African Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Dhakiya	THA-kee-yah	intelligent	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tha, kee, yah, intelligent, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dhambizao	THAM-bee-zah-oh	the sins are their's	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tham, bee, zah, oh, the, sins, are, their's, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dhoruba	THOR-roo-BAH	storm	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thor, roo, bah, storm, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dhuriya	THU-ree-yah	descendant	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thu, ree, yah, descendant, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Diallo	DEE-ah-loh	bold one	Male	Malinke	West Africa	Africa	dee, ah, loh, bold, one, male, malinke, west africa, africa
Dibia	DEE-bee-ah	healer	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	dee, bee, ah, healer, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Diji	DEE-jee	a farmer	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	dee, jee, a, farmer, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Dikeledi	dee-KEH-leh-dee	tears	Female	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	dee, keh, leh, dee, tears, female, tswana, botswana, africa
Dingane	deen-GAH-neh	one who is searching	Male	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	deen, gah, neh, one, who, is, searching, male, zulu, south africa, africa
Dini	DEE-nee	faith religion	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dee, nee, faith, religion, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Do	doh	first child after twins	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	doh, first, child, after, twins, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Dodo	DOH-doh	lovable large and round	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doh, doh, lovable, large, and, round, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dofi	DOH-fee	second child after twins	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	doh, fee, second, child, after, twins, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Dogo	doh-GOH	small	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doh, goh, small, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Doli	DOH-lee	doll	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doh, lee, doll, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Donkor	dohn-koh	the humble one	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	dohn, koh, the, humble, one, male, akan, ghana, africa
Doto	DOH-toh	younger child of twins	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	doh, toh, younger, child, of, twins, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Ducha	DOO-chah	little	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, chah, little, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dukuzumuremyi	doo-koo-zoo-moo-REM-yee	praise be to God	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	doo, koo, zoo, moo, rem, yee, praise, be, to, god, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Dulani	doo-LAH-nee	cutting	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	doo, lah, nee, cutting, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Dumisai	doo-mee-sah-ee	a herald	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	doo, mee, sah, ee, a, herald, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Dumisha	doo-mee-SHAH	intimate friendship	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, mee, shah, intimate, friendship, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Duni	DOO-nee	small	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, nee, small, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Duniisai	doo-mee-SAH-ee	herald	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	doo, mee, sah, ee, herald, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Dunsimi	doon-SEE-mee	don't die before me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	doon, see, mee, don't, die, before, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Durah	doo-RAH	pearl	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, rah, pearl, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Durojaiye	doo-roh-jah-yeh	slow down and enjoy the world	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	doo, roh, jah, yeh, slow, down, and, enjoy, the, world, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Durra	doo-RAH	large pearl	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, rah, large, pearl, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dziko	ZEE-koh	the world	Female	Nguni	South Africa	Africa	zee, koh, the, world, female, nguni, south africa, africa
Eberegbulam	eh-BEH-reh-boo-lam	my kindness shall not destroy me	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	eh, beh, reh, boo, lam, my, kindness, shall, not, destroy, me, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ebo	eh-BOH	born on Tuesday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	eh, boh, born, on, tuesday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Ebun	eh-BOON	gift	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	eh, boon, gift, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Edenausegboye	eh-deh-nah-oo-seh-BOH-yeh	good deeds are remembered	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	eh, deh, nah, oo, seh, boh, yeh, good, deeds, are, remembered, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Efia	eh-FEE-ah	born on Friday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	eh, fee, ah, born, on, friday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Ehioze	eh-HEE-oh-ZAY	above the envy of others	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	eh, hee, oh, zay, above, the, envy, of, others, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Eidi	EH-ee-dee	Festival festivity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, ee, dee, festival, festivity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ekaghogho	eh-kah-HO-hoh	born on an important day	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	eh, kah, ho, hoh, born, on, an, important, day, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Ekevu	EH-KEH-voo	Intelligent enlightened	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, keh, voo, intelligent, enlightened, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ekundayo	eh-KOON-dah-yoh	sorrow becomes happiness	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	eh, koon, dah, yoh, sorrow, becomes, happiness, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Elewa	EH-leh-wah	Very intelligent	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, leh, wah, very, intelligent, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Elimu	EH-lee-moo	Knowledge	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, lee, moo, knowledge, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Emojung	EH-mo-yong	the old one	Female	Karamojong	Uganda	Africa	eh, mo, yong, the, old, one, female, karamojong, uganda, africa
Enobakhare	eh-noh-bah-KAH-reh	the King's word	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	eh, noh, bah, kah, reh, the, king's, word, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Enomwoyi	eh-nohm-WOH-yee	one who has grace charm	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	eh, nohm, woh, yee, one, who, has, grace, charm, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Enyonyam	EN-yo-nam	it is good for me	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	en, yo, nam, it, is, good, for, me, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Erevu	EH-reh-voo	clever talented	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, reh, voo, clever, talented, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Eshe	EH-sheh	life	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, sheh, life, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Esi	eh-SEE	born on Sunday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	eh, see, born, on, sunday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Etana	eh-TAH-nah	strong one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, tah, nah, strong, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ewansiha	eh-wan-see-HAH	secrets are not for sale	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	eh, wan, see, hah, secrets, are, not, for, sale, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Eze	eh-ZEH	king	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	eh, zeh, king, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ezeamaka	EH-zeh-ah-mah-kah	as splendid as the king	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	eh, zeh, ah, mah, kah, as, splendid, as, the, king, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ezenachi	eh-zeh-nah-chee	the king rules	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	