Male Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Sebahive	seh-bah-HEE-veh	bringer of good fortune	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	seh, bah, hee, veh, bringer, of, good, fortune, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Sefu	SEH-foo	sword	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	seh, foo, sword, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Seif	SAY-if	sword brave	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	say, if, sword, brave, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sekani	seh-KAH-nee	laughter	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	seh, kah, nee, laughter, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Sekayi	seh-KAH-yee	laughter	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	seh, kah, yee, laughter, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Selemani	SEH-leh-mah-nee	wise Solomon	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	seh, leh, mah, nee, wise, solomon, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sentwali	sehn-TWAH-lee	courageos	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	sehn, twah, lee, courageos, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Shaabani	SHAH-bah-nee	eigth month	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, bah, nee, eigth, month, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shaaboni	shah-BOH-nee	born in the eigth month	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, boh, nee, born, in, the, eigth, month, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shahaab	SHAH-haab	shooting star	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, haab, shooting, star, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shahidi	SHAH-hee-dee	witness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, hee, dee, witness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shakir	SHAH-keer	thankful	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	shah, keer, thankful, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Shakwe	SHAH-kweh	a kind of bird	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, kweh, a, kind, of, bird, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shamakani	SHAH-mah-kah-nee	presides leader of the place	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, mah, kah, nee, presides, leader, of, the, place, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shambe	SHAHM-beh	leader	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shahm, beh, leader, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shangobunni	shang-goh-BOON-nee	a child given by the God Shango	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	shang, goh, boon, nee, a, child, given, by, the, god, shango, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Sharif	SHAH-reef	noble	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, reef, noble, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shazidi	SHAH-zee-dee	growth	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, zee, dee, growth, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sheikh	SHAY-kih	leader elder	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shay, kih, leader, elder, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shibe	shee-BEH	satisfaction	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, beh, satisfaction, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shibisha	shee-bee-shah	satisfy or make satisfied	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, bee, shah, satisfy, or, make, satisfied, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shinda	SHEEN-dah	conquer win	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sheen, dah, conquer, win, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shinuni	shee-NUH-nee	attack	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, nuh, nee, attack, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shomari	shoh-MAH-ree	forceful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shoh, mah, ree, forceful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shujaa	SHOO-jah	brave	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shoo, jah, brave, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shukrani	SHOOK-rah-nee	grateful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shook, rah, nee, grateful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sifa	see-FAH	fame reputation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, fah, fame, reputation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sifiye	see-fee-YEH	we are dying	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	see, fee, yeh, we, are, dying, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Sigidi	see-GHEE-dee	one thousand	Male	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	see, ghee, dee, one, thousand, male, zulu, south africa, africa
Simai	see-MAH-ee	high	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, mah, ee, high, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Simba	SEEM-bah	lion	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	seem, bah, lion, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sinaan	see-NAHN	spearhead brave	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, nahn, spearhead, brave, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sipho	see-POH	gift	Male	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	see, poh, gift, male, zulu, south africa, africa
Sipliwo	see-PLEE-woh	gift	Male	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	see, plee, woh, gift, male, xhosa, south africa, africa
Sisi	see-SEE	born on a Sunday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	see, see, born, on, a, sunday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Siwatu	see-,WAH-too	born during a time of conflict	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, wah, too, born, during, a, time, of, conflict, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Siwazuri	see-wah-ZOO-ree	they are not nice people	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, wah, zoo, ree, they, are, not, nice, people, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Siyani	see-,YAH-nee	relinquish	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	see, yah, nee, relinquish, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Siyazini	see-,YAH-zee-nee	what do we know?	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	see, yah, zee, nee, what, do, we, know, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Sokoro	SOH-koh-roh	named after grandfather	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	soh, koh, roh, named, after, grandfather, male, kisii, kenya, africa
Songoro	SOHN-goh-roh	metalsmith	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sohn, goh, roh, metalsmith, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sowande	shoh-WAHN-deh	the wise healer sought me out	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	shoh, wahn, deh, the, wise, healer, sought, me, out, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Stima	STEE-mah	engine electric power	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	stee, mah, engine, electric, power, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sudi	soo-DEE	good fortune	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soo, dee, good, fortune, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Suhuba	soo-HOO-bah	friend	Male	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	soo, hoo, bah, friend, male, swahili, tanzania, africa
