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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Ama	AH-mah	born on Saturday	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, mah, born, on, saturday, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Karima	KAH-ree-mah	generous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, ree, mah, generous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Pendo	PEHN-doh	love	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pehn, doh, love, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tulimbwelu	too-lim-BWEH-Ioo	we are in the light	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	too, lim, bweh, ioo, we, are, in, the, light, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Tajamali	TAH-jah-mah-lee	favor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, jah, mah, lee, favor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mufiida	MOO-fee-dah	beneficial	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, fee, dah, beneficial, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hala	HAH-lah	glorious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, lah, glorious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Thuweni	THOO-weh-nee	diminutive of Thani	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thoo, weh, nee, diminutive, of, thani, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kamili	kah-MEE-lee	perfection	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, mee, lee, perfection, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kidawa	KEE-dah-wah	medicine	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, dah, wah, medicine, 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
Lumumba	LUH-muhm-bah	gifted	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	luh, muhm, bah, gifted, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Harambee	HAH-rahm-bay	let's pull together	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, rahm, bay, let's, pull, together, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtaalamu	mm-tah-lah-MUH	intellectual and scholarly	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, tah, lah, muh, intellectual, and, scholarly, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muombwa	MOO-om-boo-ah	beseeched	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, om, boo, ah, beseeched, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Iverem	ee-VEH-rem	blessings and favors	Female	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	ee, veh, rem, blessings, and, favors, female, tiv, nigeria, africa
Kimotho	KEH-moh-tho	the left hand (left handed)	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, moh, tho, the, left, hand, left, handed, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mayasa	MAH-yah-sah	walks proudly	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, yah, sah, walks, proudly, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Njoki	JOH-key	she who returned (from the dead)	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	joh, key, she, who, returned, from, the, dead, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Dhoruba	THOR-roo-BAH	storm	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thor, roo, bah, storm, male, 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
Nyoike	NYOH-ee-keh	stands alone	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	nyoh, ee, keh, stands, alone, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mukami	MOH-kah-mee	a milk maid	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, kah, mee, a, milk, maid, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Furaha	FUH-rah-ha	happiness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fuh, rah, ha, happiness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanahawa	MWAH-nah-hawa	daughter of Eve	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mwah, nah, hawa, daughter, of, eve, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ita	EE-tah	a war raid	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, tah, a, war, raid, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Thaabiti	THAH-bee-tee	firm steadfast	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thah, bee, tee, firm, steadfast, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kafele	kah-FEH-leh	worth dying for	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kah, feh, leh, worth, dying, for, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Chiumbo	chee-oom-boh	a little creation	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	chee, oom, boh, a, little, creation, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Machui	MAH-choo-ee	like a leopard	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, choo, ee, like, a, leopard, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shujaa	SHOO-jah	brave	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shoo, jah, brave, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kike	kee-KEH	Feminine femininity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, keh, feminine, femininity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Menikaliya	MEH-nee-kah-lee-yah	you are against me	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	meh, nee, kah, lee, yah, you, are, against, me, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Husani	hoo-SAH-nee	handsome	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hoo, sah, nee, handsome, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Afya	AHF-yah	health	Female	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	ahf, yah, health, female, swahili, tanzania, 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
Modupe	moh-DOO-peh	I am grateful	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	moh, doo, peh, i, am, grateful, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ngulinga	n-goo-LEEN-gah	weeping	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	n, goo, leen, gah, weeping, female, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kudyauku	kooYAH-oo-koo	a feast	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kooyah, oo, koo, a, feast, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mpumelele	m-poo-meh-LEH-loh	success	Male	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	m, poo, meh, leh, loh, success, male, zulu, south africa, africa
Ezenachi	eh-zeh-nah-chee	the king rules	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	eh, zeh, nah, chee, the, king, rules, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Hususa	WHO-soo-sah	Special	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	who, soo, sah, special, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ambonisye	ahm-BOH-nee-say	God has rewarded me	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	ahm, boh, nee, say, god, has, rewarded, me, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Iyapo	ee-YAH-po	many trials	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, yah, po, many, trials, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Zuka	zoo-KAH	money	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	zoo, kah, money, male, shona, zimbabwe, 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
Ojore	oh-joh-REH	a warrior	Male	Ateso	Uganda	Africa	oh, joh, reh, a, warrior, male, ateso, uganda, africa
Nakawa	NAH-kah-wah	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, kah, wah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mutua	MOH-too-ah	reconciles differences	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, too, ah, reconciles, differences, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Halili	HAH-lee-lee	Beloved one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, lee, lee, beloved, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ujamaa	oo-JAH-mah	family	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, jah, mah, family, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dhakiya	THA-kee-yah	intelligent	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tha, kee, yah, intelligent, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asiya	AH-see-yah	console	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, see, yah, console, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sikia	SEE-kee-ah	harmony	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, kee, ah, harmony, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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