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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Ibada	EE-bah-dah	adoration	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, bah, dah, adoration, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ibrahim	EE-brah-heem	my father is exalted	Male	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ee, brah, heem, my, father, is, exalted, male, hausa, nigeria, africa
Ibtisam	ee-beet-SAHM	smile	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, beet, sahm, smile, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Idi	EE-dee	born during the festival of Idd	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, dee, born, during, the, festival, of, idd, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Idihi	ee-DEE	Enthusiasm perseverance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, dee, enthusiasm, perseverance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Idogbe	ee-oh-BEH	second born after twins	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, oh, beh, second, born, after, twins, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Idowu	ee-DOH-woo	born after twins	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, doh, woo, born, after, twins, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Idowu	ee-doh-WOO	first child born after twins	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, doh, woo, first, child, born, after, twins, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Idriis	EE-drees	prophet he studies	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, drees, prophet, he, studies, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ifama	ee-FAH-mah	all is well	Female	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	ee, fah, mah, all, is, well, female, ibo, nigeria, africa
Ife	ee-FEH	love	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, feh, love, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ifetayo	ee-feh-TAH-yph	love brings happiness	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, feh, tah, yph, love, brings, happiness, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Iffat	ee-FAHT	virtue	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, faht, virtue, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ige	EE-geh	delivered feet first	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, geh, delivered, feet, first, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Ijaba	ee-JAH-bah	a wish fulfilled	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ee, jah, bah, a, wish, fulfilled, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Ikinya	EE-key-nyah	a single step	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, key, nyah, a, single, step, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ikuseghan	ee-KOO-seh-han	peace surpasses war	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, koo, seh, han, peace, surpasses, war, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Ilham	eel-HAM	inspiration	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eel, ham, inspiration, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Imaan	EE-man	faith	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, man, faith, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Imamu	EE-mah-moo	minister preacher	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, moo, minister, preacher, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Iman	EE-man	faith	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, man, faith, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Imani	ee-MAH-nee	faith	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, nee, faith, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Imani	ee-MAH-nee	faith	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, nee, faith, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Imara	ee-MAH-rah	firm	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, rah, firm, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Imara	EE-mah-rah	Stamina strength	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, rah, stamina, strength, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Imarika	EE-mah-ree-kah	be steadfast	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, mah, ree, kah, be, steadfast, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Imarogbe	ee-MAH-roh-beh	child born to a good family	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, mah, roh, beh, child, born, to, a, good, family, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Ina	EE-nah	mother of the rains	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ee, nah, mother, of, the, rains, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Inaya	ee-NAH-yah	providence	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, nah, yah, providence, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Intisar	eenTEE-sah	victory	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eentee, sah, victory, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ipyana	eep-YAH-nah	grace	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	eep, yah, nah, grace, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Irawagbon	ee-rah-WAH-bon	enemy's attempt to kill her	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, rah, wah, bon, enemy's, attempt, to, kill, her, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Iregi	EE-reh-ghee	a rebel	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, reh, ghee, a, rebel, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Iroagbulam	ee-ROH-eh-boo-lam	let not enmity destroy me	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	ee, roh, eh, boo, lam, let, not, enmity, destroy, me, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Irungu	EE-rohn-goh	makes right reformer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, rohn, goh, makes, right, reformer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Isa	EE-sah	Jesus	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, sah, jesus, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isaam	EE-sam	guard	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, sam, guard, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isilahi	EE-see-lah-hee	reconciliation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, see, lah, hee, reconciliation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isimo	EE-see-mo	quality	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, see, mo, quality, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isiyoshindika	EE-see-yoh-sheen-dee-kah	unconquerable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, see, yoh, sheen, dee, kah, unconquerable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Islam	EE-slam	submission to God	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, slam, submission, to, god, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ismael	EE-smah-el	prophet he hears	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, smah, el, prophet, he, hears, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ismaili	EES-mah-ee-lee	Ishmael he hears	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ees, mah, ee, lee, ishmael, he, hears, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Isoke	ee-SOH-keh	a satisfying gift from God	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, soh, keh, a, satisfying, gift, from, god, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Issa	ee-SAH	God is our salvation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, sah, god, is, our, salvation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ita	EE-tah	a war raid	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, tah, a, war, raid, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Itidal	ee-tee-DAHL	symmetry	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, tee, dahl, symmetry, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Itimu	EE-tee-moh	a spear	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, tee, moh, a, spear, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ituri	ee-TOO-ree	Sweet-smelling	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, too, ree, sweet, smelling, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Iverem	ee-VEH-rem	blessings and favors	Female	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	ee, veh, rem, blessings, and, favors, female, tiv, nigeria, africa
Iyabo	ee-YAH-boh	mother has returned	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, yah, boh, mother, has, returned, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Iyapo	ee-YAH-po	many trials	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ee, yah, po, many, trials, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Izegbe	ee-ZEH-beh	long expected child	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, zeh, beh, long, expected, child, female, benin, nigeria, africa

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