Female Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Radhi	RAH-dee	Forgiveness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, dee, forgiveness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Radhiya	RAH-dee-yah	contented	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, dee, yah, contented, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Radhiya	rah-THEE-yah	agreeable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, thee, yah, agreeable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rafiya	RAH-fee-yah	dignified	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, fee, yah, dignified, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rahima	rah-hee-MAH	compassionate	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, hee, mah, compassionate, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rahimu	RAH-hee-moo	Mercy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, hee, moo, mercy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rahma	RAH-mah	compassion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, mah, compassion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Raisa	rah-ee-SAH	exalted	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, ee, sah, exalted, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ramla	RAHM-lah	predictor of the future	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rahm, lah, predictor, of, the, future, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashida	rah-SHEE-dah	righteous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shee, dah, righteous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashida	rah-SHEE-dah	righteous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shee, dah, righteous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rayha	RAY-hah	a little luxury	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ray, hah, a, little, luxury, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rayyan	RAY-ahn	luxuriant lush	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ray, ahn, luxuriant, lush, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Razina	rah-zee-NAH	strong and patient	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, zee, nah, strong, and, patient, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Raziya	rah-ZEE-yah	agreeable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, zee, yah, agreeable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Reem	reem	white antelope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reem, white, antelope, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rehani	reh-HAH-nee	Promise vow	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, hah, nee, promise, vow, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rehema	reh-HEH-mah	compassion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, heh, mah, compassion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Remba	reh-m-BAH	Beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, m, bah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ridhaa	ree-DAAH	Goodwill	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, daah, goodwill, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ridhisha	REE-dee-shah	Satisfaction	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, dee, shah, satisfaction, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rim	reem	white antelope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reem, white, antelope, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Riziki	REE-zee-kee	daily sustenance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, zee, kee, daily, sustenance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rozi	ROH-zee	flower rose	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	roh, zee, flower, rose, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rufaro	roo-FAH-roh	happiness	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	roo, fah, roh, happiness, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Rukiya	roo-KEE-yah	she rises high	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	roo, kee, yah, she, rises, high, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ruqaya	rooh-KWAH-yah	superior	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rooh, kwah, yah, superior, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ruzuna	rooh-zoo-NAH	calm and composed	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rooh, zoo, nah, calm, and, composed, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Saada	sah-AH-dah	helper	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, ah, dah, helper, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Saadiya	SAAH-dee-yah	happy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	saah, dee, yah, happy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sabiha	SAH-bee-HAH	graceful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, bee, hah, graceful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sabir	SAH-beer	patient	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, beer, patient, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sabra	SAH-brah	patience	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, brah, patience, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Saburi	SAH-boo-ree	Patience	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, boo, ree, patience, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sadaka	SAH-dah-kah	an offering	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dah, kah, an, offering, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sadiki	SAH-dee-kee	believable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dee, kee, believable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sadikifu	SAH-dee-kee-fu	Reliable friend	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dee, kee, fu, reliable, friend, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sadikika	SAH-dee-kee-kah	Trustworthy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dee, kee, kah, trustworthy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Safaa	sah-FAH	purity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, fah, purity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Safi	SAH-fee	Pure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, fee, pure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Safidi	SAH-fee-dee	well organized tidy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, fee, dee, well, organized, tidy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Safisha	sah-FEE-shah	cleansing	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, fee, shah, cleansing, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Safiya	sah-FEE-yah	clear-minded pure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, fee, yah, clear, minded, pure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Saida	SAH-ee-dah	happy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, ee, dah, happy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Saiha	SAH-ee-hah	good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, ee, hah, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Saiwa	sah-ee-WAH	consolation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, ee, wah, consolation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sakina	SAH-kee-NAH	tranquility calm	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, kee, nah, tranquility, calm, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sala	sah-LAH	prayer	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, prayer, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salaam	SAH-laaam	tranquility	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, laaam, tranquility, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salama	sah-LAH-mah	peace	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, mah, peace, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salama	SAH-lah-mah	tranquility	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, mah, tranquility, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salamu	sah-LAH-moo	perfect	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, moo, perfect, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salima	sah-lee-MAH	safe	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lee, mah, safe, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salma	SAHL-mah	safe	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sahl, mah, safe, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salme	SAHL-MEH	safe	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sahl, meh, safe, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Samiha	sah-MEE-hah	