African Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Hasijna	HAH-seej-nah	beautiful attractive	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, seej, nah, beautiful, attractive, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hasina	hah-SEE-nah	good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, see, nah, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hasnaa	HAS-naa	beauty	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	has, naa, beauty, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hasnuu	HAS-noo	handsome	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	has, noo, handsome, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hatari	HAH-tah-ree	danger	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, tah, ree, danger, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hauli	HAH-oo-lee	power strength	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, oo, lee, power, strength, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hawa	HA-wah	Eve wife of Adam	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ha, wah, eve, wife, of, adam, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hawla	HAH-oo-lah	graceful antelope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, oo, lah, graceful, antelope, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hazika	ha-ZEE-kah	intelligent one	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ha, zee, kah, intelligent, one, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Hazina	HAH-zee-nah	Treasure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, zee, nah, treasure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hediye	HEH-dee-yeh	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, dee, yeh, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hekima	HEH-kee-MAH	clever wise	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, kee, mah, clever, wise, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hembadoon	HEM-bah-doon	the winner	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	hem, bah, doon, the, winner, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Heri	HEH-ree	goodness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, ree, goodness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Heshima	HEH-shee-MAH	highly esteemed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, shee, mah, highly, esteemed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Heshimu	HEH-shee-moo	honor respect	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, shee, moo, honor, respect, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hiari	HEE-ah-ree	Free will	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, ah, ree, free, will, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hiba	hee-BAH	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, bah, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hidaya	hee-DAH-yah	Precious gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, dah, yah, precious, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hilali	HEE-lah-lee	crescent	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, lah, lee, crescent, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Himidi	HEE-mee-dee	all praises to God	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, mee, dee, all, praises, to, god, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Himidi	HEE-mee-dee	grateful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, mee, dee, grateful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hisani	HEE-sah-nee	Kind good-natured	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, sah, nee, kind, good, natured, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hisham	HEE-shaam	generous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, shaam, generous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hissa	HEE-sah	Forgiveness pardon	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, sah, forgiveness, pardon, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hiuhu	hee-oh-HOO	he is hot	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	hee, oh, hoo, he, is, hot, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Hobo	HOH-boh	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hoh, boh, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hodari	HOH-duh-ree	energetic capable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hoh, duh, ree, energetic, capable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hondo	HOHN-doh	war	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	hohn, doh, war, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Horera	HO-reh-rah	kitten	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ho, reh, rah, kitten, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Huba	WHO-bah	Love friendship	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	who, bah, love, friendship, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hudham	WHO-dahm	astute	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	who, dahm, astute, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Humud	HUH-muhd	gracious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	huh, muhd, gracious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hun	WHO-nn	Free person	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	who, nn, free, person, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hurani	HUH-rah-nee	restive	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	huh, rah, nee, restive, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Huruma	WHO-roo-mah	Compassion mercy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	who, roo, mah, compassion, mercy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Husani	hoo-SAH-nee	handsome	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hoo, sah, nee, handsome, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Huseni	HOO-seh-nee	good	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hoo, seh, nee, good, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Husni	HOHS-nee	goodness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hohs, nee, goodness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hususa	WHO-soo-sah	Special	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	who, soo, sah, special, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ibada	EE-bah-dah	adoration	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, bah, dah, adoration, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ibrahim	EE-brah-heem	my father is exalted	Male	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ee, brah, heem, my, father, is, exalted, male, hausa, nigeria, africa
Ibtisam	ee-beet-SAHM	smile	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, beet, sahm, smile, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Idi	EE-dee	born during the festival of Idd	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, dee, born, during, the, festival, of, idd, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Idihi	ee-DEE	Enthusiasm perseverance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, dee, enthusiasm, perseverance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Idogbe	ee-oh-BEH	second born after twins	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, oh, beh, second, born, after, twins, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Idowu	ee-DOH-woo	born after twins	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, doh, woo, born, after, twins, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Idowu	ee-doh-WOO	first child born after twins	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, doh, woo, first, child, born, after, twins, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Idriis	EE-drees	prophet he studies	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, drees, prophet, he, studies, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ifama	ee-FAH-mah	all is well	Female	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	ee, fah, mah, all, is, well, female, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ife	ee-FEH	love	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, feh, love, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ifetayo	ee-feh-TAH-yph	love brings happiness	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, feh, tah, yph, love, brings, happiness, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Iffat	ee-FAHT	virtue	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, faht, virtue, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ige	EE-geh	delivered feet first	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, geh, delivered, feet, first, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ijaba	ee-JAH-bah	a wish fulfilled	