eh, zeh, nah, chee, the, king, rules, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ezeoha	EH-zeh-oh-hah	a people's king	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	eh, zeh, oh, hah, a, people's, king, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Fabayo	fa-BAH-yoh	a lucky birth is joy	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	fa, bah, yoh, a, lucky, birth, is, joy, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Fadhila	FAH-dee-lah	outstanding abundance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, dee, lah, outstanding, abundance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fadhili	FAH-dee-lee	Kindness goodwill	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, dee, lee, kindness, goodwill, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fadhili	FAH-dee-lee	virtuous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, dee, lee, virtuous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fadiya	FAH-dee-yah	redeemer	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, dee, yah, redeemer, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fahari	fah-HAH-ree	Splendour	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, hah, ree, splendour, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fahim	FAH-him	learned	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, him, learned, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fahima	fah-HEEM-ah	learned understands	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, heem, ah, learned, understands, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Faida	FAH-ee-dah	benefit	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, ee, dah, benefit, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Faika	FAH-ee-kah	superior	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, ee, kah, superior, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Faiza.	FAH-ee-zah	victorious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, ee, zah, victorious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Faizah	FAH-ee-zah	victorious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, ee, zah, victorious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fakhri	FAHK-ree	glory honor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fahk, ree, glory, honor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fakhta	FAHK-tah	pierce	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fahk, tah, pierce, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Faki	FAH-kee	hollowr	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, kee, hollowr, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fakihi	FAH-kee-hee	wise	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, kee, hee, wise, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Falala	fah-LAH-la	born into abundance	Female	Fulani	West Africa	Africa	fah, lah, la, born, into, abundance, female, fulani, west africa, africa
Fanaka	fah-nah-KAH	Prosperity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, nah, kah, prosperity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fanikia	fah-NEE-kee-ah	Prosperity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, nee, kee, ah, prosperity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Faqihi	FAH-kee-hee	wise	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, kee, hee, wise, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Faraa	fah-RAH	cheerful one	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	fah, rah, cheerful, one, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Faraja	FAH-rah-jah	Relief	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, rah, jah, relief, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Faraji	fah-RAH-jee	consolation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, rah, jee, consolation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Farashuu	FAH-rah-shoo	butterfly	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, rah, shoo, butterfly, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Farhani	FAH-hah-nee	happy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, hah, nee, happy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Farid	FAH-read	unique	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, read, unique, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Farida	FAH-ree-dah	unique	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, ree, dah, unique, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Farih	fah-REE	bright and fair	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	fah, ree, bright, and, fair, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Farisi	FAH-ree-see	Competent capable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, ree, see, competent, capable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Faruki	FAH-roo-kee	judicious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, roo, kee, judicious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fasaha	fah-SAH-hah	eloquence	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, sah, hah, eloquence, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fathi	FAH-thee	victorious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, thee, victorious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fathiya	fah-THEE-yah	triumph	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, thee, yah, triumph, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fatima	FAH-tee-mah	daughter of the Prophet Mohammed	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, tee, mah, daughter, of, the, prophet, mohammed, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fatuma	fah-TOO-mah	daughter of the Prophet Mohammed	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, too, mah, daughter, of, the, prophet, mohammed, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fauzi	FAH-ooh-zee	successful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, ooh, zee, successful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fauziya	FAH-ooh-zee-yah	successful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, ooh, zee, yah, successful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fayola	fah-YOH-lah	good fortune walks with honor	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	fah, yoh, lah, good, fortune, walks, with, honor, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Fehed	FEH-hehd	lynx panther	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	feh, hehd, lynx, panther, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Feisal	FEH-ee-sahl	arbitrator	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	feh, ee, sahl, arbitrator, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Femi	FEH-mee	love me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	feh, mee, love, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Fenuku	fay-noo-KOO	born after term	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	fay, noo, koo, born, after, term, male, fante, ghana, africa
Fenuku	feh-noo-KOO	born after twins	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	feh, noo, koo, born, after, twins, male, fante, ghana, africa
Fenyang	fehn-YANG	conqueror	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	fehn, yang, conqueror, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Feruzi	feh-ROO-zee	turquoise	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	feh, roo, zee, turquoise, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Feruzi	FEH-roo-zee	turquoise	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	feh, roo, zee, turquoise, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fidel	fee-DEHL	faithful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fee, dehl, faithful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fidela	FEE-deh-lah	feminine of Fidel faithful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fee, deh, lah, feminine, of, fidel, faithful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fifi	fee-FEE	born on Friday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	fee, fee, born, on, friday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Fikirini	fee-KEY-ree-nee	reflect	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fee, key, ree, nee, reflect, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fila	FEE-lah	badness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fee, lah, badness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Firdawsi	FEE-daw-SEE	paradise beautiful garden	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fee, daw, see, paradise, beautiful, garden, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Firyali	FEE-yah-lee	extraordinary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fee, yah, lee, extraordinary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fogo	FOH-goh	high	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	foh, goh, high, male, swahili, east africa, africa

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