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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Zuri	ZUH-ree	Beautiful georgeous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zuh, ree, beautiful, georgeous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mabuufo	mah-BOO-frh	troubles	Female	Nguni	South Africa	Africa	mah, boo, frh, troubles, female, nguni, south africa, africa
Hakima	hah-kee-MAH	sensible	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, kee, mah, sensible, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Animashaun	AH-nee-mah-shohn	generous	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, nee, mah, shohn, generous, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Nadhari	NAH-tha-ree	vision	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, tha, ree, vision, female, swahili, east africa, 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
Mokabi	Moh-kah-bee	of the Maasai people	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, kah, bee, of, the, maasai, people, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Rukiya	roo-KEE-yah	she rises high	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	roo, kee, yah, she, rises, high, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kamowa	kah-MOH-wah	beer	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kah, moh, wah, beer, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Hamisi	hah-MEE-see	born on Thursday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, mee, see, born, on, thursday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shamba	shah-m-BAH	plantation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, m, bah, plantation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nyillingondo	nee-yee-leen-GOHN-do	handsome	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	nee, yee, leen, gohn, do, handsome, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Mawusi	mah-woo-SEE	in the hands of God	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	mah, woo, see, in, the, hands, of, god, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Ogwambi	oh-GWAHM-bee	always unfortunate	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	oh, gwahm, bee, always, unfortunate, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Muraya	MOH-rah-yah	tall one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, rah, yah, tall, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Themba	TEHM-bah	trusted	Female	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	tehm, bah, trusted, female, zulu, south africa, africa
Chimsima	cheem-SEE-mah	hard porridge	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	cheem, see, mah, hard, porridge, male, ngoni, malawi, 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
Manzili	MAHN-zee-lee	sent by God	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahn, zee, lee, sent, by, god, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mrehe	mm-REH-heh	easy life	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, reh, heh, easy, life, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Madiha	MAH-dee-hah	worthy of praise	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, dee, hah, worthy, of, praise, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Wemusa	weh-moo-SAH	never satisfied with his possessions	Male	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	weh, moo, sah, never, satisfied, with, his, possessions, male, buganda, uganda, africa
Ridhisha	REE-dee-shah	Satisfaction	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, dee, shah, satisfaction, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ashura	ah-SHOO-rah	companion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, shoo, rah, companion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ambonisye	ahm-BOH-nee-say	God has rewarded me	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	ahm, boh, nee, say, god, has, rewarded, me, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Yohance	Yoh-HAHN-seh	Gods gift	Male	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	yoh, hahn, seh, gods, gift, male, hausa, nigeria, africa
Maskini	mah-SKEE-nee	poor	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, skee, nee, poor, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Samir	SAH-meer	companion	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, meer, companion, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Baba	bah-bah	father	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, bah, father, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mugo	MOH-goh	prophet	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, goh, prophet, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nadiya	NAH-dee-yah	generous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, dee, yah, generous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Izegbe	ee-ZEH-beh	long expected child	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, zeh, beh, long, expected, child, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Waweru	WAH-we-roh	born of the plains	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, we, roh, born, of, the, plains, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Adetokunbo	ah-DEH-toh-koon-boh	honor came from over the seas	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, toh, koon, boh, honor, came, from, over, the, seas, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Salim	sah-LEEM	peace	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, leem, peace, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shoorai	shoh-oh-RAH-ee	a broom that sweeps	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	shoh, oh, rah, ee, a, broom, that, sweeps, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Paradzanai	pah-rah-zah-NAH-ee	keep it aside	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	pah, rah, zah, nah, ee, keep, it, aside, male, shona, zimbabwe, 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
Jabari	jah-BAH-ree	courageous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, bah, ree, courageous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Iman	EE-man	faith	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, man, faith, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Goitsemedime.	khoat-say-moh-DEE-meh	God knows	Female	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	khoat, say, moh, dee, meh, god, knows, female, tswana, botswana, africa
Kadokechi	kah-doh-KEH-chee	bitter soup	Male	Mudama	Uganda	Africa	kah, doh, keh, chee, bitter, soup, male, mudama, uganda, africa
Shakir	SHAH-keer	thankful	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	shah, keer, thankful, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Utni	OO-mee	life	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	oo, mee, life, male, yao, malawi, africa
Abbo	AH-boh	a condiment	Female	Mudama	Uganda	Africa	ah, boh, a, condiment, female, mudama, uganda, africa
Kheri	HEH-ree	goodness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, ree, goodness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Akram	ah-CRAM	more generous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, cram, more, generous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ola	AW-lah	wealth	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, wealth, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Talib	TAH-lib	seeker	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	tah, lib, seeker, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Zena	ZEH-nah	beautiful ornament	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zeh, nah, beautiful, ornament, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adla	AHD-lah	justice	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahd, lah, justice, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sadikika	SAH-dee-kee-kah	Trustworthy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dee, kee, kah, trustworthy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Zahran	ZAH-ran	shine	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zah, ran, shine, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahfudha	MAH-foo-dah	protected	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, foo, dah, protected, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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