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ee, jah, bah, a, wish, fulfilled, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Ikinya	EE-key-nyah	a single step	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, key, nyah, a, single, step, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ikuseghan	ee-KOO-seh-han	peace surpasses war	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, koo, seh, han, peace, surpasses, war, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Ilham	eel-HAM	inspiration	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eel, ham, inspiration, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Imaan	EE-man	faith	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, man, faith, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Imamu	EE-mah-moo	minister preacher	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, moo, minister, preacher, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Iman	EE-man	faith	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, man, faith, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Imani	ee-MAH-nee	faith	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, nee, faith, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Imani	ee-MAH-nee	faith	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, nee, faith, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Imara	ee-MAH-rah	firm	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, rah, firm, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Imara	EE-mah-rah	Stamina strength	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, rah, stamina, strength, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Imarika	EE-mah-ree-kah	be steadfast	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, ree, kah, be, steadfast, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Imarogbe	ee-MAH-roh-beh	child born to a good family	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, mah, roh, beh, child, born, to, a, good, family, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Ina	EE-nah	mother of the rains	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ee, nah, mother, of, the, rains, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Inaya	ee-NAH-yah	providence	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, nah, yah, providence, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Intisar	eenTEE-sah	victory	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eentee, sah, victory, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ipyana	eep-YAH-nah	grace	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	eep, yah, nah, grace, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Irawagbon	ee-rah-WAH-bon	enemy's attempt to kill her	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, rah, wah, bon, enemy's, attempt, to, kill, her, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Iregi	EE-reh-ghee	a rebel	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, reh, ghee, a, rebel, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Iroagbulam	ee-ROH-eh-boo-lam	let not enmity destroy me	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	ee, roh, eh, boo, lam, let, not, enmity, destroy, me, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Irungu	EE-rohn-goh	makes right reformer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, rohn, goh, makes, right, reformer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Isa	EE-sah	Jesus	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, sah, jesus, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isaam	EE-sam	guard	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, sam, guard, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isilahi	EE-see-lah-hee	reconciliation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, see, lah, hee, reconciliation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isimo	EE-see-mo	quality	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, see, mo, quality, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isiyoshindika	EE-see-yoh-sheen-dee-kah	unconquerable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, see, yoh, sheen, dee, kah, unconquerable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Islam	EE-slam	submission to God	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, slam, submission, to, god, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ismael	EE-smah-el	prophet he hears	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, smah, el, prophet, he, hears, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ismaili	EES-mah-ee-lee	Ishmael he hears	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ees, mah, ee, lee, ishmael, he, hears, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isoke	ee-SOH-keh	a satisfying gift from God	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, soh, keh, a, satisfying, gift, from, god, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Issa	ee-SAH	God is our salvation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, sah, god, is, our, salvation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ita	EE-tah	a war raid	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, tah, a, war, raid, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Itidal	ee-tee-DAHL	symmetry	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, tee, dahl, symmetry, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Itimu	EE-tee-moh	a spear	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, tee, moh, a, spear, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ituri	ee-TOO-ree	Sweet-smelling	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, too, ree, sweet, smelling, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Iverem	ee-VEH-rem	blessings and favors	Female	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	ee, veh, rem, blessings, and, favors, female, tiv, nigeria, africa
Iyabo	ee-YAH-boh	mother has returned	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, yah, boh, mother, has, returned, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Iyapo	ee-YAH-po	many trials	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, yah, po, many, trials, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Izegbe	ee-ZEH-beh	long expected child	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, zeh, beh, long, expected, child, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Jaafar	JAA-faar	small river	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jaa, faar, small, river, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jabali	JAH-bah-lee	strong as a rock	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, bah, lee, strong, as, a, rock, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jabari	jah-BAH-ree	courageous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, bah, ree, courageous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jabir	JAH-BEE-rr	restorer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, bee, rr, restorer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jabiri	JAH-bee-ree	comforter	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, bee, ree, comforter, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jabulani	jah-boo-LAH-nee	happy	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	jah, boo, lah, nee, happy, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Jafari	jah-FAH-ree	creek	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, fah, ree, creek, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jaha	JAH-ha	dignified	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, ha, dignified, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jaha	JAH-hah	dignity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, hah, dignity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jahi	JAH-hee	dignity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, hee, dignity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jahi	JAH-hee	prominence	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, hee, prominence, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jahia	JAH-hee-ah	prominent	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, hee, ah, prominent, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jahina	JAH-hee-nah	brave courageous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, hee, nah, brave, courageous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jaja	JAH-jah	honored one	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	jah, jah, honored, one, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Jalali	JAH-lah-lee	almighty	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, lah, lee, almighty, male, swahili, east africa, africa

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