African Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Karani	KAH-rah-nee	aide secretary	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, rah, nee, aide, secretary, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kareem	KAH-reem	generous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, reem, generous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Karega	KAH-reh-gah	a rebel	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, reh, gah, a, rebel, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Karim	KAH-reem	generous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, reem, generous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Karima	KAH-ree-mah	generous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, ree, mah, generous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Karimu	kah-REE-mu	generous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, ree, mu, generous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kariuki	KAH-ree-oh-kee	a child reincarnated	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, ree, oh, kee, a, child, reincarnated, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kariuki	KAH-ree-okee	born again	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, ree, okee, born, again, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Karume	kah-rooh-MEH	master	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, rooh, meh, master, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kashore	KAH-SHO-reh	with humor	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, sho, reh, with, humor, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kasim	KAH-seem	just	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, seem, just, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kasisi	KAH-see-see	priest minister	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, see, see, priest, minister, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kasiya	kah-SEE-yah	a departure	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kah, see, yah, a, departure, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kausiwa	kah-oo-SEE-wah	the poor	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	kah, oo, see, wah, the, poor, female, yao, malawi, africa
Kauthar	KAH-ooh-thar	abundant	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, ooh, thar, abundant, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kawaida	KAH-wah-ee-dah	Natural	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, wah, ee, dah, natural, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kawduka	kaw-DOO-kah	crib	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kaw, doo, kah, crib, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kaweria	kah-WEH-ree-ah	loving one	Female	Meru	Kenya	Africa	kah, weh, ree, ah, loving, one, female, meru, kenya, africa
Kayode	KAH-yoh-deh	one who brought joy	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	kah, yoh, deh, one, who, brought, joy, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kazemde	kah-ZEHM-deh	ambassador	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	kah, zehm, deh, ambassador, male, yao, malawi, africa
Kazija	KAH-zee-jah	work comes	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, zee, jah, work, comes, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kefentse	keh-FENT-seh	a conqueror	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	keh, fent, seh, a, conqueror, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Kefilwe	kay-FEEL-weh	I am given	Female	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	kay, feel, weh, i, am, given, female, tswana, botswana, africa
Kehinde	keh-heen-DEH	second born of twins	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	keh, heen, deh, second, born, of, twins, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kehinde	keh-HEEN-deh	second born of twins	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	keh, heen, deh, second, born, of, twins, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kerubo	KEH-roo-boh	born on the plain	Female	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	keh, roo, boh, born, on, the, plain, female, kisii, kenya, africa
Kesi	KEH-see	born at a time of father s troubles	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keh, see, born, at, a, time, of, fathers, troubles, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kesi	KEH-see	judging rational	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keh, see, judging, rational, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Keto	KEH-toh	depth	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keh, toh, depth, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Keyah	KAY-yah	in good health	Female	Mande	West Africa	Africa	kay, yah, in, good, health, female, mande, west africa, africa
Khadija	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
Khalafu	HAH-lah-foo	succeed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, lah, foo, succeed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Khalfan	kahl-FAN	successor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kahl, fan, successor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Khalfani	kahl-FAH-nee	destined to rule	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kahl, fah, nee, destined, to, rule, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Khalid	KHAH-leed	eternal	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	khah, leed, eternal, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Khalifa	KAH-lee-fah	successor viceroy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, lee, fah, successor, viceroy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Khalil	KAH-leel	sincere friend	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, leel, sincere, friend, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Khamisi	kah-MEE-see	born on Thursday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, mee, see, born, on, thursday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Khanfura	KAHN-foo-rah	snort	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kahn, foo, rah, snort, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Khatibu	KAH-tee-boo	orator	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, tee, boo, orator, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Khelefu	HEH-leh-foo	succeed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, leh, foo, succeed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kheri	HEH-ree	goodness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, ree, goodness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Khiari	HEE-ah-ree	preference	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, ah, ree, preference, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Khola	cola	graceful antelope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	cola, graceful, antelope, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kiaga	KEE-ah-gah	Promise	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, ah, gah, promise, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kiambiroiro	keh-am-bee-ROH-ee-roh	mountain of blackness	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, am, bee, roh, ee, roh, mountain, of, blackness, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kianga	Kee-AHN-gah	sunshine	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, ahn, gah, sunshine, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kiango	kee-an-GOH	lampstand light	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, an, goh, lampstand, light, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kianjahe	keh-an-JAH-heh	mountain of beans	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, an, jah, heh, mountain, of, beans, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kiano	KEH-ah-noh	the wizards tools	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, ah, noh, the, wizards, tools, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kianyandaarwa	keh-ah-nee-yan-DAR-wah	mountain of hides	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, ah, nee, yan, dar, wah, mountain, of, hides, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kiara	KEH-ah-rah	a finger	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, ah, rah, a, finger, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kibali	KEE-bah-lee	Favor	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, bah, lee, favor, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kibasila	KEE-bah-see-lah	insight	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, bah, see, lah, insight, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kibasira	KEE-bah-see-rah	insight	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, bah, see, rah, insight, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kibibi	