Names by Gender

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Dabiku	DAH-bee-koo	Sacrifice offering	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, bee, koo, sacrifice, offering, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dada	DAH-da	elder one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, da, elder, one, male, 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
Dada	DAH-dah	child with curly hair	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	dah, dah, child, with, curly, hair, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Dafina	DAH-fee-nah	Valuable precious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, fee, nah, valuable, precious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dahoma	DAH-ho-mah	long life	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, ho, mah, long, life, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dajan	DAH-jahn	dark sky during a heavy rain	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, jahn, dark, sky, during, a, heavy, rain, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dakarai	dah-kah-RAH-ee	joy	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	dah, kah, rah, ee, joy, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Daktari	DAHK-tah-ree	Doctor healer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dahk, tah, ree, doctor, healer, male, 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
Damu	DAH-moo	blood	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, moo, blood, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Danjuma	dan-joo-MAH	born on Friday	Male	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	dan, joo, mah, born, on, friday, male, hausa, nigeria, africa
Danladi	dan-LAH-dee	born on Sunday	Male	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	dan, lah, dee, born, on, sunday, male, hausa, nigeria, africa
Danuwa	dah-NOO-wah	close friend	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	dah, noo, wah, close, friend, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Daraja	DAH-rah-jah	bridge stage	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, rah, jah, bridge, stage, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Darweshi	dahr-WEH-shee	holy one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dahr, weh, shee, holy, one, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dau	DAH-ooh	abbreviation of Daudi	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, ooh, abbreviation, of, daudi, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Daud	DAH-oohd	David	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, oohd, david, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Daudi	dah-OO-dee	beloved	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, oo, dee, beloved, male, swahili, east africa, 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
Dhoruba	THOR-roo-BAH	storm	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thor, roo, bah, storm, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dhuriya	THU-ree-yah	descendant	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thu, ree, yah, descendant, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Diallo	DEE-ah-loh	bold one	Male	Malinke	West Africa	Africa	dee, ah, loh, bold, one, male, malinke, west africa, africa
Dibia	DEE-bee-ah	healer	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	dee, bee, ah, healer, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Diji	DEE-jee	a farmer	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	dee, jee, a, farmer, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Dikeledi	dee-KEH-leh-dee	tears	Female	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	dee, keh, leh, dee, tears, female, tswana, botswana, africa
Dingane	deen-GAH-neh	one who is searching	Male	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	deen, gah, neh, one, who, is, searching, male, zulu, south africa, africa
Dini	DEE-nee	faith religion	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dee, nee, faith, religion, male, swahili, east africa, 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
Dogo	doh-GOH	small	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doh, goh, small, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Doli	DOH-lee	doll	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doh, lee, doll, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Donkor	dohn-koh	the humble one	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	dohn, koh, the, humble, one, male, akan, ghana, 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
Dukuzumuremyi	doo-koo-zoo-moo-REM-yee	praise be to God	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	doo, koo, zoo, moo, rem, yee, praise, be, to, god, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Dulani	doo-LAH-nee	cutting	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	doo, lah, nee, cutting, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Dumisai	doo-mee-sah-ee	a herald	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	doo, mee, sah, ee, a, herald, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Dumisha	doo-mee-SHAH	intimate friendship	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, mee, shah, intimate, friendship, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Duni	DOO-nee	small	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, nee, small, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Duniisai	doo-mee-SAH-ee	herald	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	doo, mee, sah, ee, herald, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Dunsimi	doon-SEE-mee	don't die before me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	doon, see, mee, don't, die, before, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Durah	doo-RAH	pearl	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, rah, pearl, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Durojaiye	doo-roh-jah-yeh	slow down and enjoy the world	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	doo, roh, jah, yeh, slow, down, and, enjoy, the, world, male, yoruba, nigeria, 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

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