Female Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Maarifa	MAAH-ree-fah	skilled	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	maah, ree, fah, skilled, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mabuufo	mah-BOO-frh	troubles	Female	Nguni	South Africa	Africa	mah, boo, frh, troubles, female, nguni, south 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
Madaha	mah-DAH-hah	graceful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, dah, hah, graceful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Madiha	MAH-dee-hah	worthy of praise	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, dee, hah, worthy, of, praise, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mafuane	mah-FOO-ah-neh	soil	Female	Bachopi	South Africa	Africa	mah, foo, ah, neh, soil, female, bachopi, south africa, africa
Mafunda	MAH-foon-dah	teachings	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, foon, dah, teachings, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahbuba	MAH-boo-bah	beloved	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, boo, bah, beloved, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahfudha	MAH-foo-dah	protected	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, foo, dah, protected, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maiba	MAH-ee-bah	grave	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	mah, ee, bah, grave, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Maijani	mahr-JAH-nee	coral	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahr, jah, nee, coral, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maimuna	MAH-ee-moo-nah	blessed	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, ee, moo, nah, blessed, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maisha	mah-ee-SHAH	life	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, ee, shah, life, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Makena	mah-KEH-nah	happy one	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, keh, nah, happy, one, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Makini	mah-KEE-nee	calm and serene	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kee, nee, calm, and, serene, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Malaika	mah-LAH-ee-kah	angel	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lah, ee, kah, angel, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Malenga	MAH-lehn-gah	she sings well	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lehn, gah, she, sings, well, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Malia	MAH-lee-ah	queen	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lee, ah, queen, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maliha	MAH-lee-hah	pleasant	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lee, hah, pleasant, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Malika	MAH-lee-kah	queen	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lee, kah, queen, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maliwaza	mah-lee-wah-zah	Consolation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lee, wah, zah, consolation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Malkia	MAHL-kee-ah	queen	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahl, kee, ah, queen, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maluum	MAA-loom	special	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	maa, loom, special, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mama	mah-AMH	born on Saturday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	mah, amh, born, on, saturday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Mandisa	man-DEE-sah	sweet	Female	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	man, dee, sah, sweet, female, xhosa, south africa, africa
Manga	MAHN-gah	wanderer	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahn, gah, wanderer, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mangeni	man-GHEH-nee	fish	Female	Musamia	Uganda	Africa	man, gheh, nee, fish, female, musamia, uganda, africa
Mapenzi	MAH-pehn-zee	romance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, pehn, zee, romance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Marashi	MAH-rah-shee	fragrance perfume	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, rah, shee, fragrance, perfume, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mariamu	MAH-ree-ahm-oo	for the virgin Mary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, ree, ahm, oo, for, the, virgin, mary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Marini	MAH-ree-nee	charming	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, ree, nee, charming, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Marjani	mahr-JAH-nee	coral	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahr, jah, nee, coral, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Masani	mah-SAH-nee	has a gap between the front teeth	Female	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	mah, sah, nee, has, a, gap, between, the, front, teeth, female, buganda, uganda, africa
Masara	MAH-sah-rah	joy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, sah, rah, joy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mashavu	mah-SHAH-vu	chubby cheeks	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, shah, vu, chubby, cheeks, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Masika	mah-SEE-kah	born in the rainy season	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, see, kah, born, in, the, rainy, season, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Masiya	MAH-see-yah	messiah	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, see, yah, messiah, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maskini	mah-SKEE-nee	poor	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, skee, nee, poor, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mastura	MAHS-too-rah	without blemish	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahs, too, rah, without, blemish, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mathna	MAH-thnah	praise	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, thnah, praise, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Matima	MAH-tee-mah	full moon	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, tee, mah, full, moon, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Matuko	MAH-too-koh	elegance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, too, koh, elegance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maua	MAH-oo-ah	flowers	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, oo, ah, flowers, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maulidi	mah-oo-LEE-dee	born during Maulidi	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, oo, lee, dee, born, during, maulidi, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mawusi	mah-woo-SEE	in the hands of God	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	mah, woo, see, in, the, hands, of, god, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Mayasa	MAH-yah-sah	walks proudly	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, yah, sah, walks, proudly, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maysara	MY-sah-rah	ease	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	my, sah, rah, ease, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mbafor	m-BAH-fohr	born on a market day	Female	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	m, bah, fohr, born, on, a, market, day, female, ibo, nigeria, 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
Mchumba	MCHOoM-bah	Sweetheart	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mchoom, bah, sweetheart, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mema	meh-MAH	goodness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	meh, mah, goodness, 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
Mera	MEH-rah	Mary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	meh, rah, mary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mesi	MEH-see	water	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	meh, see, water, female, yao, malawi, africa
Meyya	MEH-yah	Mary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	meh, yah, mary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Meyye	MEH-yeh	Mary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	meh, yeh, mary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mgeni	M-GEH-nee	visitor	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, geh, nee, visitor, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mhonum	m-HOH-num	mercifulness	Female	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	m, hoh, num, mercifulness, female, tiv, nigeria, africa
