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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Wairimu	WAH-ee-ree-moh	one of the nine founders of the Agikuyu people	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, ee, ree, moh, one, of, the, nine, founders, of, the, agikuyu, people, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mrekhe	mm-REH-heh	easy life	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, reh, heh, easy, life, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Pulika	POOH-lee-kah	obedience	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pooh, lee, kah, obedience, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sifa	see-FAH	fame reputation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, fah, fame, reputation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ghalyela	GIRL-yeh-lah	expensive precious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	girl, yeh, lah, expensive, precious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nyokabi	NYOH-kah-bee	of the Maasai people	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nyoh, kah, bee, of, the, maasai, people, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ama	AH-mah	born on Saturday	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, mah, born, on, saturday, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Mcheshi	mm-CHE-shee	very friendly	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, che, shee, very, friendly, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sulubu	SOO-loo-boo	tough	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soo, loo, boo, tough, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hakima	hah-kee-MAH	sensible	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, kee, mah, sensible, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Haoniyao	hah-oh-nee-YAH-oh	born at the time of a quarrel	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, oh, nee, yah, oh, born, at, the, time, of, a, quarrel, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jahi	JAH-hee	dignity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, hee, dignity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Zainabu	zah-ee-NAH-boo	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zah, ee, nah, boo, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ekaghogho	eh-kah-HO-hoh	born on an important day	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	eh, kah, ho, hoh, born, on, an, important, day, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Zende	ZEHN-deh	strong firm	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zehn, deh, strong, firm, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Limber	LIM-ber	joyfulness	Female	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	lim, ber, joyfulness, female, tiv, nigeria, africa
Banjoko	BAN-joh-koh	stay with me and wander no more	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ban, joh, koh, stay, with, me, and, wander, no, more, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Eberegbulam	eh-BEH-reh-boo-lam	my kindness shall not destroy me	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	eh, beh, reh, boo, lam, my, kindness, shall, not, destroy, me, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ambakisye	am-bah-KEES-yeh	God has been merciful to me	Male	Ndali	Tanzania	Africa	am, bah, kees, yeh, god, has, been, merciful, to, me, male, ndali, tanzania, africa
Fulumirani	foo-loo-mee-RAH-nee	a journey	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	foo, loo, mee, rah, nee, a, journey, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Takata	TAH-kah-tah	pure clean	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, kah, tah, pureclean, 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
Mera	MEH-rah	Mary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	meh, rah, mary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dingane	deen-GAH-neh	one who is searching	Male	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	deen, gah, neh, one, who, is, searching, male, zulu, south africa, africa
Sibongile	see-bong-GHEE-leh	thank you	Female	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	see, bong, ghee, leh, thank, you, female, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Ayoola	Ah-YOH-oh-lah	joy in wealth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, oh, lah, joy, in, wealth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Wepesi	WEH-peh-see	swift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	weh, peh, see, swift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ayobami	ah-yoh-BAH-mee	I am blessed with joy	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, bah, mee, i, am, blessed, with, joy, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Fidel	fee-DEHL	faithful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fee, dehl, faithful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Saalim	SAH-leem	safe	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, leem, safe, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ndembo	n-DEHM-boh	elephant	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	n, dehm, boh, elephant, male, yao, malawi, africa
Sharif	SHAH-reef	noble	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, reef, noble, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ajia	ah-jee-AH	quick fast	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, jee, ah, quick, fast, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ogonna	oh-GOH-nah	father in law	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, goh, nah, father, in, law, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Femi	FEH-mee	love me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	feh, mee, love, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Time	TEE-meh	full of happiness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tee, meh, full, of, happiness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shirika	SHEE-ree-kah	trusted partner	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, ree, kah, trusted, partner, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Makwetu	mah-KWEH-too	our place	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kweh, too, our, place, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Orji	OR-jee	mighty tree	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	or, jee, mighty, tree, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Nafuna	nah-fro-NAH	delivered feet first	Female	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, fro, nah, delivered, feet, first, female, luganda, uganda, africa
Waithaka	WAH-ee-thah-kah	of the land	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, ee, thah, kah, of, the, land, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Njururi	JOE-roh-ree	wanderer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	joe, roh, ree, wanderer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Adebayo	ah-DEH-bah-yoh	he came in a joyful time	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, bah, yoh, he, came, in, a, joyful, time, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Sefu	SEH-foo	sword	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	seh, foo, sword, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kanoni	kah-NOH-nee	little bird	Female	Ulaya	Tanganyika	Africa	kah, noh, nee, little, bird, female, ulaya, tanganyika, africa
Habiba	HAH-bee-bah	beloved	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, bee, bah, beloved, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Afaafa	AH-fah-fah	virtue	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, fah, fah, virtue, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Manzi	MAHN-zee	residence	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahn, zee, residence, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dukuzumuremyi	doo-koo-zoo-moo-REM-yee	praise be to God	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	doo, koo, zoo, moo, rem, yee, praise, be, to, god, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Lukongolo	loo-KOHN-goh-loh	leg	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	loo, kohn, goh, loh, leg, male, yao, malawi, 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
Muslim	MOO-slim	believer	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	moo, slim, believer, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Akinyi	AH-key-nyee	born in the early morning	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, key, nyee, born, in, the, early, morning, female, luo, kenya, africa
Sanura	sah-NOO-rah	kitten	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, noo, rah, kitten, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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