Female Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Aba	ah-BAH	born on Thursday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ah, bah, born, on, thursday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Ababuo	ah-bah-BOO-oh	child that keeps coming back	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, bah, boo, oh, child, that, keeps, coming, back, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Abagbe	AH-bah-beh	we begged to have this one to lift up	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bah, beh, we, begged, to, have, this, one, to, lift, up, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abam	ah-BAHM	second child after twins	Female	Twi	Ghana	Africa	ah, bahm, second, child, after, twins, female, twi, ghana, africa
Abayomi	ah-BAH-yoh-mee	pleasant meeting	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, bah, yoh, mee, pleasant, meeting, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abbo	AH-boh	a condiment	Female	Mudama	Uganda	Africa	ah, boh, a, condiment, female, mudama, uganda, africa
Abebi	AH-beh-BEE	we asked for her	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, bee, we, asked, for, her, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abeje	ah-beh-JEH	we asked to have this one	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, jeh, we, asked, to, have, this, one, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abeke	ah-beh-KEH	we begged for her to pet her	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, keh, we, begged, for, her, to, pet, her, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abena	ah-beeh-NAH	born on Tuesday	Female	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ah, beeh, nah, born, on, tuesday, female, akan, ghana, africa
Abeni	ah-beh-NEE	we asked for her and she is ours	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, nee, we, asked, for, her, and, she, is, ours, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abeo	ah-beh-OH	her birth brings happiness	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, oh, her, birth, brings, happiness, female, yoruba, nigeria, 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
Abikanile	ah-bee-kah-NEE-leh	listen	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	ah, bee, kah, nee, leh, listen, female, yao, malawi, africa
Abimbola	ah-BEEM-boh-lah	born to be rich	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beem, boh, lah, born, to, be, rich, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Abla	AH-blah	a wild rose	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, blah, a, wild, rose, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Abuya	AH-boo-yah	born when the garden was overgrown	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, boo, yah, born, when, the, garden, was, overgrown, female, luo, kenya, africa
Achieng	AH-chee-eng	born at mid day	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, chee, eng, born, at, mid, day, female, luo, kenya, africa
Adebola	ah-DEH-boh-lah	she met honor	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, boh, lah, she, met, honor, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adebomi	ah-deh-bon-MEE	crown covered my nakedness	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, bon, mee, crown, covered, my, nakedness, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adedagbo	ah-DEH-dah-boh	happiness is a crown	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, dah, boh, happiness, is, a, crown, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adedewe	ah-DEH-deh-weh	the crown is shattered	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, deh, weh, the, crown, is, shattered, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adedoja	ah-DEH-doh-jah	crown becomes a thing of worth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, doh, jah, crown, becomes, a, thing, of, worth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adeleke	ah-DEH-leh-keh	crown achieves happiness	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, leh, keh, crown, achieves, happiness, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adeola	ah-deh-oh-LAH	crown has honor	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, oh, lah, crown, has, honor, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Aderinola	ah-DEH-ree-noh-lah	crown walked toward wealth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, ree, noh, lah, crown, walked, toward, wealth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adesimbo	ah-deh-SEEM-boh	noble birth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, seem, boh, noble, birth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adhra	AH-drah	apology	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, drah, apology, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adia	AH-dee-ah	a gift	Female	Hausa	West Africa	Africa	ah, dee, ah, a, gift, female, hausa, west africa, africa
Adila	AH-dee-lah	just upright	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, dee, lah, just, upright, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adimu	AH-DEE-moo	rare	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, dee, moo, rare, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adin	ah-DEEN	decorative	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, deen, decorative, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adla	AHD-lah	justice	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahd, lah, justice, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adongo	AH-dohn-goh	second of twins	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, dohn, goh, second, of, twins, female, luo, kenya, africa
Adowa	ah-doh-WAH	born on a Tuesday	Female	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ah, doh, wah, born, on, a, tuesday, female, akan, ghana, africa
Aduke	ah-doo-KEH	much loved	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, doo, keh, much, loved, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Adwoa	ah-dwoh-AH	born on a Monday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ah, dwoh, ah, born, on, a, monday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Afaafa	AH-fah-fah	virtue	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, fah, fah, virtue, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Afafa	ah-FAH-fah	first child of second husband	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, fah, fah, first, child, of, second, husband, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Afia	ah-FEE-ah	born on Friday	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, fee, ah, born, on, friday, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Afifa	AH-fee-fah	virtuous pure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, fee, fah, virtuous, pure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Afiya	ah-FEE-yah	health	Female	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	ah, fee, yah, health, female, swahili, tanzania, africa
Afrika	AH-free-kah	Africa	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, free, kah, africa, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Afryea	ah-FRY-yah	born during good times	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, fry, yah, born, during, good, times, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Afua	ah-FOO-ah	born on Friday	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, foo, ah, born, on, friday, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Afua	AH-foo-ah	forgiveness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, foo, ah, forgiveness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Afya	AHF-yah	health	Female	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	ahf, yah, health, female, swahili, tanzania, africa
