Male Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Nathari	NAH-thah-ree	prose embroidery	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, thah, ree, prose, embroidery, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ndale	n-DAH-leh	prankster	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	n, dah, leh, prankster, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Ndegwa	DEHG-wah	a bull	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	dehg, wah, a, bull, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ndembo	n-DEHM-boh	elephant	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	n, dehm, boh, elephant, male, yao, malawi, africa
Ndemi	DEH-mee	founders of the Agikuyu nation	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	deh, mee, founders, of, the, agikuyu, nation, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nderu	DEH-roo	bearded one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	deh, roo, bearded, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ndweleifwa	n-dweh-leh-EEF-wah	I came with morning	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	n, dweh, leh, eef, wah, i, came, with, morning, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Ndwiga	DWEE-gah	a giraffe	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	dwee, gah, a, giraffe, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nemsi	NEHM-see	respectable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nehm, see, respectable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ngare	GAH-ray	a leopard	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	gah, ray, a, leopard, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ngigi	gee-GAY	a grasshopper	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	gee, gay, a, grasshopper, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ngolinga	n-goh-LEENG-gah	cry baby	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	n, goh, leeng, gah, cry, baby, male, yao, malawi, africa
Ngombe	n-GOHM-beh	cow	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	n, gohm, beh, cow, male, yao, malawi, africa
Ngonepe	n-goh-NEH-poh	repose	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	n, goh, neh, poh, repose, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Ngozi	n-GOH-zee	blessing	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	n, goh, zee, blessing, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ngumo	GOO-moh	fame	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	goo, moh, fame, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ngunda	n-GOON-,dah	dove	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	n, goon, dah, dove, male, yao, malawi, africa
Nguvumali	GOO-voo-mah-lee	power is wealth	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	goo, voo, mah, lee, power, is, wealth, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Niamoja	nee-ah-moh-JAH	one purpose	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nee, ah, moh, jah, one, purpose, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nikusubila	nee-koo-see-BEE-lah	hopeful	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	nee, koo, see, bee, lah, hopeful, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Nizam	nee-ZAHM	discipliner arranger	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	nee, zahm, discipliner, arranger, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Njama	JAH-mah	a council e.g. war council.	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	jah, mah, a, council, eg, war, council, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Njata	JAH-tah	star	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	jah, tah, star, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Njau	JAH-oh	strong calf	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	jah, oh, strong, calf, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Njete	n-JEH-teh	salt	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	n, jeh, teh, salt, male, yao, malawi, africa
Njiraini	jay-rah-ee-NAY	on the road	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	jay, rah, ee, nay, on, the, road, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Njiru	gee-ROH	black one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	gee, roh, black, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Njogu	joh-GOO	elephant	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	joh, goo, elephant, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Njora	joh-RAH	a scabbard i.e. for a sword	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	joh, rah, a, scabbard, ie, for, a, sword, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Njowga	n-JOH-gah	shoes	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	n, joh, gah, shoes, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Njururi	JOE-roh-ree	wanderer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	joe, roh, ree, wanderer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nkosi	n-KOH-see	ruler	Male	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	n, koh, see, ruler, male, zulu, south africa, africa
Nkrumah	n-KROO-mah	ninth born	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	n, kroo, mah, ninth, born, male, akan, ghana, africa
Nkuku	n-koo-koo	rooster	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	n, koo, koo, rooster, male, yao, malawi, africa
Nkundiushuti	n-koon-deen-SHOO-tee	I love people	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	n, koon, deen, shoo, tee, i, love, people, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Nmeregini	n-MEH-reh-ghee-nee	what have I done?	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	n, meh, reh, ghee, nee, what, have, i, done, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Nnamdi	n-NAHM-dee	fathers name lives on	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	n, nahm, dee, fathers, name, lives, on, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Nnanna	n-NAHN-nah	grandfather	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	n, nahn, nah, grandfather, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Nolizwe	noh-leez-WEH	the nation	Male	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	noh, leez, weh, the, nation, male, xhosa, south africa, africa
