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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Jomo	JOH-moh	burning spear	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	joh, moh, burning, spear, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Afifa	AH-fee-fah	virtuous pure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, fee, fah, virtuous, pure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jumoke	joo-MOH-keh	everyone loves the child	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	joo, moh, keh, everyone, loves, the, child, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ode	oh-DEH	born along the road	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, deh, born, along, the, road, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Mwanawa	mwah-NAH-wah	first born of my children	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	mwah, nah, wah, first, born, of, my, children, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Danladi	dan-LAH-dee	born on Sunday	Male	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	dan, lah, dee, born, on, sunday, male, hausa, nigeria, africa
Yawo	YAH-woh	born on a Thursday	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	yah, woh, born, on, a, thursday, male, akan, ghana, africa
Mutegi	MOH-teh-gee	hunter trapper	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, teh, gee, hunter, trapper, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Laini	LAH-ee-nee	soft and gentle	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	lah, ee, nee, soft, and, gentle, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jitujeusi	JEE-too-jeh-oo-see	a black giant	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jee, too, jeh, oo, see, a, black, giant, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Idowu	ee-DOH-woo	born after twins	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, doh, woo, born, after, twins, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Dofi	DOH-fee	second child after twins	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	doh, fee, second, child, after, twins, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Kiziah	kee-ZEE-ah	light hearted	Female	Bini	West Africa	Africa	kee, zee, ah, light, hearted, female, bini, west africa, africa
Rauf	rah-OOF	kind merciful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, oof, kind, merciful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jamila	jah-MEE-lah	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, mee, lah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Wamukota	WAH-moo-koh-tah	left handed	Male	Abaluhya	Kenya	Africa	wah, moo, koh, tah, left, handed, male, abaluhya, kenya, africa
Gathoni	GAH-tho-nee	She is an in law	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	gah, tho, nee, she, is, an, in, law, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Moswen	MOHSS-wehn	light in color	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	mohss, wehn, light, in, color, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Wanyanga	WAHN-yahn-gah	the name is preserved(after the death of an elder)	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	wahn, yahn, gah, the, name, is, preserved after, the, death, of, an, elder, male, luo, kenya, africa
Zesiro	zeh-SEE-roh	elder of twins	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	zeh, see, roh, elder, of, twins, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Kufuo	koo-FOO-oh	father shared birth pangs	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	koo, foo, oh, father, shared, birth, pangs, male, fante, ghana, 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
Heshima	HEH-shee-MAH	highly esteemed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, shee, mah, highly, esteemed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Chitundu	chee-TOON-doo	birds' nest	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	chee, toon, doo, birds', nest, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Kabona	KAH-boh-nah	priest	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, boh, nah, priest, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kondwani	kon-DWAH-nee	joyful	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kon, dwah, nee, joyful, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Bashiri	BAH-she-ree	predictor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, she, ree, predictor, male, swahili, east africa, 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
Ndege	n-deh-GEH	bird	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	n, deh, geh, bird, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shahida	shah-hee-DAH	martyr	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, hee, dah, martyr, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mbogo	BOH-goh	buffalo	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	boh, goh, buffalo, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Awiti	AH-wee-tee	born after misfortune	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, wee, tee, born, after, misfortune, female, luo, kenya, africa
Barke	BAH-keh	blessings	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, keh, blessings, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tahir	TAH-heer	clean pure	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	tah, heer, clean, pure, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Juta	joo-TAH	regret	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	joo, tah, regret, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Zubeda	ZUH-beh-dah	the best one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zuh, beh, dah, the, best, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Khanfura	KAHN-foo-rah	snort	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kahn, foo, rah, snort, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Busara	BUH-sah-rah	wisdom	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	buh, sah, rah, wisdom, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ujamaa	oo-JAH-mah	family	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, jah, mah, family, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Akwetee	ah-KWAY-teh	younger of twins	Male	Ga	Ghana	Africa	ah, kway, teh, younger, of, twins, male, ga, ghana, africa
Mfaki	mm-FAH-kee	exalted	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, fah, kee, exalted, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kombo	KOH-m-boh	impoverished bent	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	koh, m, boh, impoverished, bent, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Murigo	MOH-ree-goh	this is a load	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ree, goh, this, is, a, load, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Atu	ah-TOO	born on Saturday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ah, too, born, on, saturday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Batuuli	BAH-tool-ee	maiden	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, tool, ee, maiden, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ndachitanji	n-aah-chee-TAN-jee	what have I done?	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	n, aah, chee, tan, jee, what, have, i, done, female, ngoni, malawi, africa
Wingu	ween-GUU	heavenly cloud	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ween, guu, heavenly, cloud, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Omwokha	ohm-WOH-kah	second of twins	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ohm, woh, kah, second, of, twins, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Mchawi	mm-CHA-wee	magician	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, cha, wee, magician, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Odongo	OH-dohn-goh	second of twins	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, dohn, goh, second, of, twins, male, luo, kenya, africa
Mbwana	m-BWAH-nah	master	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, bwah, nah, master, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Moyenda	moh,-YEHN-dah	on a journey	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	moh, yehn, dah, on, a, journey, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Aminali	ah-MEE-nah	honest faithful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mee, nah, honest, faithful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Akosua	ah-KOH-soo-ah	born on Sunday	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, koh, soo, ah, born, on, sunday, female, ewe, ghana, africa

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