, mid, day, male, luo, kenya, africa
Onyebuchi	on-yeh-BOO-chee	who is God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	on, yeh, boo, chee, who, is, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Onyemachi	on-yeh-MAH-chee	who knows Gods will	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	on, yeh, mah, chee, who, knows, gods, will, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Opiyo	OH-pee-oh	first of twins	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, pee, oh, first, of, twins, male, luo, kenya, africa
Orji	OR-jee	mighty tree	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	or, jee, mighty, tree, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Osagboro	oh-SAH-boh-roh	there is only one God	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, sah, boh, roh, there, is, only, one, god, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Osahar	oh-SAH-har	God listens	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, sah, har, god, listens, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Osakwe	oh-SAH-kweh	God agrees	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, sah, kweh, god, agrees, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Osayaba	oh-sah-YAH-bah	God forgives	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, sah, yah, bah, god, forgives, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Osayande	oh-sah-YAHN-deh	God owns the world	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, sah, yahn, deh, god, owns, the, world, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Osayiniwese	oh-sah-eern-WEH-seh	God made me whole	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, sah, eern, weh, seh, god, made, me, whole, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Osayioniwabo	Oh-sah-yohm-WAH-boh	God will help us	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, sah, yohm, wah, boh, god, will, help, us, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Osaze	oh-SAH-zeh	loved by God	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, sah, zeh, loved, by, god, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Osei	oh-SEH-ee	noble	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	oh, seh, ee, noble, male, fante, ghana, africa
Oseye	oh-SEH-yeh	happy one	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, seh, yeh, happy, one, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Osogo	OH-soh-goh	the Osogo bird attended the birth (was seen)	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, soh, goh, the, osogo, bird, attended, the, birth, was, seen, male, luo, kenya, africa
Othiamba	oh-tee-ahm-BAH	born in the afternoon	Male	Luo	Uganda	Africa	oh, tee, ahm, bah, born, in, the, afternoon, male, luo, uganda, africa
Othiambo	OH-thee-ahm-boh	born late in the evening	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, thee, ahm, boh, born, late, in, the, evening, male, luo, kenya, africa
Otieno	OH-tee-eh-no	born at night	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, tee, eh, no, born, at, night, male, luo, kenya, africa
Otieno	oh-tee-EH-noh	born at night	Male	Luo	Uganda	Africa	oh, tee, eh, noh, born, at, night, male, luo, uganda, africa
Ottah	ot-TAH	child thin at birth	Male	Urhobo	Nigeria	Africa	ot, tah, child, thin, at, birth, male, urhobo, 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
Owino	OH-wee-no	born with the cord around them	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, wee, no, born, with, the, cord, around, them, male, luo, kenya, africa
Owiti	OH-wee-tee	born after misfortune	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, wee, tee, born, after, misfortune, male, luo, kenya, 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
Owuor	OH-woh-rr	born in the mid morning	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, woh, rr, born, in, the, mid, morning, male, luo, kenya, africa
Ozigbodi	oh-ZEE-gboh-dee	patience	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	oh, zee, gboh, dee, patience, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Paka	PAH-kah	cat	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pah, kah, cat, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Paki	PAH-kee	a witness	Male	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	pah, kee, a, witness, male, xhosa, south africa, africa
Pandu	PAHN-doo	artistic	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pahn, doo, artistic, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Panya	PAHN-yah	mouse (a tiny baby)	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pahn, yah, mouse, a, tiny, baby, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Panyin	pahn-YEEN	elder of twins	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	pahn, yeen, elder, of, twins, female, fante, ghana, africa
Paradzanai	pah-rah-zah-NAH-ee	keep it aside	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	pah, rah, zah, nah, ee, keep, it, aside, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Pasua	pah-SOO-ah	born by Caesarean operation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pah, soo, ah, born, by, caesarean, operation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Patanisha	PAH-tah-nee-shah	reconcile	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pah, tah, nee, shah, reconcile, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Pendo	PEHN-doh	love	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pehn, doh, love, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Penzima	PEHN-zee-mah	desire	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pehn, zee, mah, desire, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Pepukayi	peh-poo-KAH-yee	wake up	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	peh, poo, kah, yee, wake, up, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Petiri	PEH-tee-ree	here we are	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	peh, tee, ree, here, we, are, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Peyisai	peh-yee-SAH-ee	conclusion	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	peh, yee, sah, ee, conclusion, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Pili	PEE-lee	the second born	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pee, lee, the, second, born, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Pili	PEE-lee	the second born	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pee, lee, the, second, born, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Pongwa	pohn-gwah	cured	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pohn, gwah, cured, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Popo	POH-poh	bat sleeps in the daytime	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	poh, poh, bat, sleeps, in, the, daytime, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Pulika	POOH-lee-kah	obedience	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pooh, lee, kah, obedience, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Quaashie	kwah-SHEE	born on Sunday	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	kwah, shee, born, on, sunday, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Raawiya	RAAH-wee-yah	story teller	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	raah, wee, yah, story, teller, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rabia	RAH-bee-ah	spring	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, bee, ah, spring, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rabuwa	RAH-booh-wah	grow	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, booh, wah, grow, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Radhi	RAH-dee	Forgiveness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, dee, forgiveness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Radhiya	