African Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Arria	ah-REE-ah	slender	Female	Hausa	West Africa	Africa	ah, ree, ah, slender, female, hausa, west africa, africa
Arusi	ah-ROO-see	born at the time of a wedding	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, roo, see, born, at, the, time, of, a, wedding, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asabi	ah-sah-BEE	she is of choice birth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, sah, bee, she, is, of, choice, birth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Asad	ah-SAHD	lion	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, sahd, lion, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Asale	ah-SAH-leh	speak	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	ah, sah, leh, speak, female, yao, malawi, africa
Asali	ah-SAH-li	sweet honey	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, sah, li, sweet, honey, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asani	ah-SAH-nee	rebellious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, sah, nee, rebellious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Asante	AH-sahn-teh	you have been good thank you	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, sahn, teh, you, have, been, good, thank, you, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Asatira	ah-SAH-tee-rah	legend saga	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, sah, tee, rah, legend, saga, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asha	AH-shah	life	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, shah, life, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ashur	ah-SHOOR	born during Islamic month Ashur	Male	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	ah, shoor, born, during, islamic, month, ashur, male, swahili, tanzania, africa
Ashura	ah-SHOO-rah	companion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, shoo, rah, companion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asilia	ah-see-LEE-ah	honest	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, see, lee, ah, honest, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asim	ah-SEEM	protector defender	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	ah, seem, protector, defender, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Asiya	AH-see-yah	console	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, see, yah, console, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asma	AH-smah	higher more exalted	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, smah, higher, more, exalted, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asmahani	AHSS-mah-ha-nee	exalted	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahss, mah, ha, nee, exalted, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asukile	ah-soo-KEE-leh	the Lord has washed me	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	ah, soo, kee, leh, the, lord, has, washed, me, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Asumini	ah-soo-MEE-nee	jasmine	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, soo, mee, nee, jasmine, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aswad	ahss-WAHD	black	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	ahss, wahd, black, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Asya	AHSS-yah	born at a time of grief	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahss, yah, born, at, a, time, of, grief, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ata	AH-ta	one of twins	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ah, ta, one, of, twins, male, fante, ghana, africa
Athiambo	AH-thee-ahm-boh	born late in the evening	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, thee, ahm, boh, born, late, in, the, evening, female, luo, kenya, africa
Athumani	AH-thuu-mah-nee	third Khalifa	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, thuu, mah, nee, third, khalifa, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Atieno	AH-tee-eh-no	born at night	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, tee, eh, no, born, at, night, female, luo, kenya, africa
Atif	AH-teef	compassionate	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, teef, compassionate, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Atiya	AH-tee-yah	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, tee, yah, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Atsu	at-SOO	younger of twins	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	at, soo, younger, of, twins, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Atu	ah-TOO	born on Saturday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ah, too, born, on, saturday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Auta	ah-OO-tah	the last born	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ah, oo, tah, the, last, born, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Awena	AH-weh-nah	gentle	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, weh, nah, gentle, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Awino	AH-wee-noh	born with the cord around them	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, wee, noh, born, with, the, cord, around, them, female, luo, kenya, africa
Awiti	AH-wee-tee	born after misfortune	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, wee, tee, born, after, misfortune, female, luo, kenya, africa
Awotwe	a-WOH-tweh	eighth born	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	a, woh, tweh, eighth, born, male, akan, ghana, africa
Awour	AH-woh-rr	born in the mid morning	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, woh, rr, born, in, the, mid, morning, female, luo, kenya, africa
Ayinde	ah-yeen-DEH	we gave praises and he came	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yeen, deh, we, gave, praises, and, he, came, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayize	Ah-yee-ZEH	let it happen	Male	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	ah, yee, zeh, let, it, happen, male, zulu, south africa, africa
Ayo	AH-yo	happiness	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yo, happiness, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayo	AH-yoh	great joy	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, great, joy, female, yoruba, nigeria, 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
Ayobunmi	ah-yoh-BOON-mee	joy is given to me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, boon, mee, joy, is, given, to, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayodele	ah-yoh-DEH-leh	joy come home	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, deh, leh, joy, come, home, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayodele	ah-YOH-deh-leh	joy enters the house	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, deh, leh, joy, enters, the, house, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayofemi	ah-yoh-FEH-mee	joy likes me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, feh, mee, joy, likes, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayoluwa	ah-yo-LOO-wah	joy of our people	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yo, loo, wah, joy, of, our, people, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayoola	Ah-YOH-oh-lah	joy in wealth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, oh, lah, joy, in, wealth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayubu	AH-yoo-boo	perseverance	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, yoo, boo, perseverance, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Aza	AH-zah	powerful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zah, powerful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Azaan	ah-zahn	strength	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zahn, strength, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Azagba	ah-ZAH-bah	born out of town	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ah, zah, bah, born, out, of, town, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Azalee	ah-zah-LEE	a singer	Female	Bini	West Africa	Africa	ah, zah, lee, a, singer, female, bini, west africa, africa
