African Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Tau	TAH-oo	lion	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	tah, oo, lion, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Tawa	TAH-wah	A religious person	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, wah, a, religious, person, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tawfiki	TAHW-feek-ee	divine guidance	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tahw, feek, ee, divine, guidance, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tawiah	TAH-wee-ah	first child after twins	Female	Ga	Ghana	Africa	tah, wee, ah, first, child, after, twins, female, ga, ghana, africa
Tayari	TAH-yah-ree	always prepared	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, yah, ree, always, prepared, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tebogo	TEH-boh-goh	we are grateful	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	teh, boh, goh, we, are, grateful, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Tefle	TEH-fleh	infancy beginning	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	teh, fleh, infancy, beginning, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Teleza	teh-LEH-zah	slippery	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	teh, leh, zah, slippery, female, ngoni, malawi, africa
Tendaji	TEHN-dah-jee	makes things happen doer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tehn, dah, jee, makes, things, happen, doer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Terema	TEH-reh-mah	a cheerful person	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	teh, reh, mah, a, cheerful, person, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Teremesha	TEH-reh-m-shah	always willing to serve others	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	teh, reh, m, shah, always, willing, to, serve, others, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Teremun	TEH-reh-moon	fathers acceptance	Male	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	teh, reh, moon, fathers, acceptance, male, tiv, nigeria, africa
Thaabiti	THAH-bee-tee	firm steadfast	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thah, bee, tee, firm, steadfast, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Thabit	TAH-bit	firm	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	tah, bit, firm, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Thabiti	thah-BEE-tee	a true man	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	thah, bee, tee, a, true, man, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Thairu	THAH-ee-roo	rebellious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thah, ee, roo, rebellious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Thako	TAH-koh	hip	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	tah, koh, hip, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Thambo	TAHM-boh	ground	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	tahm, boh, ground, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Thandiwe	tan-DEE-weh	loving one	Female	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	tan, dee, weh, loving, one, female, xhosa, south africa, africa
Thandiwe	tahn-DEE-weh	beloved	Male	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	tahn, dee, weh, beloved, male, zulu, south africa, africa
Thani	TAH-nee	second one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, nee, second, one, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Thema	TEH-mah	queen	Female	Akan	Ghana	Africa	teh, mah, queen, female, akan, ghana, africa
Themba	TEHM-bah	hope	Male	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	tehm, bah, hope, male, xhosa, south africa, africa
Themba	TEHM-bah	trusted	Female	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	tehm, bah, trusted, female, zulu, south africa, africa
Thenga	TEHNGgah	bring him	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	tehnggah, bring, him, male, yao, malawi, africa
Thuweni	THOO-weh-nee	diminutive of Thani	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thoo, weh, nee, diminutive, of, thani, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tichawonna	tee-CHAH-oh-nah	we shall see	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	tee, chah, oh, nah, we, shall, see, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Tidyanawo	teed-yah-NAH-woh	we shall both eat	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	teed, yah, nah, woh, we, shall, both, eat, female, ngoni, malawi, africa
Tiifu	tee-FOO	loyal faithful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tee, foo, loyal, faithful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Time	TEE-meh	full of happiness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tee, meh, full, of, happiness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tindo	teen-DOH	active	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	teen, doh, active, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tisaubiranji	ti-sah-oo-boo-RAN-jee	why such poverty?	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	ti, sah, oo, boo, ran, jee, why, such, poverty, female, ngoni, malawi, africa
Tisha	TEE-shah	Strong-willed	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tee, shah, strong, willed, female, swahili, east africa, 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
Titilayo	tee-tee-lah-YOH	eternal happiness	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	tee, tee, lah, yoh, eternal, happiness, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Tor	toor	king	Male	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	toor, king, male, tiv, nigeria, africa
Torkwase	tor-kwah-SEH	queen	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	tor, kwah, seh, queen, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Tosha	TOH-shah	Satisfaction	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	toh, shah, satisfaction, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tsalani	tsah-LAH-nee	goodbye	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	tsah, lah, nee, goodbye, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Tse	tseh	younger of twins	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	tseh, younger, of, twins, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Tsekani	tseh-KAH-nee	close	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	tseh, kah, nee, close, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Tsoka	TSOH-ka	unlucky	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	tsoh, ka, unlucky, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Tuako	twah-KOH	eleventh born	Male	Ga	Ghana	Africa	twah, koh, eleventh, born, male, ga, ghana, africa
Tufaha	too-FAH-hah	apple	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	too, fah, hah, apple, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tuhfa	too-FAH	a gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	too, fah, a, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tukufu	TUH-koo-fuu	exalted	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tuh, koo, fuu, exalted, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tukupasya	too-koo-PASS-ya	we are afraid	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	too, koo, pass, ya, we, are, afraid, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Tulimbwelu	too-lim-BWEH-Ioo	we are in the light	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	too, lim, bweh, ioo, we, are, in, the, light, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Tulinagwe	too-lee-NAH-gweh	God is with us	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	too, lee, nah, gweh, god, is, with, us, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Tulivu	TUH-lee-vuh	peace and tranquility	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tuh, lee, vuh, peace, and, tranquility, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tumaini	too-MAH-ee-nee	hope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	too, mah, ee, nee, hope, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tumaini	too-MAH-ee-nee	hope	Male	Swahili	Kenya	Africa	too, mah, ee, nee, hope, male, swahili, kenya, africa
