Names by Gender

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
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
Asad	ah-SAHD	lion	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, sahd, lion, male, swahili, east africa, 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
Asani	ah-SAH-nee	rebellious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, sah, nee, rebellious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Asante	AH-sahn-teh	you have been good thank you	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, sahn, teh, you, have, been, good, thank, you, male, 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
Ashur	ah-SHOOR	born during Islamic month Ashur	Male	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	ah, shoor, born, during, islamic, month, ashur, male, swahili, tanzania, 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
Asim	ah-SEEM	protector defender	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	ah, seem, protector, defender, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Asiya	AH-see-yah	console	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, see, yah, console, female, 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
Asmahani	AHSS-mah-ha-nee	exalted	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahss, mah, ha, nee, exalted, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Asukile	ah-soo-KEE-leh	the Lord has washed me	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	ah, soo, kee, leh, the, lord, has, washed, me, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Asumini	ah-soo-MEE-nee	jasmine	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, soo, mee, nee, jasmine, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aswad	ahss-WAHD	black	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	ahss, wahd, black, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Asya	AHSS-yah	born at a time of grief	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahss, yah, born, at, a, time, of, grief, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ata	AH-ta	one of twins	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ah, ta, one, of, twins, male, fante, ghana, africa
Athiambo	AH-thee-ahm-boh	born late in the evening	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, thee, ahm, boh, born, late, in, the, evening, female, luo, kenya, africa
Athumani	AH-thuu-mah-nee	third Khalifa	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, thuu, mah, nee, third, khalifa, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Atieno	AH-tee-eh-no	born at night	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, tee, eh, no, born, at, night, female, luo, kenya, africa
Atif	AH-teef	compassionate	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, teef, compassionate, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Atiya	AH-tee-yah	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, tee, yah, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Atsu	at-SOO	younger of twins	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	at, soo, younger, of, twins, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Atu	ah-TOO	born on Saturday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ah, too, born, on, saturday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Auta	ah-OO-tah	the last born	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ah, oo, tah, the, last, born, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Awena	AH-weh-nah	gentle	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, weh, nah, gentle, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Awino	AH-wee-noh	born with the cord around them	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, wee, noh, born, with, the, cord, around, them, female, luo, kenya, africa
Awiti	AH-wee-tee	born after misfortune	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, wee, tee, born, after, misfortune, female, luo, kenya, africa
Awotwe	a-WOH-tweh	eighth born	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	a, woh, tweh, eighth, born, male, akan, ghana, africa
Awour	AH-woh-rr	born in the mid morning	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, woh, rr, born, in, the, mid, morning, female, luo, kenya, africa
Ayinde	ah-yeen-DEH	we gave praises and he came	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yeen, deh, we, gave, praises, and, he, came, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayize	Ah-yee-ZEH	let it happen	Male	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	ah, yee, zeh, let, it, happen, male, zulu, south africa, africa
Ayo	AH-yo	happiness	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yo, happiness, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayo	AH-yoh	great joy	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, great, joy, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayobami	ah-yoh-BAH-mee	I am blessed with joy	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, bah, mee, i, am, blessed, with, joy, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayobunmi	ah-yoh-BOON-mee	joy is given to me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, boon, mee, joy, is, given, to, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayodele	ah-yoh-DEH-leh	joy come home	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, deh, leh, joy, come, home, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayodele	ah-YOH-deh-leh	joy enters the house	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, deh, leh, joy, enters, the, house, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayofemi	ah-yoh-FEH-mee	joy likes me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, feh, mee, joy, likes, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayoluwa	ah-yo-LOO-wah	joy of our people	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yo, loo, wah, joy, of, our, people, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayoola	Ah-YOH-oh-lah	joy in wealth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yoh, oh, lah, joy, in, wealth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ayubu	AH-yoo-boo	perseverance	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, yoo, boo, perseverance, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Aza	AH-zah	powerful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zah, powerful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Azaan	ah-zahn	strength	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zahn, strength, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Azagba	ah-ZAH-bah	born out of town	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ah, zah, bah, born, out, of, town, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Azalee	ah-zah-LEE	a singer	Female	Bini	West Africa	Africa	ah, zah, lee, a, singer, female, bini, west africa, africa
Azibo	a-ZEE-boh	the whole earth	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	a, zee, boh, the, whole, earth, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Azikiwe	ah-ZEE-kee-weh	full of vigor	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	ah, zee, kee, weh, full, of, vigor, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Aziz	AH-zeez	precious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zeez, precious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Aziza	ah-ZEE-zah	precious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zee, zah, precious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Azizi	ah-ZEE-zee	precious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zee, zee, precious, male, swahili, east africa, africa

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