Azibo	a-ZEE-boh	the whole earth	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	a, zee, boh, the, whole, earth, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Azikiwe	ah-ZEE-kee-weh	full of vigor	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	ah, zee, kee, weh, full, of, vigor, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Aziz	AH-zeez	precious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zeez, precious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Aziza	ah-ZEE-zah	precious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zee, zah, precious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Azizi	ah-ZEE-zee	precious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zee, zee, precious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Baakir	BAH-keyr	the eldest	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, keyr, the, eldest, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Baba	BAH-bah	born on Thursday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	bah, bah, born, on, thursday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Baba	bah-bah	father	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, bah, father, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Babafemi	bah-BAH-feh-mee	father loves me	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	bah, bah, feh, mee, father, loves, me, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Babatunde	bah-bah-TOON-deh	father returns	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	bah, bah, toon, deh, father, returns, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Babatunji	bah-bah-TOON-jee	father returns again	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	bah, bah, toon, jee, father, returns, again, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Babechi	bah-BEH-chee	father of Echi	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, beh, chee, father, of, echi, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Babu	BAH-buh	grandfather	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, buh, grandfather, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Badawi	BAH-duh-wee	nomad	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, duh, wee, nomad, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Baderinwa	bah-day-REEN-wah	worthy of respect	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	bah, day, reen, wah, worthy, of, respect, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Badilini	BAH-dee-lee-nee	change	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, dee, lee, nee, change, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Badrani	BAD-rah-nee	full moon	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bad, rah, nee, full, moon, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Badriya	BAH-dree-yah	moorlike	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, dree, yah, moorlike, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Badru	BAH-droo	born at the full moon	Male	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	bah, droo, born, at, the, full, moon, male, swahili, tanzania, africa
Badu	bah-DOO	the tenth	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	bah, doo, the, tenth, male, akan, ghana, africa
Baha	BAH-hah	brilliance	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, hah, brilliance, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Bahati	bah-HAH-tee	my luck is good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, hah, tee, my, luck, is, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bahiya	BAH-hee-yah	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, hee, yah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Baina	bah-EE-nah	sparkling	Female	Bobangi	West Africa	Africa	bah, ee, nah, sparkling, female, bobangi, west africa, africa
Baka	BAH-kah	permanence	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, kah, permanence, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Bakari	bah-KAH-ree	one with great promise	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, kah, ree, one, with, great, promise, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Balogun	bah-LOH-GOON	a general	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	bah, loh, goon, a, general, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Balondemu	bah-lon-DEH-moo	the chosen one	Male	Musoga	Uganda	Africa	bah, lon, deh, moo, the, chosen, one, male, musoga, uganda, africa
Bandele	ban-DEH-leh	born away from home	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ban, deh, leh, born, away, from, home, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Banga	BAHN-ga	sword	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	bahn, ga, sword, male, shona, zimbabwe, 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
Bankole	BAN-koh-leh	help build our house	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ban, koh, leh, help, build, our, house, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Baraka	BAH-rah-kah	blessings	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, rah, kah, blessings, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Barke	BAH-keh	blessings	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, keh, blessings, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Barongo	BAH-rohn-goh	younger of twin	Female	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	bah, rohn, goh, younger, of, twin, female, kisii, kenya, africa
Baruti	bah-ROO-tee	teacher	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	bah, roo, tee, teacher, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Basha	BAH-shah	act of God	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, shah, act, of, god, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bashaam	bah-SHAM	rich	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, sham, rich, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bashira	BAH-shee-RAH	predictor of good news	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, shee, rah, predictor, of, good, news, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bashiri	BAH-she-ree	predictor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, she, ree, predictor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Basma	BAHS-mah	a smile	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bahs, mah, a, smile, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Batuuli	BAH-tool-ee	maiden	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, tool, ee, maiden, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bausi	BAH-ooh-see	he sharpens(knives)	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, ooh, see, he, sharpens knives, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Bavual	BAH-vuh-ahl	fisherman	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, vuh, ahl, fisherman, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Baya	BAH-yah	ugly	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, yah, ugly, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bayo	BAH-yoh	joy is found	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	bah, yoh, joy, is, found, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Bayyina	BAY-ee-nah	evidence proof	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bay, ee, nah, evidence, proof, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bebi	BEH-bee	baby	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	beh, bee, baby, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Becca	BEH-cah	prophet	Female	Bobangi	West Africa	Africa	beh, cah, prophet, female, bobangi, west africa, africa
Bejide	beh-JEE-deh	child born in the rainy time	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	beh, jee, deh, child, born, in, the, rainy, time, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Bem	behm	peace	Male	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	behm, peace, male, tiv, nigeria, africa
Bia	BEE-ah	home environment	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bee, ah, home, environment, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bilaal	bee-LAHL	calls to prayer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bee, lahl, calls, to, prayer, male, 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
Bimbaya	BEEM-bah-yah	ugly lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	beem, bah, yah, ugly, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bimdogo	BEEM-doh-goh	young lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	beem, doh, goh, young, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bimkubwa	beem-KOOB-wah	great lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	beem, koob, wah, great, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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