African Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Jali	JAH-lee	Respect honor	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, lee, respect, honor, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jalil	JAH-leel	exalted honorable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, leel, exalted, honorable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jalili	JAH-lee-lee	exalted dignified	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, lee, lee, exalted, dignified, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jamal	JAH-mahl	elegance	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, mahl, elegance, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jamala	JAH-mah-lah	Friendly good manners	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, mah, lah, friendly, good, manners, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jamali	JAH-mah-lee	beauty	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, mah, lee, beauty, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jamil	JAH-meel	handsome	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, meel, handsome, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jamila	jah-MEE-lah	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, mee, lah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jamila	jah-MEE-lah	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, mee, lah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jana	JAH-nah	Healthy child/Yesterday	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, nah, healthy, child, yesterday, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Janna	JAH-nah	heaven	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, nah, heaven, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Japera	jah-PEH-rah	we are finished	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	jah, peh, rah, we, are, finished, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Jaramogi	JAH-rah-moh-ghee	courageous	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	jah, rah, moh, ghee, courageous, male, luo, kenya, africa
Jasira	JAH-see-rah	bold courageous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, see, rah, bold, courageous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jasiri	JAH-see-ree	fearless	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, see, ree, fearless, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jata	JAH-tah	star	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	jah, tah, star, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Jauhar	JAH-oo-ha	jewel gem	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, oo, ha, jewel, gem, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jauhar	JAH-ooh-hah	jewel	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, ooh, hah, jewel, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jawaad	JAH-wahd	generous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, wahd, generous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jecha	JEH-cha	sunrise	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, cha, sunrise, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jefar	JEH-fah	recovery	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, fah, recovery, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jela	JEH-lah	father in prison at birth	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, lah, father, in, prison, at, birth, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jelani	jeh-LAH-nee	mighty one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, lah, nee, mighty, one, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jemadari	JEH-mah-dah-ree	army general	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, mah, dah, ree, army, general, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jendayi	jen-DAH-yee	give thanks	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	jen, dah, yee, give, thanks, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Jenebi	JEH-neh-bee	affectionate	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, neh, bee, affectionate, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jengo	JEHN-goh	building strength	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jehn, goh, building, strength, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jibade	jee-bah-DEH	royalty	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	jee, bah, deh, royalty, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Jimiyu	JEE-mee-yoo	born in the summer season	Male	Abaluhya	Kenya	Africa	jee, mee, yoo, born, in, the, summer, season, male, abaluhya, kenya, africa
Jina	GEE-nah	name identity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	gee, nah, name, identity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jinaki	GEE-nah-key	Self-confident proud	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	gee, nah, key, self, confident, proud, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jioni	GEE-oh-nee	Evening	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	gee, oh, nee, evening, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jirani	GEE-rah-nee	Neighbour	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	gee, rah, nee, neighbour, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jitu	JEE-too	giant	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jee, too, giant, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jitujeusi	JEE-too-jeh-oo-see	a black giant	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jee, too, jeh, oo, see, a, black, giant, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Johanna	JOH-hah-nah	God's grace	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	joh, hah, nah, god's, grace, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Johari	JOH-hah-ree	Something valuable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	joh, hah, ree, something, valuable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jojo	joh-JOH	born on Monday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	joh, joh, born, on, monday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Jokha	JOH-kah	robe of adornment	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	joh, kah, robe, of, adornment, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Joldia	JOH-kah	robe of adornment	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	joh, kah, robe, of, adornment, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jomo	JOH-moh	burning spear	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	joh, moh, burning, spear, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Judhar	JUU-dah	uproot	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	juu, dah, uproot, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Juma	JOO-mah	born on Friday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	joo, mah, born, on, friday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jumaane	joo-MAH-neh	born on Tuesday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	joo, mah, neh, born, on, tuesday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jumanne	juh-MAHN-neh	born on Tuesday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	juh, mahn, neh, born, on, tuesday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jumapili	joo-mah-PEE-lee	born on Sunday	Female	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	joo, mah, pee, lee, born, on, sunday, female, mwera, kenya, africa
Jumba	JUHM-bah	large building	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	juhm, bah, large, building, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jumbe	JUHM-beh	an important personage	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	juhm, beh, an, important, personage, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jumoke	joo-MOH-keh	everyone loves the child	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	joo, moh, keh, everyone, loves, the, child, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Jumoke	joo-MOH-keh	everyone loves the child	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	joo, moh, keh, everyone, loves, the, child, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Jumu	JUH-moo	Fate luck	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	juh, moo, fate, luck, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Juta	joo-TAH	regret	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	joo, tah, regret, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Juwayria	JUH-wah-ree-yah	a damask rose	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	juh, wah, ree, yah, a, damask, rose, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Juza	JUH-zah	notify	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	juh, zah, notify, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kabaila	KAH-bah-ee-lah	person of high social status	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, bah, ee, lah, person, of, high, social, status, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kabisa	KAH-bee-sah	For good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, bee, sah, for, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kabona	KAH-boh-nah	priest	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, boh, nah, priest, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kadhi	KAH-thee	judge wise person	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, thee, judge, wise, person, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kadija	kah-DEE-jah	wife of the Prophet Mohammed	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, dee, jah, wife, of, the, prophet, mohammed, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kadiri	KAH-dee-ree	capable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, dee, ree, capable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kadokechi	kah-doh-KEH-chee	bitter soup	Male	Mudama	Uganda	Africa	kah, doh, keh, chee, bitter, soup, male, mudama, uganda, africa