magnanimous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, mee, hah, magnanimous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Samira	sah-MEE-rah	reconciler	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, mee, rah, reconciler, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sanaa	SAH-naa	art	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, naa, art, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sangeya	san-GEH-yah	hate me	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	san, geh, yah, hate, me, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Sanura	sah-NOO-rah	kitten	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, noo, rah, kitten, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sauda	sah-OO-dah	dark beauty	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, oo, dah, dark, beauty, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Saumu	SAH-oo-muh	born during Ramadan	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, oo, muh, born, during, ramadan, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sauti	SAH-oo-tee	voice	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, oo, tee, voice, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sebtuu	SEHB-tuu	born on Saturday	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sehb, tuu, born, on, saturday, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sekelaga	seh-keh-LAH-gah	rejoice	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	seh, keh, lah, gah, rejoice, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Semeni	SEH-meh-nee	speak	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	seh, meh, nee, speak, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Serafina	seh-rah-FEE-nah	burning passion	Female	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	seh, rah, fee, nah, burning, passion, female, xhosa, south africa, africa
Serwa	sair-WAH	noble woman	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	sair, wah, noble, woman, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Shade	shah-DEH	sweetly singing	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	shah, deh, sweetly, singing, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Shahida	shah-hee-DAH	martyr	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, hee, dah, martyr, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shakila	shah-KEE-lah	shapely	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, kee, lah, shapely, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shamba	shah-m-BAH	plantation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, m, bah, plantation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shamim	shah-MEEM	sweet scent	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, meem, sweet, scent, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shangilia	shahn-GEE-lah	celebrate	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shahn, gee, lah, celebrate, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shangwe	shahn-GWEH	celebration	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shahn, gweh, celebration, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shani	SHAH-nee	marvellous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, nee, marvellous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sharifa	shah-REE-fah	distinguished one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, ree, fah, distinguished, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shawana	shah-WAH-nah	grace	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, wah, nah, grace, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shemsa	SHEHM-sah	sunlight	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shehm, sah, sunlight, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sheshe	SHEH-sheh	elegance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sheh, sheh, elegance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shiba	SHEE-bah	satiated	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, bah, satiated, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shida	SHEE-dah	difficulty	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, dah, difficulty, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shifaa	SHEE-fah	cure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, fah, cure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shiminege	shee-mee-NEH-geh	let us perceive the future	Female	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	shee, mee, neh, geh, let, us, perceive, the, future, female, tiv, nigeria, africa
Shirika	SHEE-ree-kah	trusted partner	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, ree, kah, trusted, partner, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shoorai	shoh-oh-RAH-ee	a broom that sweeps	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	shoh, oh, rah, ee, a, broom, that, sweeps, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Shukura	shoo-KOO-rah	I am grateful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shoo, koo, rah, i, am, grateful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shukuru	shoo-koo-ROO	grateful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shoo, koo, roo, grateful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shuruku	shoo-roo-KOO	dawn	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shoo, roo, koo, dawn, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sibadili	SEE-bah-dee-lee	I will not change	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, bah, dee, lee, i, will, not, change, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sibongile	see-bong-GHEE-leh	thank you	Female	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	see, bong, ghee, leh, thank, you, female, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Siboniso	see-boh-NEE-soh	a sign	Female	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	see, boh, nee, soh, a, sign, female, zulu, south africa, africa
Sigele	see-GEH-leh	left	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	see, geh, leh, left, female, ngoni, malawi, africa
Sigolwide	see-gol-WEE-deh	my ways are straight	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	see, gol, wee, deh, my, ways, are, straight, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Sihaba	SEE-hah-bah	not a little	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, hah, bah, not, a, little, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Siham	SEE-hahm	sharing together	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, hahm, sharing, together, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sijaona	SEE-jah-oh-nah	I have not seen	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, jah, oh, nah, i, have, not, seen, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sikambagila	see-kam-bah-GHEE-lah	it doesn't suit him	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	see, kam, bah, ghee, lah, it, doesn't, suit, him, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Sikia	SEE-kee-ah	harmony	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, kee, ah, harmony, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sikitu	SEE-kee-too	it's all right	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, kee, too, it's, all, right, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sikudhani	see-koo-THAH-nee	a pleasant suprise	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, koo, thah, nee, a, pleasant, suprise, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Silika	SEE-lee-kah	Instinct	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, lee, kah, instinct, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Siphiwe	see-PEE-weh	we were given	Female	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	see, pee, weh, we, were, given, female, zulu, south africa, africa
Siri	see-ree	Secret	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, ree, secret, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sisi	see-SEE	born on a Sunday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	see, see, born, on, a, sunday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Sisya	SEE-s-yah	She of the Mfuu tree	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, s, yah, she, of, the, mfuu, tree, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sitembile	see-tem-bee-leh	trust	Female	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	see, tem, bee, leh, trust, female, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Siti	SEE-tee	lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, tee, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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