Names by Gender

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Mshabaha	mm-sha-bah-hah	resemblance	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, sha, bah, hah, resemblance, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mshangama	mm-SHAHN-gah-mah	rising	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, shahn, gah, mah, rising, male, 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
Mshindi	mm-SHEEN-dee	victor winner	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, sheen, dee, victor, winner, male, 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
Msrah	m-SRAH	sixth born	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	m, srah, sixth, born, male, akan, ghana, africa
Msrah	m-SRAH	sixth born	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	m, srah, sixth, born, male, akan, ghana, africa
Mtaalamu	mm-tah-lah-MUH	intellectual and scholarly	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, tah, lah, muh, intellectual, and, scholarly, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtafiti	mm-TAH-fee-tee	knowledge seeker	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, tah, fee, tee, knowledge, seeker, male, 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
Mtangulizi	mmTAHN-guh-lee-zee	leader pioneer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mmtahn, guh, lee, zee, leader, pioneer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtavila	mm-tah-vee-lah	you'll eat it	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, tah, vee, lah, you'll, eat, it, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtawa	mm-tah-WAH	devout person	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, tah, wah, devout, person, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtembei	MM-tehm-BEH-EE	one who roams about a playboy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, tehm, beh, ee, one, who, roams, about, a, playboy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mteremeshi	MM-teh-REHM-shee	genial and friendly	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, teh, rehm, shee, genial, and, friendly, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mteremo	mm-TEH-reh-mo	cheerful person	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, teh, reh, mo, cheerful, person, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mteule	mm-TEH-oo-LEH	the chosen one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, teh, oo, leh, the, chosen, one, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mthuthuzeli	m-too-too-ZEH-lee	comforter	Male	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	m, too, too, zeh, lee, comforter, male, xhosa, south africa, africa
Mtima	m-TEE-mah	heart	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	m, tee, mah, heart, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mtoro	mm-TOH-roh	a runaway	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, toh, roh, a, runaway, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtoto	mm-TOH-toh	youngster little boy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, toh, toh, youngster, little, boy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtulivu	mm-TUH-lee-vuh	quiet person	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, tuh, lee, vuh, quiet, person, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtume	mm-TOO-meh	an apostle	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, too, meh, an, apostle, male, 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
Mtumwa	m-TOOM-wah	pledged	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, toom, wah, pledged, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mtundu	m-TOON-doo	people commutlity	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	m, toon, doo, people, commutlity, male, ngoni, malawi, 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
Mubaadar	MUH-bah-dah	undertakes	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, bah, dah, undertakes, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muchaneta	moo-chah-NEH-tah	you will get tired	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	moo, chah, neh, tah, you, will, get, tired, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Mudada	moo-DAH-dah	the provider	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	moo, dah, dah, the, provider, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Mudiwa	moo-DEE-wah	beloved	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	moo, dee, wah, beloved, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Mudrik	MUHD-reek	intelligent reasonable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muhd, reek, intelligent, reasonable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mufid	MUH-feed	beneficial	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, feed, beneficial, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mufiida	MOO-fee-dah	beneficial	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, fee, dah, beneficial, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Muga	MOO-gah	confident of one truth	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	moo, gah, confident, of, one, truth, male, kisii, kenya, africa
Mugendi	MOH-gehn-dee	guests passersby	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, gehn, dee, guests, passersby, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mugi	MOH-gheh	wise one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, gheh, wise, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mugo	MOH-goh	prophet	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, goh, prophet, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mugure	MOH-goh-reh	already purchased	Female	Meru	Kenya	Africa	moh, goh, reh, already, purchased, female, meru, kenya, africa
Muhamadi	MUH-hah-mah-dee	praised commendable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hah, mah, dee, praised, commendable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muhammad	moo-HAH-mahd	praised	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, hah, mahd, praised, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muhammed	MUH-hah-med	praised commendable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hah, med, praised, commendable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muhashaham	MUH-hah-sha-hahm	respected	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hah, sha, hahm, respected, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muhashmy	MUH-hah-shee-mee	weak	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hah, shee, mee, weak, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muhidini	MUH-hee-dee-nee	revivalist	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hee, dee, nee, revivalist, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muhima	MUH-hee-mah	of importance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hee, mah, of, importance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Muhsin	MUH-seen	beneficent	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, seen, beneficent, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muhyiddin	MUH-yee-deen	bestower of religion	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, yee, deen, bestower, of, religion, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muiru	MOH-ee-roh	black one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ee, roh, black, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muiruri	MOH-ee-roh-ray		Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ee, roh, ray, male, kikuyu, kenya, 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
