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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Hami	HAH-mee	defend	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, mee, defend, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanamize	MWAH-nah-mee-zeh	distinguished	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, nah, mee, zeh, distinguished, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tichawonna	tee-CHAH-oh-nah	we shall see	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	tee, chah, oh, nah, we, shall, see, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Karimu	kah-REE-mu	generous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, ree, mu, generous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adjo	ah-dee-OH	be righteous	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, dee, oh, be, righteous, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Coffie	koh-FEE	born on Friday	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	koh, fee, born, on, friday, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Maliha	MAH-lee-hah	pleasant	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lee, hah, pleasant, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fatima	FAH-tee-mah	daughter of the Prophet Mohammed	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, tee, mah, daughter, of, the, prophet, mohammed, female, swahili, east africa, 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
Mafunda	MAH-foon-dah	teachings	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, foon, dah, teachings, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Yasini	YAH-see-nee	rule principle	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	yah, see, nee, rule, principle, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sefu	SEH-foo	sword	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	seh, foo, sword, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Wamuhu	WAH-moh-hoo	born of ashes	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, moh, hoo, born, of, ashes, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mbeke	m-beh-KEH	born on the first day of the week	Female	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	m, beh, keh, born, on, the, first, day, of, the, week, female, ibo, nigeria, africa
Kuiwa	KOOL-wah	first of twins	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	kool, wah, first, of, twins, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Olaniyan	aw-lah-NEE-yahn	honors surround me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, nee, yahn, honors, surround, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Tukupasya	too-koo-PASS-ya	we are afraid	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	too, koo, pass, ya, we, are, afraid, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Milina	m-HEE-nah	delightful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, hee, nah, delightful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Msemaji	mm-SEH-mah-jee	orator	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, seh, mah, jee, orator, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mashavu	mah-SHAH-vu	chubby cheeks	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, shah, vu, chubby, cheeks, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rahimu	RAH-hee-moo	Mercy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, hee, moo, mercy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Azibo	a-ZEE-boh	the whole earth	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	a, zee, boh, the, whole, earth, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Maysara	MY-sah-rah	ease	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	my, sah, rah, ease, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tuponile	toc-poh-NEE-leh	we are saved	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	toc, poh, nee, leh, we, are, saved, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Ige	EE-geh	delivered feet first	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, geh, delivered, feet, first, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Erevu	EH-reh-voo	clever talented	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, reh, voo, clever, talented, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tufaha	too-FAH-hah	apple	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	too, fah, hah, apple, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Thani	TAH-nee	second one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, nee, second, one, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ndwiga	DWEE-gah	a giraffe	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	dwee, gah, a, giraffe, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Nonyameko	nong-ya-MEH-koh	patience	Female	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	nong, ya, meh, koh, patience, female, xhosa, south africa, africa
Makena	mah-KEH-nah	happy one	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, keh, nah, happy, one, female, kikuyu, kenya, 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
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
Adeyemi	ah-deh-yeh-MEE	the crown suits me well	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, yeh, mee, the, crown, suits, me, well, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Teremun	TEH-reh-moon	fathers acceptance	Male	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	teh, reh, moon, fathers, acceptance, male, tiv, nigeria, africa
Shawana	shah-WAH-nah	grace	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, wah, nah, grace, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Halima	hah-LEE-mah	gentle	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, lee, mah, gentle, female, 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
Motogusinile	moh-toh-goo-see-NEE-leh	the first is out	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	moh, toh, goo, see, nee, leh, the, first, is, out, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Ametefe	ah-MEH-teh-feh	child born after father's death	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, meh, teh, feh, child, born, after, father's, death, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Tendaji	TEHN-dah-jee	makes things happen doer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tehn, dah, jee, makes, things, happen, doer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rabuwa	RAH-booh-wah	grow	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, booh, wah, grow, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mariamu	MAH-ree-ahm-oo	for the virgin Mary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, ree, ahm, oo, for, the, virgin, mary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Munoru	MOH-noh-roo	fat one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, noh, roo, fat, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Milele	MEE-leh-leh	eternity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mee, leh, leh, eternity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Muraya	MOH-rah-yah	tall one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, rah, yah, tall, one, 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
Tajiri	TAH-jee-ree	rich wealthy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, jee, ree, rich, wealthy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Baba	BAH-bah	born on Thursday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	bah, bah, born, on, thursday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Wamukota	WAH-moo-koh-tah	left handed	Male	Abaluhya	Kenya	Africa	wah, moo, koh, tah, left, handed, male, abaluhya, kenya, 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
Osayaba	oh-sah-YAH-bah	God forgives	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, sah, yah, bah, god, forgives, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Taabu	tah-AH-boo	troubles	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, ah, boo, troubles, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Panya	PAHN-yah	mouse (a tiny baby)	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pahn, yah, mouse, a, tiny, baby, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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