Ahadi	ah-HAH-dee	with much promise	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, hah, dee, with, much, promise, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aida	AH-ee-dah	gain advantage	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, ee, dah, gain, advantage, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aina	ah-ee-NAH	difficult birth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, ee, nah, difficult, birth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ainra	AH-een-rah	lasting power	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, een, rah, lasting, power, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aisha	ah-EE-shah	she is life	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, ee, shah, she, is, life, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aiyetoro	ah-YEH-toh-roh	peace on earth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yeh, toh, roh, peace, on, earth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ajia	ah-jee-AH	quick fast	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, jee, ah, quick, fast, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Akanke	ah-kahn-KEH	to meet her is to love her	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, kahn, keh, to, meet, her, is, to, love, her, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Akello	AH-keh-loh	born after twins	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, keh, loh, born, after, twins, female, luo, kenya, africa
Akeyo	AH-keh-yoh	born during the harvest	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, keh, yoh, born, during, the, harvest, female, luo, kenya, africa
Akilah	AH-kee-lah	intelligent one who reasons	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, kee, lah, intelligent, one, who, reasons, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Akili	ah-KEE-lee	intelligent	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, kee, lee, intelligent, female, swahili, east africa, 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
Akosua	ah-KOH-soo-ah	born on Sunday	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, koh, soo, ah, born, on, sunday, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Akoth	AH-koh-th	born during the rainy season	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, koh, th, born, during, the, rainy, season, female, luo, kenya, africa
Akua	ah-KOO-ah	born on Wednesday	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, koo, ah, born, on, wednesday, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Akwete	ah-KWEH-the	elder of twins	Female	Ga	Ghana	Africa	ah, kweh, the, elder, of, twins, female, ga, ghana, africa
Akwokwo	ah-KWO-kwoh	younger of twins	Female	Ga	Ghana	Africa	ah, kwo, kwoh, younger, of, twins, female, ga, ghana, africa
Alaba	ah-lah-BAH	second child born after twins	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, lah, bah, second, child, born, after, twins, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Alake	ah-lah-KEH	one to be petted and made much of	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, lah, keh, one, to, be, petted, and, made, much, of, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Alile	ah-LEE-leh	she weeps	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	ah, lee, leh, she, weeps, female, yao, malawi, africa
Aliya	ah-lee-AH	exalted	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, lee, ah, exalted, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Almasi	al-MAH-see	diamond	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	al, mah, see, diamond, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aluna	ah-LOO-nah	come here	Female	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	ah, loo, nah, come, here, female, mwera, kenya, africa
Aluoch	AH-loo-oh,ch	born on a overcast morning	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, loo, oh, ch, born, on, a, overcast, morning, female, luo, kenya, africa
Ama	AH-mah	born on Saturday	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, mah, born, on, saturday, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Ama	ah-MAH	delivery had problems	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, mah, delivery, had, problems, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Amadi	ah-MAH-dee	general rejoicing	Female	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	ah, mah, dee, general, rejoicing, female, ibo, nigeria, africa
Amali	AH-mah-lee	hope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mah, lee, hope, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Amana	AH-mah-nah	trust	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mah, nah, trust, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Amaziah	ah-MAH-zee-ah	extraordinary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mah, zee, ah, extraordinary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Amina	ah-mee-NAH	trustworthy faithful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mee, nah, trustworthy, faithful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aminah	ah-MEE-nah	she is trustworthy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mee, nah, she, is, trustworthy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aminali	ah-MEE-nah	honest faithful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mee, nah, honest, faithful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aminifu	AH-mee-nee-FUH	faithful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mee, nee, fuh, faithful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Amira	ah-mee-RAH	princess	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mee, rah, princess, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Amne	AHM-neh	secure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahm, neh, secure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Amondi	AH-mohn-dee	born at dawn	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, mohn, dee, born, at, dawn, female, luo, kenya, africa
Amonke	ah-mohn-KEH	to know her is to pet her	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, mohn, keh, to, know, her, is, to, pet, her, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Aneesa	ah-nee-SAH	companion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, nee, sah, companion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Angavu	ahn-GAH-voo	shining one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahn, gah, voo, shining, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Angweng	AHNG-when	born during the time of white ants	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ahng, when, born, during, the, time, of, white, ants, female, luo, 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
Anisa	ah-nee-SAH	friendly	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, nee, sah, friendly, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Anisun	ah-NEE-sun	friendly	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, nee, sun, friendly, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Antobam	ahn-toh-BAHM	posthumous child	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ahn, toh, bahm, posthumous, child, female, fante, ghana, africa
Anyango	AHN-yahn-go	born about mid day	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ahn, yahn, go, born, about, mid, day, female, luo, kenya, africa
Apiyo	AH-pee-oh	first of twins	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, pee, oh, first, of, twins, female, luo, kenya, africa
Arafa	AH-rah-fah	knowledgeable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, rah, fah, knowledgeable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Areta	ah-REH-tah	a charmer	Female	Bini	West Africa	Africa	ah, reh, tah, a, charmer, female, bini, west africa, africa
Arifa	AH-ree-fah	knowledgeable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, ree, fah, knowledgeable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Arogo	AH-roh-goh	mother nagged alot during pregnancy	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, roh, goh, mother, nagged, alot, during, pregnancy, female, luo, kenya, africa
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
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
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
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

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