Female Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Saada	sah-AH-dah	helper	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, ah, dah, helper, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Saadiya	SAAH-dee-yah	happy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	saah, dee, yah, happy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sabiha	SAH-bee-HAH	graceful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, bee, hah, graceful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sabir	SAH-beer	patient	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, beer, patient, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sabra	SAH-brah	patience	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, brah, patience, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Saburi	SAH-boo-ree	Patience	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, boo, ree, patience, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sadaka	SAH-dah-kah	an offering	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dah, kah, an, offering, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sadiki	SAH-dee-kee	believable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dee, kee, believable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sadikifu	SAH-dee-kee-fu	Reliable friend	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dee, kee, fu, reliable, friend, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sadikika	SAH-dee-kee-kah	Trustworthy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dee, kee, kah, trustworthy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Safaa	sah-FAH	purity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, fah, purity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Safi	SAH-fee	Pure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, fee, pure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Safidi	SAH-fee-dee	well organized tidy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, fee, dee, well, organized, tidy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Safisha	sah-FEE-shah	cleansing	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, fee, shah, cleansing, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Safiya	sah-FEE-yah	clear-minded pure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, fee, yah, clear, minded, pure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Saida	SAH-ee-dah	happy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, ee, dah, happy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Saiha	SAH-ee-hah	good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, ee, hah, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Saiwa	sah-ee-WAH	consolation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, ee, wah, consolation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sakina	SAH-kee-NAH	tranquility calm	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, kee, nah, tranquility, calm, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sala	sah-LAH	prayer	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, prayer, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salaam	SAH-laaam	tranquility	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, laaam, tranquility, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salama	sah-LAH-mah	peace	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, mah, peace, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salama	SAH-lah-mah	tranquility	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, mah, tranquility, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salamu	sah-LAH-moo	perfect	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, moo, perfect, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salima	sah-lee-MAH	safe	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lee, mah, safe, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salma	SAHL-mah	safe	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sahl, mah, safe, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salme	SAHL-MEH	safe	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sahl, meh, safe, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Samiha	sah-MEE-hah	magnanimous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, mee, hah, magnanimous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Samira	sah-MEE-rah	reconciler	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, mee, rah, reconciler, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sanaa	SAH-naa	art	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, naa, art, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sangeya	san-GEH-yah	hate me	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	san, geh, yah, hate, me, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Sanura	sah-NOO-rah	kitten	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, noo, rah, kitten, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sauda	sah-OO-dah	dark beauty	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, oo, dah, dark, beauty, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Saumu	SAH-oo-muh	born during Ramadan	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, oo, muh, born, during, ramadan, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sauti	SAH-oo-tee	voice	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, oo, tee, voice, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sebtuu	SEHB-tuu	born on Saturday	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sehb, tuu, born, on, saturday, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sekelaga	seh-keh-LAH-gah	rejoice	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	seh, keh, lah, gah, rejoice, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Semeni	SEH-meh-nee	speak	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	seh, meh, nee, speak, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Serafina	seh-rah-FEE-nah	burning passion	Female	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	seh, rah, fee, nah, burning, passion, female, xhosa, south africa, africa
Serwa	sair-WAH	noble woman	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	sair, wah, noble, woman, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Shade	shah-DEH	sweetly singing	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	shah, deh, sweetly, singing, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Shahida	shah-hee-DAH	martyr	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, hee, dah, martyr, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shakila	shah-KEE-lah	shapely	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, kee, lah, shapely, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shamba	shah-m-BAH	plantation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, m, bah, plantation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shamim	shah-MEEM	sweet scent	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, meem, sweet, scent, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shangilia	shahn-GEE-lah	celebrate	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shahn, gee, lah, celebrate, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shangwe	shahn-GWEH	celebration	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shahn, gweh, celebration, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shani	SHAH-nee	marvellous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, nee, marvellous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sharifa	shah-REE-fah	distinguished one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, ree, fah, distinguished, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shawana	shah-WAH-nah	grace	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, wah, nah, grace, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shemsa	SHEHM-sah	sunlight	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shehm, sah, sunlight, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sheshe	SHEH-sheh	elegance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sheh, sheh, elegance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shiba	SHEE-bah	satiated	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, bah, satiated, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shida	SHEE-dah	difficulty	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, dah, difficulty, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shifaa	SHEE-fah	cure	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, fah, cure, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shiminege	shee-mee-NEH-geh	let us perceive the future	Female	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	shee, mee, neh, geh, let, us, perceive, the, future, female, tiv, nigeria, africa