Sulaiman	soo-lah-ee-MAHN	peaceful	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	soo, lah, ee, mahn, peaceful, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Sultaan	sool-TAHN	ruler	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sool, tahn, ruler, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sultan	sool-TAHN	ruler	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sool, tahn, ruler, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sulubu	SOO-loo-boo	tough	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soo, loo, boo, tough, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Suluhu	soo-loo-HOO	peacemaker	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soo, loo, hoo, peacemaker, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sumai	suh-MAH-ee	high	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	suh, mah, ee, high, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sumait	SUH-mah-it	reputable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	suh, mah, it, reputable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sundai	soon-DAH-ee	to push	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	soon, dah, ee, to, push, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Suwedi	su-WEH-dee	young master	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	su, weh, dee, young, master, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Suwesi	SUH-weh-see	rule	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	suh, weh, see, rule, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Taalib	TAH-leeb	seeker of	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, leeb, seeker, of, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tabari	TAH-bah-ree	famous Muslim historian	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	tah, bah, ree, famous, muslim, historian, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Tafiti	TAH-fee-tee	knowledge seeker	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, fee, tee, knowledge, seeker, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Taha	TAH-hah	skillful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, hah, skillful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tahir	TAH-heer	clean pure	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	tah, heer, clean, pure, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Taiwo	TAH-ee-woh	first born of twins	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	tah, ee, woh, first, born, of, twins, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Tajamali	TAH-jah-mah-lee	favor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, jah, mah, lee, favor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Taji	TAH-jee	crown	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, jee, crown, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tajiri	TAH-jee-ree	rich wealthy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, jee, ree, rich, wealthy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Takata	TAH-kah-tah	pure clean	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, kah, tah, pureclean, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Takatifu	Tah-kah-tee-FOO	sacred	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, kah, tee, foo, sacred, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Taki	TAH-kee	God fearing	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, kee, god, fearing, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tale	TAH-leh	green	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	tah, leh, green, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Talib	TAH-lib	seeker	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	tah, lib, seeker, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Tan	TAH-oo	lion	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	tah, oo, lion, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Tarik	TAH-rick	muslim general who conquered Spain	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	tah, rick, muslim, general, who, conquered, spain, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Tarishi	TAH-ree-shee	messenger	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, ree, shee, messenger, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tau	TAH-oo	lion	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	tah, oo, lion, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Tawfiki	TAHW-feek-ee	divine guidance	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tahw, feek, ee, divine, guidance, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tayari	TAH-yah-ree	always prepared	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, yah, ree, always, prepared, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tebogo	TEH-boh-goh	we are grateful	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	teh, boh, goh, we, are, grateful, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Tendaji	TEHN-dah-jee	makes things happen doer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tehn, dah, jee, makes, things, happen, doer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Teremesha	TEH-reh-m-shah	always willing to serve others	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	teh, reh, m, shah, always, willing, to, serve, others, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Teremun	TEH-reh-moon	fathers acceptance	Male	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	teh, reh, moon, fathers, acceptance, male, tiv, nigeria, africa
Thaabiti	THAH-bee-tee	firm steadfast	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thah, bee, tee, firm, steadfast, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Thabit	TAH-bit	firm	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	tah, bit, firm, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Thabiti	thah-BEE-tee	a true man	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	thah, bee, tee, a, true, man, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Thairu	THAH-ee-roo	rebellious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thah, ee, roo, rebellious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Thako	TAH-koh	hip	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	tah, koh, hip, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Thambo	TAHM-boh	ground	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	tahm, boh, ground, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Thandiwe	tahn-DEE-weh	beloved	Male	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	tahn, dee, weh, beloved, male, zulu, south africa, africa
Thani	TAH-nee	second one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, nee, second, one, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Themba	TEHM-bah	hope	Male	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	tehm, bah, hope, male, xhosa, south africa, africa
Thenga	TEHNGgah	bring him	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	tehnggah, bring, him, male, yao, malawi, africa
Thuweni	THOO-weh-nee	diminutive of Thani	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thoo, weh, nee, diminutive, of, thani, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tichawonna	tee-CHAH-oh-nah	we shall see	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	tee, chah, oh, nah, we, shall, see, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Tiifu	tee-FOO	loyal faithful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tee, foo, loyal, faithful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tindo	teen-DOH	active	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	teen, doh, active, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tor	toor	king	Male	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	toor, king, male, tiv, nigeria, africa
Tsalani	tsah-LAH-nee	goodbye	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	tsah, lah, nee, goodbye, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Tse	tseh	younger of twins	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	tseh, younger, of, twins, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Tsekani	tseh-KAH-nee	close	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	tseh, kah, nee, close, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Tsoka	TSOH-ka	unlucky	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	tsoh, ka, unlucky, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Tuako	twah-KOH	eleventh born	Male	Ga	Ghana	Africa	twah, koh, eleventh, born, male, ga, ghana, africa
Tukufu	TUH-koo-fuu	exalted	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tuh, koo, fuu, exalted, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tukupasya	too-koo-PASS-ya	we are afraid	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	too, koo, pass, ya, we, are, afraid, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Tulivu	TUH-lee-vuh	peace and tranquility	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tuh, lee, vuh, peace, and, tranquility, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tumaini	too-MAH-ee-nee	hope	Male	Swahili	Kenya	Africa	too, mah, ee, nee, hope, male, swahili, kenya, africa
Tumbo	TUHM-boh	stomach	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tuhm, boh, stomach, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tuponile	toc-poh-NEE-leh	we are saved	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	toc, poh, nee, leh, we, are, saved, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Tuwile	too-WEE-leh	death is inevitable	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	too, wee, leh, death, is, inevitable, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Twia	TWEE-ah	born after twins	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	twee, ah, born, after, twins, male, fante, ghana, africa
Tyehimba	tah-ye-heem-BAH	we stand as a nation	Male	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	tah, ye, heem, bah, we, stand, as, a, nation, male, tiv, nigeria, africa

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