Nonceba	nong-CHEH-bah	mercy	Male	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	nong, cheh, bah, mercy, male, xhosa, south africa, africa
Nosakhere	noh-SAH-keh-reh	Gods way is the only way	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	noh, sah, keh, reh, gods, way, is, the, only, way, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Nsoah	n-soh-AH	seventh born	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	n, soh, ah, seventh, born, male, akan, ghana, africa
Nsomba	n-SOHM-bah	fish	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	n, sohm, bah, fish, male, yao, malawi, africa
Nuru	NOO-roo	born in daylight	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	noo, roo, born, in, daylight, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nwabudike	NWAH-boo-dee-KEH	son is the fathers power	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	nwah, boo, dee, keh, son, is, the, fathers, power, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Nyachae	NYAH-chah-ay	generous	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	nyah, chah, ay, generous, male, kisii, kenya, africa
Nyaga	NYAH-gah	brightness or Ostrich	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nyah, gah, brightness, or, ostrich, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nyamekye	n-yah-MEH-kee-eh	Gods gift	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	n, yah, meh, kee, eh, gods, gift, male, akan, ghana, africa
Nyamu	NYAH-moh	animal	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nyah, moh, animal, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nyatui	n-YAH-too-ee	fighter of leopards	Male	Abaluhya	Kenya	Africa	n, yah, too, ee, fighter, of, leopards, male, abaluhya, kenya, africa
Nyemba	n-YEM-bah	beans	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	n, yem, bah, beans, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Nyillingondo	nee-yee-leen-GOHN-do	handsome	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	nee, yee, leen, gohn, do, handsome, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Nyoike	NYOH-ee-keh	stands alone	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nyoh, ee, keh, stands, alone, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nyuni	NYU-nee	bird	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nyu, nee, bird, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Oba	AW-bah	king	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, king, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obadele	aw-bah-DEH-leh	the king arrives at the house	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, deh, leh, the, king, arrives, at, the, house, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obafemi	aw-bah-FEH-mee	the king likes me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, feh, mee, the, king, likes, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obanjoko	aw-ban-JOH-koh	the king is enthroned	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, ban, joh, koh, the, king, is, enthroned, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obaseki	aw-BAH-seh-kee	the kings influence goes beyond the market	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, seh, kee, the, kings, influence, goes, beyond, the, market, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Obataiye	aw-bah-TAH-ee-yeh	king of the world	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, tah, ee, yeh, king, of, the, world, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obawole	aw-bah-WOH-leh	the king enters the house	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, woh, leh, the, king, enters, the, house, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obayana	aw-bah-YAH-nah	the king warms himself at the fire	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, yah, nah, the, king, warms, himself, at, the, fire, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Obuya	OH-boo-yah	born when the garden was overgrown	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, boo, yah, born, when, the, garden, was, overgrown, male, luo, kenya, africa
Ochieng	OH-chee-eng	born at mid day	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, chee, eng, born, at, mid, day, male, luo, kenya, africa
Ochieng	OH-chee-eng	born in the daytime	Male	Luo	Uganda	Africa	oh, chee, eng, born, in, the, daytime, male, luo, uganda, africa
Ode	oh-DEH	one born along the road	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, deh, one, born, along, the, road, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Odiinkemelu	oh-deem-KEH-meh-loo	I have done nothing wrong	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, deem, keh, meh, loo, i, have, done, nothing, wrong, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Odikinyi	OH-dee-key-nyee	born in the early morning	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, dee, key, nyee, born, in, the, early, morning, male, luo, kenya, africa
Odion	OH-dee-on	first of twins	Male	Benini	Nigeria	Africa	oh, dee, on, first, of, twins, male, benini, nigeria, africa
Odongo	OH-dohn-goh	second of twins	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, dohn, goh, second, of, twins, male, luo, kenya, africa
Odour	OH-doo-oh-rr	born after midnight	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, doo, oh, rr, born, after, midnight, male, luo, kenya, africa
