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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
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
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

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