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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Sowande	shoh-WAHN-deh	the wise healer sought me out	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	shoh, wahn, deh, the, wise, healer, sought, me, out, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kwabena	KWAH-beh-nah	born on Tuesday	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	kwah, beh, nah, born, on, tuesday, male, akan, ghana, africa
Chekandino	cheh-kan-DEE-noh	hot and spicy	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	cheh, kan, dee, noh, hot, and, spicy, male, yao, malawi, africa
Neemaka	nee-MAH-kah	benevolent	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nee, mah, kah, benevolent, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Himidi	HEE-mee-dee	grateful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, mee, dee, grateful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kehinde	keh-heen-DEH	second born of twins	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	keh, heen, deh, second, born, of, twins, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Chionesu	choh-NEH-soo	a guiding light	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	choh, neh, soo, a, guiding, light, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Islam	EE-slam	submission to God	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, slam, submission, to, god, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Wangera	WAH-jay-rah	a traveler	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, jay, rah, a, traveler, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mutitu	MOH-tee-toh	a forest	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, tee, toh, a, forest, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Hissa	HEE-sah	Forgiveness pardon	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, sah, forgiveness, pardon, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Amaad	ah-mad	support	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mad, support, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Lumusi	loo-moo-SEE	born face downwards	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	loo, moo, see, born, face, downwards, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Ijaba	ee-JAH-bah	a wish fulfilled	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ee, jah, bah, a, wish, fulfilled, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Bishara	BEE-shah-rah	good news	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bee, shah, rah, good, news, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nsomba	n-SOHM-bah	fish	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	n, sohm, bah, fish, male, yao, malawi, africa
Tamaa	tah-MAA	desire	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, maa, desire, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maisha	mah-ee-SHAH	life	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, ee, shah, life, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Judhar	JUU-dah	uproot	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	juu, dah, uproot, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Okechuku	oh-keh-CHOO-koo	Gods gift	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, keh, choo, koo, gods, gift, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Miujiza	MEE-oo-jee-zah	miracles	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mee, oo, jee, zah, miracles, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Saida	SAH-ee-dah	happy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, ee, dah, happy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Patanisha	PAH-tah-nee-shah	reconcile	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pah, tah, nee, shah, reconcile, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bilali	bee-LAH-lee	calls to prayer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bee, lah, lee, calls, to, prayer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Olushegun	oh-loo-SHEHgoon	God is the victor	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, shehgoon, god, is, the, victor, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adila	AH-dee-lah	just upright	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, dee, lah, just, upright, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sadikifu	SAH-dee-kee-fu	Reliable friend	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dee, kee, fu, reliable, friend, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Muthuri	MOH-thuu-ree	an elder	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, thuu, ree, an, elder, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mundhir	MUHN-deer	sign reminder	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muhn, deer, sign, reminder, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Iregi	EE-reh-ghee	a rebel	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, reh, ghee, a, rebel, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Hali	HAH-lee	condition. state	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, lee, condition, state, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Faida	FAH-ee-dah	benefit	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, ee, dah, benefit, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Osakwe	oh-SAH-kweh	God agrees	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, sah, kweh, god, agrees, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Kagai	KAH-gah-ee	the divider	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, gah, ee, the, divider, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Orji	OR-jee	mighty tree	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	or, jee, mighty, tree, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Tithandianasi	tee-tan-dee-ah-NAH-see	we'll be finished by relative	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	tee, tan, dee, ah, nah, see, we'll, be, finished, by, relative, female, ngoni, malawi, africa
Tidyanawo	teed-yah-NAH-woh	we shall both eat	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	teed, yah, nah, woh, we, shall, both, eat, female, ngoni, malawi, africa
Abiola	ah-BEE-oh-lah	born in honor	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bee, oh, lah, born, in, honor, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Salima	sah-lee-MAH	safe	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lee, mah, safe, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Simai	see-MAH-ee	high	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, mah, ee, high, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Zulaykha	ZUH-lay-kah	brilliant one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zuh, lay, kah, brilliant, one, 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
Tafiti	TAH-fee-tee	knowledge seeker	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, fee, tee, knowledge, seeker, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jamali	JAH-mah-lee	beauty	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, mah, lee, beauty, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwazwenyi	mwaz-WEN-yee	what have you heard?	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	mwaz, wen, yee, what, have, you, heard, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Sadikika	SAH-dee-kee-kah	Trustworthy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dee, kee, kah, trustworthy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Folashade	faw-lah-shah-DEH	honor confers a crown	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	faw, lah, shah, deh, honor, confers, a, crown, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kirafiki	KEE-rah-fee-kee	like a friend	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, rah, fee, kee, like, a, friend, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adebola	ah-DEH-boh-lah	she met honor	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, boh, lah, she, met, honor, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Mukiri	MOH-kee-ree	silent one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, kee, ree, silent, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Jojo	joh-JOH	born on Monday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	joh, joh, born, on, monday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Mongo	MOHN-goh	famous	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	mohn, goh, famous, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Muugi	MOH-oh-gay	intelligent	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, oh, gay, intelligent, male, kikuyu, kenya, 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

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