Male Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Gyasi	JAH-see	wonderful one	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	jah, see, wonderful, one, male, akan, ghana, africa
Haamid	HAH-mead	grateful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, mead, grateful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Habib	hah-BEEB	beloved	Male	Swahili	E.Africa	Africa	hah, beeb, beloved, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Habibu	HAH-beeb-ooh	Beloved	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, beeb, ooh, beloved, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Habimana	hah-bee-MAH-nah	God exists	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	hah, bee, mah, nah, god, exists, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Hafidh	HAH-feed	preserver	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, feed, preserver, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hafiz	HAH-fizz	guardian	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, fizz, guardian, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Haidar	HAH-ee-dah	strong stout	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, ee, dah, strong, stout, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hainidi	hah-MEE-dee	commendable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, mee, dee, commendable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Haji	HAH-jee	born during the month of pilgrimage to Mecca	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, jee, born, during, the, month, of, pilgrimage, to, mecca, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Haki	HAH-kee	right justice	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, kee, right, justice, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hakim	HAH-keem	judge	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, keem, judge, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hakizimana	Hah-kee-zee-MAH-nah	it is God who saves	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	hah, kee, zee, mah, nah, it, is, god, who, saves, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Hali	HAH-lee	condition. state	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, lee, condition, state, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hamadi	hah-MAH-dee	one who is praised	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, mah, dee, one, who, is, praised, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hamdaan	HAM-dan	praise	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ham, dan, praise, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hami	HAH-mee	defend	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, mee, defend, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hamidi	hah-MEE-dee	one to be commended	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, mee, dee, one, to, be, commended, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hamisi	hah-MEE-see	born on Thursday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, mee, see, born, on, thursday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hamza	HAH-mm-zah	strong	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, mm, zah, strong, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Haoniyao	hah-oh-nee-YAH-oh	born at the time of a quarrel	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, oh, nee, yah, oh, born, at, the, time, of, a, quarrel, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Harambee	HAH-rahm-bay	let's pull together	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, rahm, bay, let's, pull, together, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Harun	hah-ROON	messenger Aharon Aaron	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, roon, messenger, aharon, aaron, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hasan	HAH-sahn	good	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, sahn, good, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hasani	hah-SAH-nee	handsome	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, sah, nee, handsome, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hashil	HAH-sheel	emigrant	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, sheel, emigrant, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hashim	HAH-sheem	honor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, sheem, honor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hasnuu	HAS-noo	handsome	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	has, noo, handsome, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hatari	HAH-tah-ree	danger	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, tah, ree, danger, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hauli	HAH-oo-lee	power strength	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, oo, lee, power, strength, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hekima	HEH-kee-MAH	clever wise	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, kee, mah, clever, wise, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Heri	HEH-ree	goodness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, ree, goodness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Heshima	HEH-shee-MAH	highly esteemed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, shee, mah, highly, esteemed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Heshimu	HEH-shee-moo	honor respect	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, shee, moo, honor, respect, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hilali	HEE-lah-lee	crescent	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, lah, lee, crescent, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Himidi	HEE-mee-dee	grateful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, mee, dee, grateful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hisham	HEE-shaam	generous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, shaam, generous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hiuhu	hee-oh-HOO	he is hot	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	hee, oh, hoo, he, is, hot, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Hodari	HOH-duh-ree	energetic capable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hoh, duh, ree, energetic, capable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hondo	HOHN-doh	war	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	hohn, doh, war, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Humud	HUH-muhd	gracious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	huh, muhd, gracious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hurani	HUH-rah-nee	restive	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	huh, rah, nee, restive, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Husani	hoo-SAH-nee	handsome	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hoo, sah, nee, handsome, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Huseni	HOO-seh-nee	good	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hoo, seh, nee, good, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Husni	HOHS-nee	goodness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hohs, nee, goodness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
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
Jaafar	JAA-faar	small river	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jaa, faar, small, river, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jabali	JAH-bah-lee	strong as a rock	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, bah, lee, strong, as, a, rock, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jabari	jah-BAH-ree	courageous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, bah, ree, courageous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jabir	JAH-BEE-rr	restorer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, bee, rr, restorer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jabiri	JAH-bee-ree	comforter	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, bee, ree, comforter, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jabulani	jah-boo-LAH-nee	happy	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	jah, boo, lah, nee, happy, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Jafari	jah-FAH-ree	creek	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, fah, ree, creek, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jaha	JAH-ha	dignified	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, ha, dignified, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jahi	JAH-hee	dignity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, hee, dignity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jahina	JAH-hee-nah	brave courageous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, hee, nah, brave, courageous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jaja	JAH-jah	honored one	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	jah, jah, honored, one, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Jalali	JAH-lah-lee	almighty	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, lah, lee, almighty, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jalil	JAH-leel	exalted honorable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, leel, exalted, honorable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jalili	JAH-lee-lee	exalted dignified	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, lee, lee, exalted, dignified, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jamal	JAH-mahl	elegance	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, mahl, elegance, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jamali	JAH-mah-lee	beauty	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, mah, lee, beauty, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jamil	JAH-meel	handsome	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, meel, handsome, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jaramogi	JAH-rah-moh-ghee	courageous	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	jah, rah, moh, ghee, courageous, male, luo, kenya, africa
Jasiri	JAH-see-ree	fearless	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, see, ree, fearless, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jauhar	JAH-oo-ha	jewel gem	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, oo, ha, jewel, gem, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jawaad	JAH-wahd	generous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, wahd, generous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jecha	JEH-cha	sunrise	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, cha, sunrise, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jefar	JEH-fah	recovery	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, fah, recovery, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jela	JEH-lah	father in prison at birth	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, lah, father, in, prison, at, birth, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jelani	jeh-LAH-nee	mighty one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, lah, nee, mighty, one, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jemadari	JEH-mah-dah-ree	army general	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, mah, dah, ree, army, general, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jenebi	JEH-neh-bee	affectionate	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, neh, bee, affectionate, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jengo	JEHN-goh	building strength	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jehn, goh, building, strength, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jibade	jee-bah-DEH	royalty	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	jee, bah, deh, royalty, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Jimiyu	JEE-mee-yoo	born in the summer season	Male	Abaluhya	Kenya	Africa	jee, mee, yoo, born, in, the, summer, season, male, abaluhya, kenya, africa
Jitu	JEE-too	giant	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jee, too, giant, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jitujeusi	JEE-too-jeh-oo-see	a black giant	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jee, too, jeh, oo, see, a, black, giant, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jojo	joh-JOH	born on Monday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	joh, joh, born, on, monday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Jomo	JOH-moh	burning spear	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	joh, moh, burning, spear, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa

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