Kafara	KAH-fah-rah	sacrifice	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, fah, rah, sacrifice, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kafele	kah-FEH-leh	worth dying for	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kah, feh, leh, worth, dying, for, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kafil	KAH-feel	protector responsible	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, feel, protector, responsible, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kagai	KAH-gah-ee	the divider	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, gah, ee, the, divider, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kagiso	kah-GHEE-soh	peace	Female	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	kah, ghee, soh, peace, female, tswana, botswana, africa
Kagunda	KAH-gohn-dah	of the land	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, gohn, dah, of, the, land, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kahiga	KAH-hee-gah	a rock	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, hee, gah, a, rock, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kahini	KAH-hee-nee	priest holy person	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, hee, nee, priest, holy, person, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kainda	kah-EEN-dah	hunter's daughter	Female	Tharaka	Kenya	Africa	kah, een, dah, hunter's, daughter, female, tharaka, kenya, africa
Kainwendo	kahm-WEHN-doh	leg	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kahm, wehn, doh, leg, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kairu	KAH-ee-roh	black one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, ee, roh, black, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kajakafwile	kah-jah-kah-FWEE-leh	the town is dead	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	kah, jah, kah, fwee, leh, the, town, is, dead, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Kajombo	kah-JOM-boh	boot	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	kah, jom, boh, boot, male, yao, malawi, africa
Kakra	kah-KRAH	younger of twins	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	kah, krah, younger, of, twins, female, fante, ghana, africa
Kalamka	KAH-lahm-kah	intelligent well informed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, lahm, kah, intelligent, well, informed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kali	KAH-lee	energetic	Female	Senufo	Ivory,Coast	Africa	kah, lee, energetic, female, senufo, ivory, coast, africa
Kalorii	KAH-loh-ree	feeble	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, loh, ree, feeble, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kamangeni	kah-man-CEH-nee	seems to be related	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kah, man, ceh, nee, seems, to, be, related, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kamaria	kah-mah-REE-ah	like the moon	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, mah, ree, ah, like, the, moon, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kamau	kah-MAH-oo	quiet warrior	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, mah, oo, quiet, warrior, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kambo	KAM-boh	unlucky	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	kam, boh, unlucky, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Kambuji	kahm-BOO-jee	goat	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kahm, boo, jee, goat, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kame	KAH-meh	desolate	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, meh, desolate, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kamil	KAH-meel	perfect	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, meel, perfect, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kamili	KAH-mah-lee	perfection	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, mah, lee, perfection, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kamili	kah-MEE-lee	perfection	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, mee, lee, perfection, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kamilya	KAH-meel-yah	perfection	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, meel, yah, perfection, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kamowa	kah-MOH-wah	beer	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kah, moh, wah, beer, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kampibe	kahm-PEE-beh	go and look	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kahm, pee, beh, go, and, look, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kamuliva	KAH-moo-lee-vah	lamentable	Male	Nguni	South Africa	Africa	kah, moo, lee, vah, lamentable, male, nguni, south africa, africa
Kamuzu	KAH-moo-zoo	medicinal	Male	Nguni	South Africa	Africa	kah, moo, zoo, medicinal, male, nguni, south africa, africa
Kanai	KAH-nah-ee	contentment	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, nah, ee, contentment, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kanaifu	KAH-nah-ee-foo	a self sufficient person	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, nah, ee, foo, a, self, sufficient, person, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kandoro	KAHN-doh-roh	a type of sweet potato	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kahn, doh, roh, a, type, of, sweet, potato, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kani	KAH-nee	strength energy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, nee, strength, energy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kanika	kah-NEE-kah	black cloth	Female	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	kah, nee, kah, black, cloth, female, mwera, kenya, africa
Kanja	KHAN-jah	from the outside	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	khan, jah, from, the, outside, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kanjuchi	kahn-JOO-chee	a bee	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kahn, joo, chee, a, bee, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kanoni	kah-NOH-nee	little bird	Female	Ulaya	Tanganyika	Africa	kah, noh, nee, little, bird, female, ulaya, tanganyika, africa
Kanoro	KHAN-oh-roo	sharpens the sword	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	khan, oh, roo, sharpens, the, sword, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kantayeni	kan-tah-YAY-nee	go and throw her away	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	kan, tah, yay, nee, go, and, throw, her, away, female, yao, malawi, africa
Kanzi	KAHN-zee	a treasure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kahn, zee, a, treasure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kapeni	kah-PEH-nee	a sharp blade	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	kah, peh, nee, a, sharp, blade, male, yao, malawi, africa
Kaphiri	kah-PEE-ree	a hill	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kah, pee, ree, a, hill, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Karama	KAH-rah-mah	generosity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, rah, mah, generosity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Karama	KAH-rah-mah	Honor respect esteem	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, rah, mah, honor, respect, esteem, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Karamu	KAH-rah-moo	Precious gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, rah, moo, precious, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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