Male Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Kiume	KEE-ooh-meh	masculine and strong	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, ooh, meh, masculine, and, strong, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kizza	keez-SAH	born after twins	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	keez, sah, born, after, twins, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Kodwo	koh-DWOH	born on Monday	Male	Twi	Ghana	Africa	koh, dwoh, born, on, monday, male, twi, ghana, africa
Kofi	koh-FEE	born on Friday	Male	Twi	Ghana	Africa	koh, fee, born, on, friday, male, twi, ghana, africa
Koigi	KOH-ee-gee	one who speaks	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	koh, ee, gee, one, who, speaks, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kojo	koh-JOH	born on Monday	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	koh, joh, born, on, monday, male, akan, ghana, africa
Kokayi	koh-KAH-yee	he summons the people	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	koh, kah, yee, he, summons, the, people, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Kombo	KOH-m-boh	impoverished bent	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	koh, m, boh, impoverished, bent, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Komboa	KOH-m-boh-ah	redeemed redemption	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	koh, m, boh, ah, redeemed, redemption, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kondo	KON-doh	war	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kon, doh, war, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kondwani	kon-DWAH-nee	joyful	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kon, dwah, nee, joyful, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kongoresi	KOHN-goh-rez-ee	old contest	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kohn, goh, rez, ee, old, contest, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kontar	KOHN-tar	an only child	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	kohn, tar, an, only, child, male, akan, ghana, africa
Kopano	koh-PAH-noh	union	Male	Tswana	South Africa	Africa	koh, pah, noh, union, male, tswana, south africa, africa
Kosoko	koh-SOH-koh	no hoe to dig a grave	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	koh, soh, koh, no, hoe, to, dig, a, grave, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kpodo	kh-poh-DOH	the elder of twins	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	kh, poh, doh, the, elder, of, twins, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Kristo	KH-ree-sto	Christian	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kh, ree, sto, christian, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kubweza	koo-BWEH-zah	give it back	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	koo, bweh, zah, give, it, back, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kudumu	KUH-duh-muh	persevering lasting	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, duh, muh, persevering, lasting, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kudyauku	kooYAH-oo-koo	a feast	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kooyah, oo, koo, a, feast, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kufuo	koo-FOO-oh	father shared birth pangs	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	koo, foo, oh, father, shared, birth, pangs, male, fante, ghana, africa
Kuguru	KOH-go-row	a leg	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	koh, go, row, a, leg, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kumanda	koo-MAHN-dah	graveyard	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	koo, mahn, dah, graveyard, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kumbufu	KUH-m-buh-fuh	person with excellent memory	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, m, buh, fuh, person, with, excellent, memory, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kumbuka	KUH-m-buh-kah	person with excellent memory	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, m, buh, kah, person, with, excellent, memory, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kunjufu	KUHN-juh-fuh	cheerful and friendly	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuhn, juh, fuh, cheerful, and, friendly, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kunle	KOON-leh	our home is filled with honors	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	koon, leh, our, home, is, filled, with, honors, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kuthakwakulu	koo-tah-kwah-KOO-loo	the end of man	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	koo, tah, kwah, koo, loo, the, end, of, man, male, yao, malawi, africa
Kutisha	KUH-tee-shah	tough formidable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, tee, shah, tough, formidable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kuumba	KUH-uh-mbah	create creativity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, uh, mbah, create, creativity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kuweza	KUH-weh-zah	very capable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, weh, zah, very, capable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kwabena	KWAH-beh-nah	born on Tuesday	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	kwah, beh, nah, born, on, tuesday, male, akan, ghana, africa
Kwacha	KWAH-chah	morning	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kwah, chah, morning, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kwada	KWAH-dah	night has fallen	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kwah, dah, night, has, fallen, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kwagalana	KWA-gah-lah-nah	brotherly love	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kwa, gah, lah, nah, brotherly, love, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kwakou	kwah-KOO	born on Wednesday	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	kwah, koo, born, on, wednesday, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Kwame	KWAH-meh	born on Saturday	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	kwah, meh, born, on, saturday, male, akan, ghana, africa
Kwanza	KWAN-zah	beginning	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kwan, zah, beginning, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kwasi	KWAH-see	born on Sunday	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	kwah, see, born, on, sunday, male, akan, ghana, africa
Kwayera	kwah-YEH-rah	dawn	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kwah, yeh, rah, dawn, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kweli	KWEH-lee	honesty truth	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kweh, lee, honesty, truth, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kwende	KWEHN-deh	let's go	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kwehn, deh, let's, go, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Lali	LAH-lee	flexible	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	lah, lee, flexible, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Lamburira	lam-boo-REE-rah	clean bush	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	lam, boo, ree, rah, clean, bush, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Latif	LAH-teef	gentle	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	lah, teef, gentle, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Leabua	LEH-ah-bwah	one who speaks	Male	Sotho	South Africa	Africa	leh, ah, bwah, one, who, speaks, male, sotho, south africa, africa
Letsego	let-SEH-goh	arm	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	let, seh, goh, arm, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Ligongo	lee-GOHN-goh	who is this?	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	lee, gohn, goh, who, is, this, male, yao, malawi, africa
Lin	LEE-oo	voice	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	lee, oo, voice, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Linje	LEEN-jeh	try it	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	leen, jeh, try, it, male, yao, malawi, africa
Lipapwiche	lee-pap-WEE-chay	torn	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	lee, pap, wee, chay, torn, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Lisimba	lee-SEEM-bah	lion	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	lee, seem, bah, lion, male, yao, malawi, africa
