African Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Bimnono	BEEM-no-no	fat lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	beem, no, no, fat, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Binah	BEE-nah	a dancer	Female	Bobangi	West Africa	Africa	bee, nah, a, dancer, female, bobangi, west africa, africa
Bishara	BEE-shah-rah	good news	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bee, shah, rah, good, news, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bitisururu	BEE-tee-soo-roo-roo	daughter of happiness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bee, tee, soo, roo, roo, daughter, of, happiness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bititi	BEE-tee-tee	strQng lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bee, tee, tee, strqng, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Biubwa.	BEE-ooh-bwah	baby-like soft and smooth	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bee, ooh, bwah, baby, like, soft, and, smooth, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Boahinmaa	bwa-HIN-mah	one who has left her community	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	bwa, hin, mah, one, who, has, left, her, community, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Bolade	BOH-lah-deh	honor arrives	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	boh, lah, deh, honor, arrives, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Bolanile	baw-Iah-NEE-leh	the wealth of this house	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	baw, iah, nee, leh, the, wealth, of, this, house, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Boma	BOH-mah	fortress	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	boh, mah, fortress, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Bomani	BOH-MAH-nee	a warrior	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	boh, mah, nee, a, warrior, male, ngoni, 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
Boseda	BOH-seh-dah	born on Sunday	Male	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	boh, seh, dah, born, on, sunday, male, tiv, nigeria, africa
Bunmi	BOON-mee	my gift	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	boon, mee, my, gift, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Bupe	BOO-peh	hospitality	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	boo, peh, hospitality, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Bupe	BOO-peh	hospitality	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	boo, peh, hospitality, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Buqisi	BOOH-kee-see	queen of Sabaa	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	booh, kee, see, queen, of, sabaa, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Burhani	BOOH-ani	proof	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	booh, ani, proof, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Busara	BUH-sah-rah	wisdom	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	buh, sah, rah, wisdom, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Buseje	boo-SEH-jeh	ask me	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	boo, seh, jeh, ask, me, female, yao, malawi, africa
Bushira	BOO-shee-rah	announcer of good news	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	boo, shee, rah, announcer, of, good, news, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bushiri	BOOH-she-ree	predictor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	booh, she, ree, predictor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Bwerani	bweh-RAH-nee	you are welcome	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	bweh, rah, nee, you, are, welcome, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chabwera	chah-BWEH-rah	he has arrived at last	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	chah, bweh, rah, he, has, arrived, at, last, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chacha	cha-chah	strong	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	cha, chah, strong, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Chafulumisa	chah-foo-loo-MEE-sah	swift	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	chah, foo, loo, mee, sah, swift, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chaga	CHA-gar	holiday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	cha, gar, holiday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Chandu	CHAN-doo	octopus	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	chan, doo, octopus, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Chaniya	CHAH-nee-yah	rich	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	chah, nee, yah, rich, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chaonaine	chah-oh-nah-EE-neh	it has seen me	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	chah, oh, nah, ee, neh, it, has, seen, me, female, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chatha	CHAT-hah	finality completion	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	chat, hah, finality, completion, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chatuluka	chah-too-LOO-kah	a departure	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	chah, too, loo, kah, a, departure, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chausiku	chah-oo-SEE-koo	born at night	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	chah, oo, see, koo, born, at, night, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chausiku	chah-oo-SEE-koo	born at night	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	chah, oo, see, koo, born, at, night, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chega	CHE-gah	holiday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	che, gah, holiday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Cheja	CHE-jar	holiday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	che, jar, holiday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Chekandino	cheh-kan-DEE-noh	hot and spicy	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	cheh, kan, dee, noh, hot, and, spicy, male, yao, malawi, africa
Chemwapuwa	chem-WAH-poo-wah	that which you are given	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	chem, wah, poo, wah, that, which, you, are, given, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Chenzira	chen-SEE-rah	born on a journey	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	chen, see, rah, born, on, a, journey, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Chibale	chee-BAH-leh	kinship	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	chee, bah, leh, kinship, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chigani	chee-GAH-nee	hound	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	chee, gah, nee, hound, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chihambuane	chee-ham-boo-AH-neh	sweet potatoes	Male	Bachopi	South Africa	Africa	chee, ham, boo, ah, neh, sweet, potatoes, male, bachopi, south africa, africa
Chijioke	CHEE-jee-oh-keh	God gives talent	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	chee, jee, oh, keh, god, gives, talent, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Chike	CHEE-keh	the power of God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	chee, keh, the, power, of, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Chikosi	chee-KOH-see	neck	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	chee, koh, see, neck, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chiku	CHEE-koo	chatterer	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	chee, koo, chatterer, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chikumbu	chee-KOOM-boo	knife handle	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	chee, koom, boo, knife, handle, male, yao, malawi, africa
Chilemba	chee-LEHM-bah	turban	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	chee, lehm, bah, turban, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Chimalsi	CHEE-mahl-see	young and proud	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	chee, mahl, see, young, and, proud, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Chimanga	chee-MAHN-gah	maize	Male	Ngoni	M,Alawi	Africa	chee, mahn, gah, maize, male, ngoni, m, alawi, africa
Chimsima	cheem-SEE-mah	hard porridge	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	cheem, see, mah, hard, porridge, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chimwala	cheem-WAH-lah	stone	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	cheem, wah, lah, stone, female, yao, malawi, africa