Ogbonna	oh-BOHN-nah	image of his father	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, bohn, nah, image, of, his, father, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ogonna	oh-GOH-nah	father in law	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, goh, nah, father, in, law, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ogunkeye	oh-GOON-keh-yeh	the god Ogun has gathered honor	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, goon, keh, yeh, the, god, ogun, has, gathered, honor, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ogunsanwo	oh-GOON-shahn-wo	help comes from Ogun god of war	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, goon, shahn, wo, help, comes, from, ogun, god, of, war, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ogunsheye	oh-GOON-sheh-yeh	the god Ogun had acted honorably	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, goon, sheh, yeh, the, god, ogun, had, acted, honorably, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ogwambi	oh-GWAHM-bee	always unfortunate	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	oh, gwahm, bee, always, unfortunate, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Ohon	OH-hon	the name is preserved: after the death of an elder.	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, hon, the, name, is, preserved, after, the, death, of, an, elder, male, luo, kenya, africa
Ojo	oh-JOH	born in a difficult delivery	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, joh, born, in, a, difficult, delivery, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ojore	oh-joh-REH	a man of war	Male	Ateso	Uganda	Africa	oh, joh, reh, a, man, of, war, male, ateso, uganda, africa
Ojore	oh-joh-REH	a warrior	Male	Ateso	Uganda	Africa	oh, joh, reh, a, warrior, male, ateso, uganda, africa
Ojwang	OH-jwahn-g	survived despite neglect	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, jwahn, g, survived, despite, neglect, male, luo, kenya, africa
Okafor	oh-KAH-for	born on Afor market day	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, kah, for, born, on, afor, market, day, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Okanlawon	oh-kahn-LAH-wohn	son born after several daughters	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, kahn, lah, wohn, son, born, after, several, daughters, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Okechuku	oh-keh-CHOO-koo	Gods gift	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, keh, choo, koo, gods, gift, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Okeke	oh-KEH-keh	born on the market day	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, keh, keh, born, on, the, market, day, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Okello	OH-keh-loh	born after twins	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, keh, loh, born, after, twins, male, luo, kenya, africa
Okeyo	OH-keh-yoh	born during the harvest	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, keh, yoh, born, during, the, harvest, male, luo, kenya, africa
Oko	oh-KOH	elder of twins	Male	Ga	Ghana	Africa	oh, koh, elder, of, twins, male, ga, ghana, africa
Okonkwo	oh-KOHNq-kwoh	born on Nkwo market day	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, kohnq, kwoh, born, on, nkwo, market, day, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Okorie	oh-KOH-ree-eh	born on Oryo market day	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, koh, ree, eh, born, on, oryo, market, day, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Okoth	OH-koh-th	born during the rainy season	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, koh, th, born, during, the, rainy, season, male, luo, kenya, africa
Okoth	oh-KOTH	born when it was raining	Male	Luo	Uganda	Africa	oh, koth, born, when, it, was, raining, male, luo, uganda, africa
Okpara	ok-PAH-rah	first son	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	ok, pah, rah, first, son, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ola	AW-lah	wealth	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, wealth, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Oladele	aw-lah-DEH-leh	honors wealth arrive at home	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, deh, leh, honors, wealth, arrive, at, home, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olafemi	aw-lah-FEH-mee	wealth honor favors me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, feh, mee, wealth, honor, favors, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olamina	aw-lah-MEE-nah	this is my wealth	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, mee, nah, this, is, my, wealth, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olaniyan	aw-lah-NEE-yahn	honors surround me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, nee, yahn, honors, surround, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olatunji	aw-lah-TOON-jee	honor reawakens	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, toon, jee, honor, reawakens, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olu	OH-loo	preeminent	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, preeminent, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olubayo	oh-loo-BAH-yoh	highest joy	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, bah, yoh, highest, joy, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olufemi	oh-loo-FEH-mee	God loves me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, feh, mee, god, loves, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olugbala	oh-LOO-bah-lah	savior of the people	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, bah, lah, savior, of, the, people, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olugbodi	oh-LOO-boh-dee	child born with extra fingers or toes	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, boh, dee, child, born, with, extra, fingers, or, toes, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olujimi	oh-loo-JEE-mee	God gave me this	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, jee, mee, god, gave, me, this, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Olukayode	oh-loo-KAH-yoh-deh	my lord brings happiness	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, kah, yoh, deh, my, lord, brings, happiness, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Oluniide	olr-loo-MEE-deh	my lord arrives	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	olr, loo, mee, deh, my, lord, arrives, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa

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