Liu	LEE-oo	a voice	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	lee, oo, a, voice, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Liyongo	LEE-yohn-goh	talks much	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	lee, yohn, goh, talks, much, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Lizwelicha	leez-weh-LEE-chah	new world	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	leez, weh, lee, chah, new, world, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Lugono	loo-GOH-noh	sleep	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	loo, goh, noh, sleep, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Lukongolo	loo-KOHN-goh-loh	leg	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	loo, kohn, goh, loh, leg, male, yao, malawi, africa
Lumo	LOO-moh	born face downwards	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	loo, moh, born, face, downwards, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Lumumba	LUH-muhm-bah	gifted	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	luh, muhm, bah, gifted, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Lutalo	LOO-tah-loh	warrior	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	loo, tah, loh, warrior, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Luzige	loo-zee-GHEH	locust	Male	Mugwere	Uganda	Africa	loo, zee, gheh, locust, male, mugwere, uganda, africa
Lyapo	ee-YAH-po	many trials	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, yah, po, many, trials, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Maabade	MAA-bah-deh	sanctuary	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	maa, bah, deh, sanctuary, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Maalik	MAA-lick	experience	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	maa, lick, experience, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Maamuni	MAA-muh-nee	blessed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	maa, muh, nee, blessed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Maarifa	MAA-ree-fah	knowledge skill	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	maa, ree, fah, knowledge skill, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mabruke	MAH-brew-keh	blessed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, brew, keh, blessed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Macaria	MAH-shah-ree-ah	seeker	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, shah, ree, ah, seeker, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Machano	MAH-cha-noh	born on Wednesday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, cha, noh, born, on, wednesday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Machungwa	mah-chew-ng-wah	oranges	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, chew, ng, wah, oranges, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Machupa	mah-CHOO-pah	likes to drink	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, choo, pah, likes, to, drink, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Madhubuti	MAH-DOO-buh-tee	firm steady	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, doo, buh, tee, firm, steady, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Madongo	mah-DOHN-goh	uncircumcised	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	mah, dohn, goh, uncircumcised, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Madu	MAH-doo	people	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	mah, doo, people, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Madzimoyo	mad-zee-MOH-yoh	water of life	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	mad, zee, moh, yoh, water, of, life, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Magoma	mah-goh-MAH	celebration	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, goh, mah, celebration, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Magomu	mah-goh-MOO	younger of twins	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	mah, goh, moo, younger, of, twins, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Mahbub	MAH-boob	beloved	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, boob, beloved, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahdi	MAH-dee	rightfully guided	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, dee, rightfully, guided, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahfudh	MAH-food	preserved	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, food, preserved, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahiri	MAH-hee-ree	skillful clever	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, hee, ree, skillful, clever, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahmud	MAH-mood	praised	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, mood, praised, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Maideyi	mah-EE-deh-yee	what did you want?	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	mah, ee, deh, yee, what, did, you, want, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Maina	MAH-ee-nah	a father of the Agikuyu nation	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, ee, nah, a, father, of, the, agikuyu, nation, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Maitho	MAH-ee-thoh	eyes to see with	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, ee, thoh, eyes, to, see, with, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Majaliwa	mah-jah-lee-wah	by God's grace	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, jah, lee, wah, by, god's, grace, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Majid	mah-jeed	innovator	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, jeed, innovator, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Majuto	mah-juh-toh	regret	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, juh, toh, regret, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Makalani	mah-kah-LAH-nee	clerk one skllled in writing	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	mah, kah, lah, nee, clerk, one, skllled, in, writing, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Makame	MAH-kah-meh	high rank ruler	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kah, meh, high, rank, ruler, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Makamu	MAH-kah-muh	dignified	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kah, muh, dignified, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Makini	MAH-kee-nee	of good character	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kee, nee, of, good, character, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Makori	mah-KOH-ree	born on the way	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	mah, koh, ree, born, on, the, way, male, kisii, kenya, africa
Makungu	MAH-kuhn-guh	initiation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kuhn, guh, initiation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Makwangwala	mah-kwan-GWAH-lah	crown	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	mah, kwan, gwah, lah, crown, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Makwetu	mah-KWEH-too	our place	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kweh, too, our, place, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Malawa	mah-LAH-wah	flowers	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	mah, lah, wah, flowers, male, yao, malawi, africa
Maliik	MAH-lick	king owner	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lick, king, owner, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Malik	MAH-lick	king	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lick, king, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Maliki	MAH-lick-ee	king owner	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lick, ee, king, owner, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mambo	MAHM-boh	matters events	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahm, boh, matters, events, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Manani	MAH-nah-nee	almighty	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, nah, nee, almighty, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mandala	mahn-DAH-lah	spectacles	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	mahn, dah, lah, spectacles, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mandara	MAHN-dah-rah	leader	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahn, dah, rah, leader, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mandondo	mahn-DOHN-doh	drops	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	mahn, dohn, doh, drops, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Maneno	MAH-neh-noh	words	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, neh, noh, words, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Manu	mah-NOO	the second born	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	mah, noo, the, second, born, male, akan, ghana, africa
Manzi	MAHN-zee	residence	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahn, zee, residence, male, swahili, east africa, africa

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