Male Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Ibada	EE-bah-dah	adoration	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, bah, dah, adoration, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ibrahim	EE-brah-heem	my father is exalted	Male	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ee, brah, heem, my, father, is, exalted, male, hausa, nigeria, africa
Idi	EE-dee	born during the festival of Idd	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, dee, born, during, the, festival, of, idd, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Idogbe	ee-oh-BEH	second born after twins	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, oh, beh, second, born, after, twins, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Idowu	ee-DOH-woo	born after twins	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, doh, woo, born, after, twins, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Idriis	EE-drees	prophet he studies	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, drees, prophet, he, studies, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ikinya	EE-key-nyah	a single step	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, key, nyah, a, single, step, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Imaan	EE-man	faith	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, man, faith, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Imamu	EE-mah-moo	minister preacher	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, moo, minister, preacher, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Iman	EE-man	faith	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, man, faith, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Imara	EE-mah-rah	Stamina strength	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, rah, stamina, strength, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Imarika	EE-mah-ree-kah	be steadfast	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, ree, kah, be, steadfast, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Imarogbe	ee-MAH-roh-beh	child born to a good family	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, mah, roh, beh, child, born, to, a, good, family, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Ipyana	eep-YAH-nah	grace	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	eep, yah, nah, grace, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Iregi	EE-reh-ghee	a rebel	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, reh, ghee, a, rebel, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Iroagbulam	ee-ROH-eh-boo-lam	let not enmity destroy me	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	ee, roh, eh, boo, lam, let, not, enmity, destroy, me, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Irungu	EE-rohn-goh	makes right reformer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, rohn, goh, makes, right, reformer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Isa	EE-sah	Jesus	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, sah, jesus, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isaam	EE-sam	guard	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, sam, guard, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isilahi	EE-see-lah-hee	reconciliation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, see, lah, hee, reconciliation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isimo	EE-see-mo	quality	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, see, mo, quality, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isiyoshindika	EE-see-yoh-sheen-dee-kah	unconquerable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, see, yoh, sheen, dee, kah, unconquerable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Islam	EE-slam	submission to God	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, slam, submission, to, god, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ismael	EE-smah-el	prophet he hears	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, smah, el, prophet, he, hears, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ismaili	EES-mah-ee-lee	Ishmael he hears	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ees, mah, ee, lee, ishmael, he, hears, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Issa	ee-SAH	God is our salvation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, sah, god, is, our, salvation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ita	EE-tah	a war raid	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, tah, a, war, raid, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Itimu	EE-tee-moh	a spear	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, tee, moh, a, spear, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Iyapo	ee-YAH-po	many trials	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, yah, po, many, trials, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa

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