Names by Gender

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Kibasira	KEE-bah-see-rah	insight	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, bah, see, rah, insight, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kibibi	kee-BEE-bee	little lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, bee, bee, little, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kiburi	KEE-boo-ree	pride	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, boo, ree, pride, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kibwana	KEE-bwah-nah	young gentleman	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, bwah, nah, young, gentleman, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kibwe	KEE-bweh	blessed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, bweh, blessed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kidawa	KEE-dah-wah	medicine	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, dah, wah, medicine, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kidhi	kee-DEE	Satisfaction	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, dee, satisfaction, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kifaa	kee-FAAH	Useful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, faah, useful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kifimbo	KEE-feem-boh	stick	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, feem, boh, stick, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kifimbo	kee-FEEM-hoh	a delicate twig	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, feem, hoh, a, delicate, twig, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kigoma,.	KEE-goh-mah	small drum joy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, goh, mah, small, drum, joy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kigongo	kee-GONG-goh	born before twins	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	kee, gong, goh, born, before, twins, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Kihara	KEH-ha-rah	a bald patch	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, ha, rah, a, bald, patch, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kihiga	KEH-hee-gah	rock	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, hee, gah, rock, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kijakazi	kee-jah-KAH-zee	your life is due to us	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, jah, kah, zee, your, life, is, due, to, us, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kijana	KEE-jah-nah	youthful young	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, jah, nah, youthful, young, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kijani	KEE-jah-nee	warrior	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, jah, nee, warrior, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kijicho	KEE-jee-cho	envious jealous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, jee, cho, envious, jealous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kike	kee-KEH	Feminine femininity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, keh, feminine, femininity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kimacho	KEE-mah-cho	observant	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, mah, cho, observant, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kimameta	KEE-mah-meh-tah	diamond mine	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, mah, meh, tah, diamond, mine, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kimathi	KEH-mah-thee	Kenyan freedom fighter	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, mah, thee, kenyan, freedom, fighter, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kimotho	KEH-moh-tho	the left hand (left handed)	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, moh, tho, the, left, hand, left, handed, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kimweri	KEEM-weh-ree	ruler chief	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keem, weh, ree, ruler, chief, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kimya	KEEM-yah	calm quiet	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keem, yah, calmquiet, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinah	kee-NAH	willful	Female	Bobangi	East Africa	Africa	kee, nah, willful, female, bobangi, east africa, africa
Kinaya	KEE-nah-yah	complete	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, nah, yah, complete, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinda	keen-DAH	young bird chick young and beautiful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keen, dah, young, bird, chick, young, and, beautiful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinjeketile	keen-JEH-keh-tee-leh	he killed himself	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keen, jeh, keh, tee, leh, he, killed, himself, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinjikitile	keen-JEE-kee-tee-leh	he killed himself	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keen, jee, kee, tee, leh, he, killed, himself, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinoro	KEH-noh-roh	sharpener of knives	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, noh, roh, sharpener, of, knives, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kinuka	KEE-noo-kah	A type of flower	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, noo, kah, a, type, of, flower, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinyemi	KEE-NYEH-mee	a good thing	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, nyeh, mee, a, good, thing, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinyua	KEHN-you-ah	one who drinks	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kehn, you, ah, one, who, drinks, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kioi	KEH-oh-ee	bears heavy burdens	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, oh, ee, bears, heavy, burdens, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kioja	KEE-oh-jah	Miracle	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, oh, jah, miracle, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kiongozi	KEE-on-goh-zee	Leader	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, on, goh, zee, leader, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kioni	KEO-nee	she finds (sees things)	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keo, nee, she, finds, sees, things, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kioni	KEO-nee	she who see	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keo, nee, she, who, see, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kipanga	KEE-pahn-gah	falcon	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, pahn, gah, falcon, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kipendo	KEE-pehn-doh	Love	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, pehn, doh, love, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kipenzi	kee-PEHN-zee	loved one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, pehn, zee, loved, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kipusa	KEE-poo-sah	Young girl	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, poo, sah, young, girl, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kirafiki	KEE-rah-fee-kee	like a friend	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, rah, fee, kee, like, a, friend, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kirimi	KEH-re-mee	a farmer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, re, mee, a, farmer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kirimu	kee-ree-muh	Generous kind	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, ree, muh, generous, kind, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kirinyaga	keh-rehn-YAH-gah	mountain of brightness Mount Kenya	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, rehn, yah, gah, mountain, of, brightness, mount, kenya, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kisasa	kee-sah-sah	New modern	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, sah, sah, new, modern, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kisasi	KEE-sah-see	revenge	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, sah, see, revenge, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kisima	kee-see-MAH	spring	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, see, mah, spring, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kissa	kiss-SAH	born after twins	Female	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	kiss, sah, born, after, twins, female, buganda, uganda, africa