Tumbo	TUHM-boh	stomach	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tuhm, boh, stomach, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tumpe	TOOM-peh	let us thank God	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	toom, peh, let, us, thank, god, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Tuni	TOO-nee	tune	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	too, nee, tune, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tunu	TOO-nooh	novelty	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	too, nooh, novelty, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tupokigwe	too~poh~KEEgweh	we are safe	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	too, poh, keegweh, we, are, safe, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Tuponile	toc-poh-NEE-leh	we are saved	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	toc, poh, nee, leh, we, are, saved, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Turkiya	TOO-kee-yah	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	too, kee, yah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tusajigwe	too-SAH-jee-gweh	we are blessed	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	too, sah, jee, gweh, we, are, blessed, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Tuwalole	too-wah-loh-LEH	exemplary	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	too, wah, loh, leh, exemplary, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Tuwile	too-WEE-leh	death is inevitable	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	too, wee, leh, death, is, inevitable, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Twaponilo	too-ah-poh-nee-LOH	we are saved	Female	Nyakyusa,Tanzania		Africa	too, ah, poh, nee, loh, we, are, saved, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Twia	TWEE-ah	born after twins	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	twee, ah, born, after, twins, male, fante, 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
Ubaya	OO-bah-yah	bad feeling	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, bah, yah, bad, feeling, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ubora	OO-boh-rah	excellence	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, boh, rah, excellence, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ubwa	OOB-wah	delicate young	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oob, wah, delicate, young, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Uche	oo-CHEH	thought	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oo, cheh, thought, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Uchefuna	oo-cheh-foo-NAH	I have my wits about me	Female	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oo, cheh, foo, nah, i, have, my, wits, about, me, female, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ufa	oo-fah	flour	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	oo, fah, flour, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Ufanisi	OO-fah-nee-see	prosperity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, fah, nee, see, prosperity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Uheri	oo-HEH-ree	good fortune	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, heh, ree, good, fortune, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Uhuru	OO-hoo-roo	freedom liberation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, hoo, roo, freedom, liberation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ujamaa	oo-JAH-mah	family	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, jah, mah, family, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ukarimu	oo-KAH-ree-moo	hospitality	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, kah, ree, moo, hospitality, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Uki	oo-KEE	sadness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, kee, sadness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ukurugenzi	OO-koo-roo-ghen-zee	stewardship or leadership	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, koo, roo, ghen, zee, stewardship, or, leadership, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Uledi	OO-leh-dee	young man	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, leh, dee, young, man, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Umar	OO-mah	longevity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, mah, longevity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Umi	oo-MEE	life	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	oo, mee, life, male, yao, malawi, africa
Unguja	oon-goo-JAH	Zanzibar	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oon, goo, jah, zanzibar, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Unika	oo-NEE-kah	light up	Male	Lomwe	Malawi	Africa	oo, nee, kah, light, up, male, lomwe, malawi, africa
Urafiki	OO-rah-fee-kee	friendship	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, rah, fee, kee, friendship, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Urbi	OOR-bee	princess	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oor, bee, princess, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Usaama	OO-sah-mah	precious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, sah, mah, precious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Useni	oo-SEH-nee	tell me	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	oo, seh, nee, tell, me, male, yao, malawi, africa
Ushindi	OO-sheen-dee	victory	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, sheen, dee, victory, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Usi	OO-see	smoke	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	oo, see, smoke, male, yao, malawi, africa
Usiku	oo-SEE-koo	night	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	oo, see, koo, night, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Utni	OO-mee	life	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	oo, mee, life, male, yao, malawi, africa
Uuka	oo-OO-kah	arise	Male	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	oo, oo, kah, arise, male, xhosa, south africa, africa
Uwimana	oo-wee-MAH-nah	daughter of God	Female	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	oo, wee, mah, nah, daughter, of, god, female, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Uzima	oo-zee-MAH	Energetic vitality	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, zee, mah, energetic, vitality, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Uzuri	oo-zoo-ree	beauty	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, zoo, ree, beauty, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Vuai	voo-AH-ee	fisherman	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	voo, ah, ee, fisherman, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Waceera	WAH-sheh-rah	she wanders	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, sheh, rah, she, wanders, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Waceera	WAH-sheh-rah	wanderer	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, sheh, rah, wanderer, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Wafor	WAH-for	born on Afor market day	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	wah, for, born, on, afor, market, day, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Waga	WAH-gah	the eldest died	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	wah, gah, the, eldest, died, male, luo, kenya, africa
Wairimu	WAH-ee-ree-moh	one of the nine founders of the Agikuyu people	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, ee, ree, moh, one, of, the, nine, founders, of, the, agikuyu, people, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Wairimu	WAH-ee-ree-moh	one of the nine founders of the Agikuyu people	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, ee, ree, moh, one, of, the, nine, founders, of, the, agikuyu, people, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Waithaka	WAH-ee-thah-kah	of the land	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, ee, thah, kah, of, the, land, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Waitherero	WAH-ee-theh-reh-roh	from the rivers flow	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, ee, theh, reh, roh, from, the, rivers, flow, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Waitimu	WAH-ee-tee-moh	born of the spear	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, ee, tee, moh, born, of, the, spear, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Waiyaki	WAI-yah-kee	a great leader of the Agikuyu	Male	Gikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wai, yah, kee, a, great, leader, of, the, agikuyu, male, gikuyu, kenya, africa
Waiyaki	WAH-ee-yah-kee	famous leader of the Agikuyu	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, ee, yah, kee, famous, leader, of, the, agikuyu, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Wakili	WAH-kee-lee	lawyer representative	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	wah, kee, lee, lawyer, representative, male, swahili, east africa, africa

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