RAH-dee-yah	contented	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, dee, yah, contented, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Radhiya	rah-THEE-yah	agreeable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, thee, yah, agreeable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rafiki	RAH-fee-kee	a friend	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, fee, kee, a, friend, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rafiya	RAH-fee-yah	dignified	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, fee, yah, dignified, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Raha	RAH-hah	joy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, hah, joy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rahim	RAH-heem	merciful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, heem, merciful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rahima	rah-hee-MAH	compassionate	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, hee, mah, compassionate, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rahimu	RAH-hee-moo	Mercy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, hee, moo, mercy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rahma	RAH-mah	compassion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, mah, compassion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Raisa	rah-ee-SAH	exalted	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, ee, sah, exalted, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rajabu	rah-JAH-boo	born in the seventh month	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, jah, boo, born, in, the, seventh, month, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ramadhani	rah-mah-DHAH-nee	born during the month of Ramadan	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, mah, dhah, nee, born, during, the, month, of, ramadan, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ramla	RAHM-lah	predictor of the future	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rahm, lah, predictor, of, the, future, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashaad	rah-SHAD	righteous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shad, righteous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashad	rah-SHAD	righteous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shad, righteous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashid	rah-SHEED	pious one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, sheed, pious, one, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashida	rah-SHEE-dah	righteous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shee, dah, righteous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashida	rah-SHEE-dah	righteous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shee, dah, righteous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashidi	rah-SHEE-dee	of good council	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shee, dee, of, good, council, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rasul	RAH-sool	messenger	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, sool, messenger, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rauf	rah-OOF	kind merciful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, oof, kind, merciful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rayha	RAY-hah	a little luxury	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ray, hah, a, little, luxury, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rayyan	RAY-ahn	luxuriant lush	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ray, ahn, luxuriant, lush, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Razina	rah-zee-NAH	strong and patient	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, zee, nah, strong, and, patient, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Raziya	rah-ZEE-yah	agreeable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, zee, yah, agreeable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Reem	reem	white antelope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reem, white, antelope, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rehani	reh-HAH-nee	Promise vow	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, hah, nee, promise, vow, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rehani	REH-hah-nee	sweet smell	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, hah, nee, sweet, smell, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rehema	reh-HEH-mah	compassion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, heh, mah, compassion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rejalla	REH-jah-lah	God wills it	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, jah, lah, god, wills, it, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Remba	reh-m-BAH	Beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, m, bah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ridha	REE-dah	contented	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, dah, contented, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ridhaa	ree-DAAH	Goodwill	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, daah, goodwill, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ridhisha	REE-dee-shah	Satisfaction	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, dee, shah, satisfaction, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ridhwani	REED-wah-nee	permission agreement	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reed, wah, nee, permission, agreement, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rifaa	REE-far	exalted	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, far, exalted, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Riitho	ree-THOH	an eye to see with	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ree, thoh, an, eye, to, see, with, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Rijaal	REE-jahl	man	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, jahl, man, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rim	reem	white antelope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reem, white, antelope, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Riziki	REE-zee-kee	daily sustenance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, zee, kee, daily, sustenance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Roozani	roh-ZAH-nee	trick	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	roh, zah, nee, trick, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Rozi	ROH-zee	flower rose	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	roh, zee, flower, rose, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rubama	roo-BAH-mah	possibility	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	roo, bah, mah, possibility, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rubanza	roo-BAHN-zah	courageous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	roo, bahn, zah, courageous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rudo	ROO-doh	love	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	roo, doh, love, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Rufaro	roo-FAH-roh	happiness	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	roo, fah, roh, happiness, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Ruguru	ROH-goh-row	comes from the west	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	roh, goh, row, comes, from, the, west, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ruhiu	ROH-hee-oh	sword	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	roh, hee, oh, sword, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa

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