kee-BEE-bee	little lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, bee, bee, little, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kiburi	KEE-boo-ree	pride	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, boo, ree, pride, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kibwana	KEE-bwah-nah	young gentleman	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, bwah, nah, young, gentleman, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kibwe	KEE-bweh	blessed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, bweh, blessed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kidawa	KEE-dah-wah	medicine	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, dah, wah, medicine, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kidhi	kee-DEE	Satisfaction	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, dee, satisfaction, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kifaa	kee-FAAH	Useful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, faah, useful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kifimbo	KEE-feem-boh	stick	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, feem, boh, stick, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kifimbo	kee-FEEM-hoh	a delicate twig	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, feem, hoh, a, delicate, twig, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kigoma,.	KEE-goh-mah	small drum joy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, goh, mah, small, drum, joy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kigongo	kee-GONG-goh	born before twins	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	kee, gong, goh, born, before, twins, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Kihara	KEH-ha-rah	a bald patch	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, ha, rah, a, bald, patch, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kihiga	KEH-hee-gah	rock	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, hee, gah, rock, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kijakazi	kee-jah-KAH-zee	your life is due to us	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, jah, kah, zee, your, life, is, due, to, us, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kijana	KEE-jah-nah	youthful young	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, jah, nah, youthful, young, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kijani	KEE-jah-nee	warrior	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, jah, nee, warrior, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kijicho	KEE-jee-cho	envious jealous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, jee, cho, envious, jealous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kike	kee-KEH	Feminine femininity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, keh, feminine, femininity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kimacho	KEE-mah-cho	observant	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, mah, cho, observant, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kimameta	KEE-mah-meh-tah	diamond mine	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, mah, meh, tah, diamond, mine, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kimathi	KEH-mah-thee	Kenyan freedom fighter	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, mah, thee, kenyan, freedom, fighter, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kimotho	KEH-moh-tho	the left hand (left handed)	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, moh, tho, the, left, hand, left, handed, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kimweri	KEEM-weh-ree	ruler chief	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keem, weh, ree, ruler, chief, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kimya	KEEM-yah	calm quiet	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keem, yah, calmquiet, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinah	kee-NAH	willful	Female	Bobangi	East Africa	Africa	kee, nah, willful, female, bobangi, east africa, africa
Kinaya	KEE-nah-yah	complete	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, nah, yah, complete, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinda	keen-DAH	young bird chick young and beautiful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keen, dah, young, bird, chick, young, and, beautiful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinjeketile	keen-JEH-keh-tee-leh	he killed himself	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keen, jeh, keh, tee, leh, he, killed, himself, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinjikitile	keen-JEE-kee-tee-leh	he killed himself	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keen, jee, kee, tee, leh, he, killed, himself, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinoro	KEH-noh-roh	sharpener of knives	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, noh, roh, sharpener, of, knives, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kinuka	KEE-noo-kah	A type of flower	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, noo, kah, a, type, of, flower, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinyemi	KEE-NYEH-mee	a good thing	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, nyeh, mee, a, good, thing, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinyua	KEHN-you-ah	one who drinks	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kehn, you, ah, one, who, drinks, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kioi	KEH-oh-ee	bears heavy burdens	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, oh, ee, bears, heavy, burdens, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kioja	KEE-oh-jah	Miracle	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, oh, jah, miracle, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kiongozi	KEE-on-goh-zee	Leader	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, on, goh, zee, leader, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kioni	KEO-nee	she finds (sees things)	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keo, nee, she, finds, sees, things, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kioni	KEO-nee	she who see	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keo, nee, she, who, see, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kipanga	KEE-pahn-gah	falcon	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, pahn, gah, falcon, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kipendo	KEE-pehn-doh	Love	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, pehn, doh, love, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kipenzi	kee-PEHN-zee	loved one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, pehn, zee, loved, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kipusa	KEE-poo-sah	Young girl	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, poo, sah, young, girl, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kirafiki	KEE-rah-fee-kee	like a friend	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, rah, fee, kee, like, a, friend, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kirimi	KEH-re-mee	a farmer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, re, mee, a, farmer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kirimu	kee-ree-muh	Generous kind	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, ree, muh, generous, kind, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kirinyaga	keh-rehn-YAH-gah	mountain of brightness Mount Kenya	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, rehn, yah, gah, mountain, of, brightness, mount, kenya, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kisasa	kee-sah-sah	New modern	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, sah, sah, new, modern, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kisasi	KEE-sah-see	revenge	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, sah, see, revenge, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kisima	kee-see-MAH	spring	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, see, mah, spring, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kissa	kiss-SAH	born after twins	Female	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	kiss, sah, born, after, twins, female, buganda, uganda, africa
Kitambi	kee-tam-bee	proud	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, tam, bee, proud, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kithingi	KEH-thee-gee	a butcher	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, thee, gee, a, butcher, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kito	kee-toh	a jewel	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, toh, a, jewel, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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