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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Fulumirani	foo-loo-mee-RAH-nee	a journey	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	foo, loo, mee, rah, nee, a, journey, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kulula	KUH-loo-lah	Superior	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, loo, lah, superior, female, swahili, east africa, 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
Nalongo	nah-long-GOH	mother of twins	Female	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, long, goh, mother, of, twins, female, buganda, uganda, africa
Rehani	REH-hah-nee	sweet smell	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, hah, nee, sweet, smell, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kofi	koh-FEE	born on Friday	Male	Twi	Ghana	Africa	koh, fee, born, on, friday, male, twi, ghana, africa
Do	doh	first child after twins	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	doh, first, child, after, twins, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Faraji	fah-RAH-jee	consolation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, rah, jee, consolation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fanikia	fah-NEE-kee-ah	Prosperity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, nee, kee, ah, prosperity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mkweli	M-KWEH-lee	truthful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, kweh, lee, truthful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ducha	DOO-chah	little	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, chah, little, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Machui	MAH-choo-ee	like a leopard	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, choo, ee, like, a, leopard, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanadongo	MWAH-nah-dohn-goh	child of the earth	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, nah, dohn, goh, child, of, the, earth, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahfudh	MAH-food	preserved	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, food, preserved, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Amne	AHM-neh	secure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahm, neh, secure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salama	SAH-lah-mah	tranquility	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, mah, tranquility, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Basha	BAH-shah	act of God	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, shah, act, of, god, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Eidi	EH-ee-dee	Festival festivity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, ee, dee, festival, festivity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jana	JAH-nah	Healthy child/Yesterday	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, nah, healthy, child, yesterday, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chaniya	CHAH-nee-yah	rich	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	chah, nee, yah, rich, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Wingu	ween-GUU	heavenly cloud	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ween, guu, heavenly, cloud, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Serwa	sair-WAH	noble woman	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	sair, wah, noble, woman, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Adebola	ah-DEH-boh-lah	she met honor	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, boh, lah, she, met, honor, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Fahari	fah-HAH-ree	Splendour	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, hah, ree, splendour, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Uhuru	OO-hoo-roo	freedom liberation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, hoo, roo, freedom, liberation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Firdawsi	FEE-daw-SEE	paradise beautiful garden	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fee, daw, see, paradise, beautiful, garden, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Afaafa	AH-fah-fah	virtue	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, fah, fah, virtue, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mhina	m-HEE-nah	delightful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, hee, nah, delightful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kanja	KHAN-jah	from the outside	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	khan, jah, from, the, outside, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ngonepe	n-goh-NEH-poh	repose	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	n, goh, neh, poh, repose, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Owino	OH-wee-no	born with the cord around them	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, wee, no, born, with, the, cord, around, them, male, luo, kenya, africa
Shamba	shah-m-BAH	plantation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, m, bah, plantation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinoro	KEH-noh-roh	sharpener of knives	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, noh, roh, sharpener, of, knives, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Tumaini	too-MAH-ee-nee	hope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	too, mah, ee, nee, hope, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Muhidini	MUH-hee-dee-nee	revivalist	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hee, dee, nee, revivalist, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Useni	oo-SEH-nee	tell me	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	oo, seh, nee, tell, me, male, yao, malawi, africa
Wamweru	WAHM-weh-roh	light skinned	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wahm, weh, roh, light, skinned, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Anindo	AH-neen-doh	mother slept alot during pregnancy	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, neen, doh, mother, slept, alot, during, pregnancy, female, luo, kenya, africa
Kike	kee-KEH	Feminine femininity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, keh, feminine, femininity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Themba	TEHM-bah	trusted	Female	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	tehm, bah, trusted, female, zulu, south africa, africa
Maiba	MAH-ee-bah	grave	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	mah, ee, bah, grave, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Waiyaki	WAH-ee-yah-kee	famous leader of the Agikuyu	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, ee, yah, kee, famous, leader, of, the, agikuyu, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Pili	PEE-lee	the second born	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pee, lee, the, second, born, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Chuki	CHOO-kee	born when there was animosity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	choo, kee, born, when, there, was, animosity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Akinsanya	ah-KEEN-sahn-yah	the hero avenges	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, keen, sahn, yah, the, hero, avenges, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Mwara	MWAH-rah	inteligent	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mwah, rah, inteligent, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kinda	keen-DAH	young bird chick young and beautiful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keen, dah, young, bird, chick, young, and, beautiful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Omolara	oh-MOH-lah-rah	born at the right time	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, moh, lah, rah, born, at, the, right, time, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Agyeman	ahg-YEH-man	fourteenth born	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ahg, yeh, man, fourteenth, born, male, akan, ghana, africa
Jasiri	JAH-see-ree	fearless	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, see, ree, fearless, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Omondi	OH-mohn-dee	born at dawn	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, mohn, dee, born, at, dawn, male, luo, kenya, africa
Kudyauku	kooYAH-oo-koo	a feast	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kooyah, oo, koo, a, feast, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Raha	RAH-hah	joy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, hah, joy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nyachae	NYAH-chah-ay	generous	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	nyah, chah, ay, generous, male, kisii, kenya, africa

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