Midra	MEE-drah	princess	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mee, drah, princess, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Midwa	m-KEE-wah	orphaned child	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, kee, wah, orphaned, child, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mila	MEE-lah	traditions	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mee, lah, traditions, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Milele	MEE-leh-leh	eternity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mee, leh, leh, eternity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mimi	MEE-mee	I am	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mee, mee, i, am, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mkali	M-KAH-lee	fierce	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, kah, lee, fierce, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mkegani	m-keh-GAH-nee	child of disrespectful wife	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	m, keh, gah, nee, child, of, disrespectful, wife, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Mkiyoni	M-KEE-yoh-nee	you don't see it	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, kee, yoh, nee, you, don't, see, it, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mkweli	M-KWEH-lee	truthful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, kweh, lee, truthful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mmanga	M-man-gah	make a journey	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, man, gah, make, a, journey, 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
Mong'ina	MOHN-ngee-nah	my mother	Female	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	mohn, ngee, nah, my, mother, female, kisii, kenya, africa
Monifa	MOH-nee-fah	I have my luck	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	moh, nee, fah, i, have, my, luck, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Monima	MOH-nee-mah	it is wrong to envy others	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moh, nee, mah, it, is, wrong, to, envy, others, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Montsho	MOAN-shoh	black	Female	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	moan, shoh, black, female, tswana, botswana, africa
Mooza	MOO-ooh-zah	sulky	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, ooh, zah, sulky, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Moraa	MOH-rah	fun loving	Female	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	moh, rah, fun, loving, female, kisii, kenya, africa
Morihinze	moh-ree-hin-ZEH	child of either sex is good	Female	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	moh, ree, hin, zeh, child, of, either, sex, is, good, female, tiv, nigeria, africa
Morowa	moh-ROH-wah	queen	Female	Akan	Ghana	Africa	moh, roh, wah, queen, female, akan, ghana, africa
Mosi	MOH-see	the first born	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moh, see, the, first, born, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Moswen	MOHSS-when	white	Female	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	mohss, when, white, female, tswana, botswana, africa
Moza	MOH-zah	distinguished	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moh, zah, distinguished, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mpatuleni	m-pah-too-LAY-nee	separate	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	m, pah, too, lay, nee, separate, female, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mpenzi	M-pehn-zee	sweetheart	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, pehn, zee, sweetheart, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mpho	m-POH	gift	Female	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	m, poh, gift, female, tswana, botswana, africa
Mpingo	M-peen-GOH	ebony	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, peen, goh, ebony, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mrashi	M-rah-shee	rose water	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, rah, shee, rose, water, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Msaada	M-saah-dah	assistance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, saah, dah, assistance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mshinda	M-sheen-dah	who triumphs	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, sheen, dah, who, triumphs, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Msiba	m-SEE-bah	born during calamity or mourning	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, see, bah, born, during, calamity, or, mourning, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtakuja	M-tah-koo-jah	you will come	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, tah, koo, jah, you, will, come, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtakwishayenu	M-tah-kwee-shah-yeh-noo	you will exhaust yours	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, tah, kwee, shah, yeh, noo, you, will, exhaust, yours, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtama	M-tah-mah	millet	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, tah, mah, millet, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtumwa	M-too-mwah	servant(slave)	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, too, mwah, servant slave, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtupeni	m-too-PEH-nee	not very welcome	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, too, peh, nee, not, very, welcome, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mua	MOOH-ah	healing benefit	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mooh, ah, healing, benefit, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mudiwa	moo-DEE-wah	beloved	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	moo, dee, wah, beloved, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Mufiida	MOO-fee-dah	beneficial	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, fee, dah, beneficial, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mugure	MOH-goh-reh	already purchased	Female	Meru	Kenya	Africa	moh, goh, reh, already, purchased, female, meru, kenya, africa
Muhima	MUH-hee-mah	of importance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hee, mah, of, importance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mukami	MOH-kah-mee	a milk maid	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, kah, mee, a, milk, maid, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mukami	MOH-kah-mee	a milk maid	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, kah, mee, a, milk, maid, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mukamutara	moo-kah-moo-TAH-rah	King Mutara's daughter -i.e. born during his reign	Female	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	moo, kah, moo, tah, rah, king, mutara's, daughter, ie, born, during, his, reign, female, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Mukantagara	moo-kahn-tah-GAH-rah	born in time of war	Female	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	moo, kahn, tah, gah, rah, born, in, time, of, war, female, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Mukondi	moh-KOH-dee	a dancer	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, koh, dee, a, dancer, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mukondi	moh-KOH-dee	a dancer	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, koh, dee, a, dancer, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mumbi	MOH-bee	creator mother of the people	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, bee, creator, mother, of, the, people, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mumbi	MOH-bee	creator mother of the people	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, bee, creator, mother, of, the, people, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muna	MUH-nah	hope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, nah, hope, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mundufiki	moon-doo-FEE-kee	good for nothing	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	moon, doo, fee, kee, good, for, nothing, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa

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