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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Zulaykha	ZUH-lay-kah	brilliant one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zuh, lay, kah, brilliant, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hasijna	HAH-seej-nah	beautiful attractive	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, seej, nah, beautiful, attractive, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mema	meh-MAH	goodness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	meh, mah, goodness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Farida	FAH-ree-dah	unique	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, ree, dah, unique, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nayo	NAH-yoh	we have joy	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	nah, yoh, we, have, joy, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Tuni	TOO-nee	tune	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	too, nee, tune, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ubora	OO-boh-rah	excellence	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, boh, rah, excellence, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Saleh	sah-LEH	good	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, leh, good, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Urafiki	OO-rah-fee-kee	friendship	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, rah, fee, kee, friendship, 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
Raziya	rah-ZEE-yah	agreeable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, zee, yah, agreeable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashaad	rah-SHAD	righteous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shad, righteous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Bashaam	bah-SHAM	rich	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, sham, rich, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bebi	BEH-bee	baby	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	beh, bee, baby, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Furaha	FOO-rah-hah	happiness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	foo, rah, hah, happiness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Muhammed	MUH-hah-med	praised commendable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hah, med, praised, commendable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fogo	FOH-goh	high	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	foh, goh, high, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Yooku	yoh-oh-KOO	born on Wednesday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	yoh, oh, koo, born, on, wednesday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Mandondo	mahn-DOHN-doh	drops	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	mahn, dohn, doh, drops, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kiambiroiro	keh-am-bee-ROH-ee-roh	mountain of blackness	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, am, bee, roh, ee, roh, mountain, of, blackness, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nufaika	NUH-fah-ee-kah	prosperity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nuh, fah, ee, kah, prosperity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salama	SAH-lah-mah	tranquility	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, mah, tranquility, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ducha	DOO-chah	little	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, chah, little, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kupenda	kuh-PEHN-duh	to love	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, pehn, duh, to, love, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kioi	KEH-oh-ee	bears heavy burdens	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, oh, ee, bears, heavy, burdens, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nurisha	NUH-ree-shah	shine light upon	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nuh, ree, shah, shine, light, upon, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwinyimkuu	m-ween-yeem-KOO	great king	Male	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	m, ween, yeem, koo, great, king, male, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Fenuku	feh-noo-KOO	born after twins	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	feh, noo, koo, born, after, twins, male, fante, ghana, africa
Muthomi	MOH-thoh-mee	a scholar	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, thoh, mee, a, scholar, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Donkor	dohn-koh	the humble one	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	dohn, koh, the, humble, one, male, akan, ghana, africa
Owuor	OH-woh-rr	born in the mid morning	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, woh, rr, born, in, the, mid, morning, male, luo, kenya, africa
Apara	ah-PAH-rah	child that comes and goes	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, pah, rah, child, that, comes, and, goes, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kainda	kah-EEN-dah	hunter's daughter	Female	Tharaka	Kenya	Africa	kah, een, dah, hunter's, daughter, female, tharaka, kenya, africa
Omorenoniwara	oh-moh-reh-nom-WAH-rah	meant not to suffer	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, moh, reh, nom, wah, rah, meant, not, to, suffer, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Nyirej	NYEE-rehj	little fish	Female	Shulla	Sudan	Africa	nyee, rehj, little, fish, female, shulla, sudan, africa
Sekelaga	seh-keh-LAH-gah	rejoice	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	seh, keh, lah, gah, rejoice, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Badawi	BAH-duh-wee	nomad	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, duh, wee, nomad, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tindo	teen-DOH	active	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	teen, doh, active, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashid	rah-SHEED	pious one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, sheed, pious, one, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mukondi	moh-KOH-dee	a dancer	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, koh, dee, a, dancer, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nasiche	nah-SEE-cheh	born in the locust season	Female	Musoga	Uganda	Africa	nah, see, cheh, born, in, the, locust, season, female, musoga, uganda, africa
Okechuku	oh-keh-CHOO-koo	Gods gift	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, keh, choo, koo, gods, gift, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Montsho	MOHN-sho	black	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	mohn, sho, black, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Hamida	HAH-mee-dah	gracious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, mee, dah, gracious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Areta	ah-REH-tah	a charmer	Female	Bini	West Africa	Africa	ah, reh, tah, a, charmer, female, bini, west africa, africa
Munanire	moo-nah-nee-REH	has more than his share	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	moo, nah, nee, reh, has, more, than, his, share, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Sabir	SAH-beer	patient	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, beer, patient, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Iregi	EE-reh-ghee	a rebel	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, reh, ghee, a, rebel, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ekundayo	eh-KOON-dah-yoh	sorrow becomes happiness	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	eh, koon, dah, yoh, sorrow, becomes, happiness, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Sukutai	soo-koo-TAH-ee	squeeze	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	soo, koo, tah, ee, squeeze, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Namono	NAH-moh-noh	younger of twins	Female	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, moh, noh, younger, of, twins, female, buganda, uganda, africa
Jaha	JAH-ha	dignified	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, ha, dignified, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kwacha	KWAH-chah	morning	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kwah, chah, morning, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mwasaa	m-wa-SAH	timely	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wa, sah, timely, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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