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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Kijicho	KEE-jee-cho	envious jealous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, jee, cho, envious, jealous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Warui	WAH-roh-ay	come from the river	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, roh, ay, come, from, the, river, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Hiuhu	hee-oh-HOO	he is hot	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	hee, oh, hoo, he, is, hot, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ottah	ot-TAH	child thin at birth	Male	Urhobo	Nigeria	Africa	ot, tah, child, thin, at, birth, male, urhobo, nigeria, africa
Isimo	EE-see-mo	quality	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, see, mo, quality, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Adhra	AH-drah	apology	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, drah, apology, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Duni	DOO-nee	small	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, nee, small, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Siphiwe	see-PEE-weh	we were given	Female	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	see, pee, weh, we, were, given, female, zulu, south africa, africa
Ghofiri	GOH-fee-ree	Forgiveness pardon	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	goh, fee, ree, forgiveness, pardon, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kame	KAH-meh	desolate	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, meh, desolate, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Siwatu	see-,WAH-too	born during a time of conflict	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, wah, too, born, during, a, time, of, conflict, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nana	NAH-nah	lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, nah, lady, female, 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
Makini	mah-KEE-nee	calm and serene	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kee, nee, calm, and, serene, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nobanzi	noh-BAN-zee	width	Female	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	noh, ban, zee, width, female, xhosa, south africa, africa
Maamuni	MAA-muh-nee	blessed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	maa, muh, nee, blessed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nuru	noo-ROO	in the daylight	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	noo, roo, in, the, daylight, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Dhoruba	THOR-roo-BAH	storm	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	thor, roo, bah, storm, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tabia	tah-BEE-ah	good conduct	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, bee, ah, good, conduct, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salme	SAHL-MEH	safe	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sahl, meh, safe, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Farih	fah-REE	bright and fair	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	fah, ree, bright, and, fair, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Tafida	TAH-fee-dah	benefit	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, fee, dah, benefit, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jumoke	joo-MOH-keh	everyone loves the child	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	joo, moh, keh, everyone, loves, the, child, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kuumba	KUH-uh-mbah	create creativity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, uh, mbah, create, creativity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hadiya	hah-DEE-yah	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, dee, yah, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Musa	MOO-sah	Moses	Male	Swahili	East, Africa	Africa	moo, sah, moses, male, swahili, east, africa, africa
Mwamini	m-wah-MEE-nee	honest one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, mee, nee, honest, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Baruti	bah-ROO-tee	teacher	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	bah, roo, tee, teacher, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Fayola	fah-YOH-lah	good fortune walks with honor	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	fah, yoh, lah, good, fortune, walks, with, honor, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Rasul	RAH-sool	messenger	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, sool, messenger, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Makame	MAH-kah-meh	high rank ruler	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kah, meh, high, rank, ruler, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kihiga	KEH-hee-gah	rock	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, hee, gah, rock, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Syandene	see-ahn-DEH-neh	punctual	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	see, ahn, deh, neh, punctual, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Wangondu	WAHN-goh-doo	of the sheep	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wahn, goh, doo, of, the, sheep, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kambuji	kahm-BOO-jee	goat	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kahm, boo, jee, goat, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Orji	OR-jee	mighty tree	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	or, jee, mighty, tree, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Maluum	MAA-loom	special	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	maa, loom, special, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Lalamika	lah-lah-mee-KAH	Pray for mercy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	lah, lah, mee, kah, pray, for, mercy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hamza	HAH-mm-zah	strong	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, mm, zah, strong, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Matu	MAH-two	the clouds	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, two, the, clouds, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Tanabahi	tah-NAH-bah-ee	be cautious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, nah, bah, ee, be, cautious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ye	YEH-eh	elder of twins	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	yeh, eh, elder, of, twins, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Mtoro	mm-TOH-roh	a runaway	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, toh, roh, a, runaway, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nyirej	NYEE-rehj	little fish	Female	Shulla	Sudan	Africa	nyee, rehj, little, fish, female, shulla, sudan, africa
Kandoro	KAHN-doh-roh	a type of sweet potato	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kahn, doh, roh, a, type, of, sweet, potato, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isiyoshindika	EE-see-yoh-sheen-dee-kah	unconquerable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, see, yoh, sheen, dee, kah, unconquerable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Wamuhu	WAH-moh-hoo	born of ashes	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, moh, hoo, born, of, ashes, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Abidemi	ah-bee-deh-MEE	born during father's absence	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bee, deh, mee, born, during, father's, absence, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Msrah	m-SRAH	sixth born	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	m, srah, sixth, born, male, akan, ghana, 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
Oba	AW-bah	king	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, king, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Badawi	BAH-duh-wee	nomad	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, duh, wee, nomad, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Athumani	AH-thuu-mah-nee	third Khalifa	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, thuu, mah, nee, third, khalifa, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muturi	MOH-too-ree	a craftsman	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, too, ree, a, craftsman, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa

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