Female Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Asiya	AH-see-yah	console	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, see, yah, console, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asma	AH-smah	higher more exalted	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, smah, higher, more, exalted, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asmahani	AHSS-mah-ha-nee	exalted	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahss, mah, ha, nee, exalted, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asumini	ah-soo-MEE-nee	jasmine	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, soo, mee, nee, jasmine, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asya	AHSS-yah	born at a time of grief	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahss, yah, born, at, a, time, of, grief, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Athiambo	AH-thee-ahm-boh	born late in the evening	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, thee, ahm, boh, born, late, in, the, evening, female, luo, kenya, africa
Atieno	AH-tee-eh-no	born at night	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, tee, eh, no, born, at, night, female, luo, kenya, africa
Atiya	AH-tee-yah	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, tee, yah, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Auta	ah-OO-tah	the last born	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ah, oo, tah, the, last, born, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Awena	AH-weh-nah	gentle	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, weh, nah, gentle, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Awino	AH-wee-noh	born with the cord around them	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, wee, noh, born, with, the, cord, around, them, female, luo, kenya, africa
Awiti	AH-wee-tee	born after misfortune	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, wee, tee, born, after, misfortune, female, luo, kenya, africa
Awour	AH-woh-rr	born in the mid morning	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, woh, rr, born, in, the, mid, morning, female, luo, kenya, africa
Ayo	AH-yoh	great joy	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, great, joy, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayobami	ah-yoh-BAH-mee	I am blessed with joy	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, bah, mee, i, am, blessed, with, joy, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayobunmi	ah-yoh-BOON-mee	joy is given to me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, boon, mee, joy, is, given, to, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayodele	ah-yoh-DEH-leh	joy come home	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, deh, leh, joy, come, home, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayofemi	ah-yoh-FEH-mee	joy likes me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, feh, mee, joy, likes, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayoluwa	ah-yo-LOO-wah	joy of our people	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yo, loo, wah, joy, of, our, people, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayoola	Ah-YOH-oh-lah	joy in wealth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, oh, lah, joy, in, wealth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Aza	AH-zah	powerful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zah, powerful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Azalee	ah-zah-LEE	a singer	Female	Bini	West Africa	Africa	ah, zah, lee, a, singer, female, bini, west africa, africa
Aziza	ah-ZEE-zah	precious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zee, zah, precious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Baba	BAH-bah	born on Thursday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	bah, bah, born, on, thursday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Baderinwa	bah-day-REEN-wah	worthy of respect	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	bah, day, reen, wah, worthy, of, respect, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Badriya	BAH-dree-yah	moorlike	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, dree, yah, moorlike, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bahati	bah-HAH-tee	my luck is good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, hah, tee, my, luck, is, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bahiya	BAH-hee-yah	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, hee, yah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Baina	bah-EE-nah	sparkling	Female	Bobangi	West Africa	Africa	bah, ee, nah, sparkling, female, bobangi, west africa, africa
Barke	BAH-keh	blessings	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, keh, blessings, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Barongo	BAH-rohn-goh	younger of twin	Female	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	bah, rohn, goh, younger, of, twin, female, kisii, kenya, africa
Basha	BAH-shah	act of God	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, shah, act, of, god, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bashaam	bah-SHAM	rich	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, sham, rich, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bashira	BAH-shee-RAH	predictor of good news	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, shee, rah, predictor, of, good, news, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Basma	BAHS-mah	a smile	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bahs, mah, a, smile, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Batuuli	BAH-tool-ee	maiden	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, tool, ee, maiden, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Baya	BAH-yah	ugly	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, yah, ugly, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bayo	BAH-yoh	joy is found	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	bah, yoh, joy, is, found, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Bayyina	BAY-ee-nah	evidence proof	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bay, ee, nah, evidence, proof, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bebi	BEH-bee	baby	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	beh, bee, baby, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Becca	BEH-cah	prophet	Female	Bobangi	West Africa	Africa	beh, cah, prophet, female, bobangi, west africa, africa
Bejide	beh-JEE-deh	child born in the rainy time	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	beh, jee, deh, child, born, in, the, rainy, time, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Bia	BEE-ah	home environment	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bee, ah, home, environment, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bimbaya	BEEM-bah-yah	ugly lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	beem, bah, yah, ugly, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bimdogo	BEEM-doh-goh	young lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	beem, doh, goh, young, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bimkubwa	beem-KOOB-wah	great lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	beem, koob, wah, great, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chiku	CHEE-koo	chatterer	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	chee, koo, chatterer, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chimwala	cheem-WAH-lah	stone	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	cheem, wah, lah, stone, female, yao, malawi, africa
Chinue	CHEEN-weh	God's blessing	Female	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	cheen, weh, god's, blessing, female, ibo, nigeria, africa
Chipo	CHEE-poh	gift	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	chee, poh, gift, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Chiwa	CHEE-wah	death	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	chee, wah, death, female, yao, malawi, africa
Chotsani	chot-SAH-nee	take away	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	chot, sah, nee, take, away, female, yao, malawi, 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
Dabiku	DAH-bee-koo	Sacrifice offering	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, bee, koo, sacrifice, offering, female, 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
Dafina	DAH-fee-nah	Valuable precious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, fee, nah, valuable, precious, female, 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
Danuwa	dah-NOO-wah	close friend	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	dah, noo, wah, close, friend, female, hausa, nigeria, 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
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
Dhuriya	THU-ree-yah	descendant	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thu, ree, yah, descendant, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dikeledi	dee-KEH-leh-dee	tears	Female	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	dee, keh, leh, dee, tears, female, tswana, botswana, 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
Doli	DOH-lee	doll	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doh, lee, doll, female, swahili, east africa, 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
Duni	DOO-nee	small	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, nee, small, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Durah	doo-RAH	pearl	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, rah, pearl, female, swahili, east africa, 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
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
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
Emojung	EH-mo-yong	the old one	Female	Karamojong	Uganda	Africa	eh, mo, yong, the, old, one, female, karamojong, uganda, 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

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