Kitambi	kee-tam-bee	proud	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, tam, bee, proud, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kithingi	KEH-thee-gee	a butcher	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, thee, gee, a, butcher, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kito	kee-toh	a jewel	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, toh, a, jewel, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kitoto	kee-toh-TOH	precious child	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, toh, toh, precious, child, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kitunda	KEE-tuhn-DAH	small fruit	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, tuhn, dah, small, fruit, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kitunzi	KEE-tun-zee	reward	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, tun, zee, reward, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kitwana	kee-TWAH-nah	pledged to live	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, twah, nah, pledged, to, live, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kiume	KEE-ooh-meh	masculine and strong	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, ooh, meh, masculine, and, strong, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kiziah	kee-ZEE-ah	light hearted	Female	Bini	West Africa	Africa	kee, zee, ah, light, hearted, female, bini, west africa, africa
Kizo	kee-ZOH	an abundance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, zoh, an, abundance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kizuwanda	kee-zu-WAHN-dah	last born child	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	kee, zu, wahn, dah, last, born, child, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Kizza	keez-SAH	born after twins	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	keez, sah, born, after, twins, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Kodwo	koh-DWOH	born on Monday	Male	Twi	Ghana	Africa	koh, dwoh, born, on, monday, male, twi, ghana, africa
Kofi	koh-FEE	born on Friday	Male	Twi	Ghana	Africa	koh, fee, born, on, friday, male, twi, ghana, africa
Koigi	KOH-ee-gee	one who speaks	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	koh, ee, gee, one, who, speaks, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kojo	koh-JOH	born on Monday	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	koh, joh, born, on, monday, male, akan, ghana, africa
Kokayi	koh-KAH-yee	he summons the people	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	koh, kah, yee, he, summons, the, people, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Kokumo	KOH-koo-moh	this one will not die	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	koh, koo, moh, this, one, will, not, die, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kombo	KOH-m-boh	impoverished bent	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	koh, m, boh, impoverished, bent, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Komboa	KOH-m-boh-ah	redeemed redemption	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	koh, m, boh, ah, redeemed, redemption, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kondo	KON-doh	war	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kon, doh, war, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kondwani	kon-DWAH-nee	joyful	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kon, dwah, nee, joyful, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kongoresi	KOHN-goh-rez-ee	old contest	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kohn, goh, rez, ee, old, contest, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kontar	KOHN-tar	an only child	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	kohn, tar, an, only, child, male, akan, ghana, africa
Kopano	koh-PAH-noh	union	Male	Tswana	South Africa	Africa	koh, pah, noh, union, male, tswana, south africa, africa
Kosoko	koh-SOH-koh	no hoe to dig a grave	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	koh, soh, koh, no, hoe, to, dig, a, grave, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kpodo	kh-poh-DOH	the elder of twins	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	kh, poh, doh, the, elder, of, twins, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Kristo	KH-ree-sto	Christian	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kh, ree, sto, christian, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kubweza	koo-BWEH-zah	give it back	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	koo, bweh, zah, give, it, back, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kudumu	KUH-duh-muh	persevering lasting	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, duh, muh, persevering, lasting, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kudyauku	kooYAH-oo-koo	a feast	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kooyah, oo, koo, a, feast, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kufuo	koo-FOO-oh	father shared birth pangs	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	koo, foo, oh, father, shared, birth, pangs, male, fante, ghana, africa
Kuguru	KOH-go-row	a leg	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	koh, go, row, a, leg, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kuiwa	KOOL-wah	first of twins	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	kool, wah, first, of, twins, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Kujuwakwangu	KOO-juh-wah-kwahn-goo	my knowledge	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	koo, juh, wah, kwahn, goo, my, knowledge, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kukua	koo-KOO-ah	born on Wednesday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	koo, koo, ah, born, on, wednesday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Kuliraga	koo-lee-RAH-gah	weeping	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	koo, lee, rah, gah, weeping, female, yao, malawi, africa
Kulula	KUH-loo-lah	Superior	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, loo, lah, superior, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kulwa	KOOL-wah	first of twins	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	kool, wah, first, of, twins, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Kumanda	koo-MAHN-dah	graveyard	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	koo, mahn, dah, graveyard, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kumbufu	KUH-m-buh-fuh	person with excellent memory	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, m, buh, fuh, person, with, excellent, memory, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kumbuka	KUH-m-buh-kah	person with excellent memory	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, m, buh, kah, person, with, excellent, memory, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kunjufu	KUHN-juh-fuh	cheerful and friendly	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuhn, juh, fuh, cheerful, and, friendly, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kunle	KOON-leh	our home is filled with honors	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	koon, leh, our, home, is, filled, with, honors, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kunto	KOON-toh	third child	Female	Twi	Ghana	Africa	koon, toh, third, child, female, twi, ghana, africa
Kupenda	kuh-PEHN-duh	to love	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, pehn, duh, to, love, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kurwa	kuh-WAH	the second of two	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, wah, the, second, of, two, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kuthakwakulu	koo-tah-kwah-KOO-loo	the end of man	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	koo, tah, kwah, koo, loo, the, end, of, man, male, yao, malawi, africa
Kutisha	KUH-tee-shah	tough formidable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, tee, shah, tough, formidable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kuumba	KUH-uh-mbah	create creativity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, uh, mbah, create, creativity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kuweza	KUH-weh-zah	very capable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, weh, zah, very, capable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kwabena	KWAH-beh-nah	born on Tuesday	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	kwah, beh, nah, born, on, tuesday, male, akan, ghana, africa
Kwacha	KWAH-chah	morning	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kwah, chah, morning, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kwada	KWAH-dah	night has fallen	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kwah, dah, night, has, fallen, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kwagalana	KWA-gah-lah-nah	brotherly love	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kwa, gah, lah, nah, brotherly, love, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kwakou	kwah-KOO	born on Wednesday	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	kwah, koo, born, on, wednesday, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Kwamboka	KWAHM-boh-kah	born while crossing a river	Female	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	kwahm, boh, kah, born, while, crossing, a, river, female, kisii, kenya, africa

Developed & Designed by Alaa Haddad