Chinangwa	chee-NANG-gwah	cassava	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	chee, nang, gwah, cassava, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chinelo	CHEE-neh-loh	thoughts of God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	chee, neh, loh, thoughts, of, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Chinouyazue	chee-noo-yah-ZWEH	will be back again	Male	Shona	Zinibabwe	Africa	chee, noo, yah, zweh, will, be, back, again, male, shona, zinibabwe, africa
Chinua	CHEE-noo-ah	blessings from God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	chee, noo, ah, blessings, from, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Chinue	CHEEN-weh	God's blessing	Female	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	cheen, weh, god's, blessing, female, ibo, nigeria, africa
Chioh	CHEE-oh	power of God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	chee, oh, power, of, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Chioke	CHEE-oh-keh	gift of God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	chee, oh, keh, gift, of, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Chionesu	choh-NEH-soo	a guiding light	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	choh, neh, soo, a, guiding, light, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Chipita	chee-PEE-TAH	it has gone	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	chee, pee, tah, it, has, gone, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chipo	CHEE-poh	gift	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	chee, poh, gift, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Chisisi	chee-SEE-see	a secret	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	chee, see, see, a, secret, male, yao, malawi, africa
Chisulo	chee-SOO-loh	strong as steel	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	chee, soo, loh, strong, as, steel, male, yao, malawi, africa
Chitsime	cheet-SEE-meh	a well	Male	Lomwe	Malawi	Africa	cheet, see, meh, a, well, male, lomwe, malawi, africa
Chitundu	chee-TOON-doo	birds' nest	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	chee, toon, doo, birds', nest, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Chiumbo	chee-oom-boh	a little creation	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	chee, oom, boh, a, little, creation, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Chiwa	CHEE-wah	death	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	chee, wah, death, female, yao, malawi, africa
Chiwanda	chee-WAN-dah	mad	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	chee, wan, dah, mad, male, yao, malawi, africa
Chiwocha	chee-WOH-chah	rooster	Male	Lomwe	Malawi	Africa	chee, woh, chah, rooster, male, lomwe, malawi, africa
Chotsani	chot-SAH-nee	take away	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	chot, sah, nee, take, away, female, yao, malawi, africa
Chuguel	CHOO-goo-el	sugar	Male	Bachopi	South Africa	Africa	choo, goo, el, sugar, male, bachopi, south africa, africa
Chuki	CHOO-kee	born when there was animosity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	choo, kee, born, when, there, was, animosity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chukwueneka	choo-koo-eh-NEH-kah	God has dealt kindly with us	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	choo, koo, eh, neh, kah, god, has, dealt, kindly, with, us, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Chuma	CHOO-mah	wealth	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	choo, mah, wealth, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Chumachienda	choo-mah-chee-EN-dah	a dignitary is on his way	Male	Lomwe	Malawi	Africa	choo, mah, chee, en, dah, a, dignitary, is, on, his, way, male, lomwe, malawi, africa
Citiwala	chee-TWAH-lah	insect	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	chee, twah, lah, insect, male, yao, malawi, africa
Citseko	cheet-SEH-koh	a door	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	cheet, seh, koh, a, door, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Coblah	koh-BLAH	born on Tuesday	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	koh, blah, born, on, tuesday, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Coffie	koh-FEE	born on Friday	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	koh, fee, born, on, friday, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Commie	KOH-mee	born on Saturday	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	koh, mee, born, on, saturday, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Coujoe	koh-JOH	born on Monday	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	koh, joh, born, on, monday, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Dabiku	DAH-bee-koo	Sacrifice offering	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, bee, koo, sacrifice, offering, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dada	DAH-da	elder one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, da, elder, one, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dada	DAH-dah	child with curly hair	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	dah, dah, child, with, curly, hair, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Dada	DAH-dah	child with curly hair	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	dah, dah, child, with, curly, hair, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Dafina	DAH-fee-nah	Valuable precious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, fee, nah, valuable, precious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dahoma	DAH-ho-mah	long life	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, ho, mah, long, life, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dajan	DAH-jahn	dark sky during a heavy rain	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, jahn, dark, sky, during, a, heavy, rain, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dakarai	dah-kah-RAH-ee	joy	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	dah, kah, rah, ee, joy, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Daktari	DAHK-tah-ree	Doctor healer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dahk, tah, ree, doctor, healer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dalali	DAH-lah-lee	broker	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, lah, lee, broker, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dalila	dah-LEE-lah	gentleness is her soul	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, lee, lah, gentleness, is, her, soul, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dalili	dah-LEE-lee	sign omen	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, lee, lee, sign, omen, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Damisi	DAH-mee-see	Sociable cheerful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, mee, see, sociable, cheerful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Damu	DAH-moo	blood	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, moo, blood, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Danjuma	dan-joo-MAH	born on Friday	Male	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	dan, joo, mah, born, on, friday, male, hausa, nigeria, africa
Danladi	dan-LAH-dee	born on Sunday	Male	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	dan, lah, dee, born, on, sunday, male, hausa, nigeria, africa
Danuwa	dah-NOO-wah	close friend	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	dah, noo, wah, close, friend, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Daraja	DAH-rah-jah	bridge stage	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, rah, jah, bridge, stage, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Darweshi	dahr-WEH-shee	holy one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dahr, weh, shee, holy, one, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dau	DAH-ooh	abbreviation of Daudi	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, ooh, abbreviation, of, daudi, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Daud	DAH-oohd	David	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, oohd, david, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Daudi	dah-OO-dee	beloved	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, oo, dee, beloved, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Daurama	dah-oo-RAH-mah	ninth in the succession of queens	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	dah, oo, rah, mah, ninth, in, the, succession, of, queens, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Dawa	dah-WAH	medleine	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, wah, medleine, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dayo	DAH-yo	joy arrives	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	dah, yo, joy, arrives, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Dene	DEH-neh	water lily	Female	Mande	West Africa	Africa	deh, neh, water, lily, female, mande, west africa, africa

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