Mukanda	MOH-kahn-dah	strong cord	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, kahn, dah, strong, cord, male, kikuyu, kenya, 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
Mukhtaar	MUHK-tah	chosen	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muhk, tah, chosen, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mukhwana	moo-KWAH-nah	born as a twin	Male	Abaluhya	Uganda	Africa	moo, kwah, nah, born, as, a, twin, male, abaluhya, uganda, africa
Mukiri	MOH-kee-ree	silent one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, kee, ree, silent, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, 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
Mukuru	Moh-koh-row	elderly one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, koh, row, elderly, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mulogo	MOO-loh-goh	a wizard	Male	Musoga	Uganda	Africa	moo, loh, goh, a, wizard, male, musoga, uganda, 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
Munanire	moo-nah-nee-REH	has more than his share	Male	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	moo, nah, nee, reh, has, more, than, his, share, male, luganda, uganda, africa
Mundhir	MUHN-deer	sign reminder	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muhn, deer, sign, reminder, male, 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
Munene	MOH-neh-neh	big great	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, neh, neh, big, great, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mungu	MUHN-guh	God fate destiny	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muhn, guh, god, fate, destiny, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Munim	MUH-neem	benefactor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, neem, benefactor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Munir	MUH-near	shining	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, near, shining, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Munira	MUH-nee-rah	radiant	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, nee, rah, radiant, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Munoru	MOH-noh-roo	fat one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, noh, roo, fat, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Munyiga	moon-YEE-gah	one who presses others	Male	Mukiga	Uganda	Africa	moon, yee, gah, one, who, presses, others, male, mukiga, uganda, africa
Muombwa	MOO-om-boo-ah	beseeched	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, om, boo, ah, beseeched, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muraguri	MOH-rah-goh-ree	a seer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, rah, goh, ree, a, seer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Murathi	MOH-rah-thee	a prophet	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, rah, thee, a, prophet, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muraya	MOH-rah-yah	tall one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, rah, yah, tall, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Murigo	MOH-ree-goh	this is a load	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ree, goh, this, is, a, load, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Murigo	MOH-ree-goh	this is a load	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ree, goh, this, is, a, load, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muriithi	MOH-ray-thee	a shepard	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ray, thee, a, shepard, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Murimi	MOH-ray-mee	a farmer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ray, mee, a, farmer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muriu	MOH-ree-oh	son	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ree, oh, son, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muriuki	MOH-ree-oh-key	one who is reborn	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ree, oh, key, one, who, is, reborn, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muroki	MOH-roh-kee	comes with the dawn	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, roh, kee, comes, with, the, dawn, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Murtada	MOO-tah-dah	disciplined	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, tah, dah, disciplined, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Murua	moo-ROO-ah	Elegant and refined	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, roo, ah, elegant, and, refined, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Murugi	MOH-roo-gee	she cooks	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, roo, gee, she, cooks, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Murugi	MOH-roo-gee	she cooks	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, roo, gee, she, cooks, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muruthi	MOH-row-thee	lion	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, row, thee, lion, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Musa	MOO-sah	Moses	Male	Swahili	East, Africa	Africa	moo, sah, moses, male, swahili, east, africa, africa
Muslim	MOO-slim	believer	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	moo, slim, believer, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Muslima	MOOH-slee-mah	one who submits to God	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mooh, slee, mah, one, who, submits, to, god, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Musoke	moo-soh-KEH	cannot be introduced	Male	Muganda	Uganda	Africa	moo, soh, keh, cannot, be, introduced, male, muganda, uganda, africa
Mustafa	MOOS-tah-far	chosen one Prophet	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moos, tah, far, chosen, one, prophet, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mutahi	MOH-tah-hee	a raider	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, tah, hee, a, raider, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mutegi	MOH-teh-gee	hunter trapper	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, teh, gee, hunter, trapper, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mutemi	MOH-teh-mee	king of the Agikuyu	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, teh, mee, king, of, the, agikuyu, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muteteli	moo-the-THE-lee	dainty	Female	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	moo, the, the, lee, dainty, female, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Muthee	MOH-thee	an elder	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, thee, an, elder, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muthemba	MOH-them-bah	one of a kind	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, them, bah, one, of, a, kind, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muthengi	MOH-then-ghee	he move around	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, then, ghee, he, move, around, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mutheru	MOH-theh-roo	cleansed	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, theh, roo, cleansed, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Muthomi	MOH-thoh-mee	a scholar	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, thoh, mee, a, scholar, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa

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