Shirika	SHEE-ree-kah	trusted partner	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, ree, kah, trusted, partner, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shoorai	shoh-oh-RAH-ee	a broom that sweeps	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	shoh, oh, rah, ee, a, broom, that, sweeps, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Shukura	shoo-KOO-rah	I am grateful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shoo, koo, rah, i, am, grateful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shukuru	shoo-koo-ROO	grateful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shoo, koo, roo, grateful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Shuruku	shoo-roo-KOO	dawn	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shoo, roo, koo, dawn, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sibadili	SEE-bah-dee-lee	I will not change	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, bah, dee, lee, i, will, not, change, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sibongile	see-bong-GHEE-leh	thank you	Female	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	see, bong, ghee, leh, thank, you, female, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Siboniso	see-boh-NEE-soh	a sign	Female	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	see, boh, nee, soh, a, sign, female, zulu, south africa, africa
Sigele	see-GEH-leh	left	Female	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	see, geh, leh, left, female, ngoni, malawi, africa
Sigolwide	see-gol-WEE-deh	my ways are straight	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	see, gol, wee, deh, my, ways, are, straight, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Sihaba	SEE-hah-bah	not a little	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, hah, bah, not, a, little, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Siham	SEE-hahm	sharing together	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, hahm, sharing, together, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sijaona	SEE-jah-oh-nah	I have not seen	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, jah, oh, nah, i, have, not, seen, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sikambagila	see-kam-bah-GHEE-lah	it doesn't suit him	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	see, kam, bah, ghee, lah, it, doesn't, suit, him, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Sikia	SEE-kee-ah	harmony	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, kee, ah, harmony, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sikitu	SEE-kee-too	it's all right	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, kee, too, it's, all, right, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sikudhani	see-koo-THAH-nee	a pleasant suprise	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, koo, thah, nee, a, pleasant, suprise, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Silika	SEE-lee-kah	Instinct	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, lee, kah, instinct, 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
Siri	see-ree	Secret	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, ree, secret, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sisi	see-SEE	born on a Sunday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	see, see, born, on, a, sunday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Sisya	SEE-s-yah	She of the Mfuu tree	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, s, yah, she, of, the, mfuu, tree, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sitembile	see-tem-bee-leh	trust	Female	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	see, tem, bee, leh, trust, female, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Siti	SEE-tee	lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, tee, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Siwatu	see-,WAH-too	born during time of conflict with another	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, wah, too, born, during, time, of, conflict, with, another, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Siwazuri	see-wah-ZOO-ree	those people are not good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, wah, zoo, ree, those, people, are, not, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Siyasa	see-YAH-sah	a politician	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, yah, sah, a, politician, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Somo	soh-MOH	teachings or godmother	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soh, moh, teachings, or, godmother, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Somoe	soh-MOH-eh	her godmother	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soh, moh, eh, her, godmother, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Staajabu	s-TAAH-jah-boo	amazement	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	s, taah, jah, boo, amazement, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Stara	s-TAH-rah	protected	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	s, tah, rah, protected, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Subira	soo-BEE-rah	the reward of patience	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soo, bee, rah, the, reward, of, patience, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Suhaila	soo-HAH-ee-lah	ease	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soo, hah, ee, lah, ease, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sukutai	soo-koo-TAH-ee	squeeze	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	soo, koo, tah, ee, squeeze, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Suluma	SOO-loo-mah	security	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soo, loo, mah, security, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Suma	SOO-mah	ask	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	soo, mah, ask, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Sumaiyya	soo-MAH-ee-yah	of good reputation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soo, mah, ee, yah, of, good, reputation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Surayya	soo-rah-ee-yah	noble	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soo, rah, ee, yah, noble, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Syandene	see-ahn-DEH-neh	punctual	Female	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	see, ahn, deh, neh, punctual, female, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa

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