Male Names

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Saad	SAH-ahd	good fortune	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, ahd, good, fortune, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Saalim	SAH-leem	safe	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, leem, safe, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Saami	sah-MEE	exalted	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, mee, exalted, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sabola	sah-BOH-lah	a hot chili pepper	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	sah, boh, lah, a, hot, chili, pepper, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Saburi	sah-BOO-ree	patience	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, boo, ree, patience, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sadiki	sah-DEE-kee	faithful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dee, kee, faithful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Saeed	sah-EED	happy fortunate	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, eed, happy, fortunate, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Safari	SAH-fah-ree	journey	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, fah, ree, journey, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Safwani	SAHF-wah-nee	sincere	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sahf, wah, nee, sincere, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Saghiri	SAH-gee-ree	young	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, gee, ree, young, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sahalani	SAH-ha-lah-nee	ease	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, ha, lah, nee, ease, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Said	SAY-eed	happy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	say, eed, happy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Salaam	SAH-laam	peace	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, laam, peace, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Salah	sah-LAH	goodness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, goodness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Saleh	sah-LEH	good	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, leh, good, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Salehe	sah-LEH-he	good	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, leh, he, good, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Salim	sah-LEEM	peace	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, leem, peace, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Salmini	sahl-MEE-nee	saved	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sahl, mee, nee, saved, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Samir	SAH-meer	companion	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, meer, companion, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sarahani	SAH-rah-hah-nee	free	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, rah, hah, nee, free, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sarhaan	SAH-haan	free	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, haan, free, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sebahive	seh-bah-HEE-veh	bringer of good fortune	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	seh, bah, hee, veh, bringer, of, good, fortune, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Sefu	SEH-foo	sword	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	seh, foo, sword, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Seif	SAY-if	sword brave	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	say, if, sword, brave, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sekani	seh-KAH-nee	laughter	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	seh, kah, nee, laughter, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Sekayi	seh-KAH-yee	laughter	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	seh, kah, yee, laughter, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Selemani	SEH-leh-mah-nee	wise Solomon	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	seh, leh, mah, nee, wise, solomon, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sentwali	sehn-TWAH-lee	courageos	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	sehn, twah, lee, courageos, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Shaabani	SHAH-bah-nee	eigth month	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, bah, nee, eigth, month, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shaaboni	shah-BOH-nee	born in the eigth month	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, boh, nee, born, in, the, eigth, month, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shahaab	SHAH-haab	shooting star	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, haab, shooting, star, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shahidi	SHAH-hee-dee	witness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, hee, dee, witness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shakir	SHAH-keer	thankful	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	shah, keer, thankful, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Shakwe	SHAH-kweh	a kind of bird	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, kweh, a, kind, of, bird, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shamakani	SHAH-mah-kah-nee	presides leader of the place	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, mah, kah, nee, presides, leader, of, the, place, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shambe	SHAHM-beh	leader	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shahm, beh, leader, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shangobunni	shang-goh-BOON-nee	a child given by the God Shango	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	shang, goh, boon, nee, a, child, given, by, the, god, shango, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Sharif	SHAH-reef	noble	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, reef, noble, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shazidi	SHAH-zee-dee	growth	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, zee, dee, growth, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sheikh	SHAY-kih	leader elder	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shay, kih, leader, elder, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shibe	shee-BEH	satisfaction	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, beh, satisfaction, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shibisha	shee-bee-shah	satisfy or make satisfied	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, bee, shah, satisfy, or, make, satisfied, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shinda	SHEEN-dah	conquer win	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sheen, dah, conquer, win, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shinuni	shee-NUH-nee	attack	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shee, nuh, nee, attack, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shomari	shoh-MAH-ree	forceful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shoh, mah, ree, forceful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shujaa	SHOO-jah	brave	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shoo, jah, brave, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Shukrani	SHOOK-rah-nee	grateful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shook, rah, nee, grateful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sifa	see-FAH	fame reputation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, fah, fame, reputation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sifiye	see-fee-YEH	we are dying	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	see, fee, yeh, we, are, dying, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Sigidi	see-GHEE-dee	one thousand	Male	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	see, ghee, dee, one, thousand, male, zulu, south africa, africa
Simai	see-MAH-ee	high	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, mah, ee, high, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Simba	SEEM-bah	lion	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	seem, bah, lion, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sinaan	see-NAHN	spearhead brave	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, nahn, spearhead, brave, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sipho	see-POH	gift	Male	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	see, poh, gift, male, zulu, south africa, africa
Sipliwo	see-PLEE-woh	gift	Male	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	see, plee, woh, gift, male, xhosa, south africa, africa
Sisi	see-SEE	born on a Sunday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	see, see, born, on, a, sunday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Siwatu	see-,WAH-too	born during a time of conflict	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, wah, too, born, during, a, time, of, conflict, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Siwazuri	see-wah-ZOO-ree	they are not nice people	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, wah, zoo, ree, they, are, not, nice, people, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Siyani	see-,YAH-nee	relinquish	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	see, yah, nee, relinquish, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Siyazini	see-,YAH-zee-nee	what do we know?	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	see, yah, zee, nee, what, do, we, know, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Sokoro	SOH-koh-roh	named after grandfather	Male	Kisii	Kenya	Africa	soh, koh, roh, named, after, grandfather, male, kisii, kenya, africa
Songoro	SOHN-goh-roh	metalsmith	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sohn, goh, roh, metalsmith, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sowande	shoh-WAHN-deh	the wise healer sought me out	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	shoh, wahn, deh, the, wise, healer, sought, me, out, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Stima	STEE-mah	engine electric power	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	stee, mah, engine, electric, power, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sudi	soo-DEE	good fortune	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soo, dee, good, fortune, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Suhuba	soo-HOO-bah	friend	Male	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	soo, hoo, bah, friend, male, swahili, tanzania, africa
Sulaiman	soo-lah-ee-MAHN	peaceful	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	soo, lah, ee, mahn, peaceful, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Sultaan	sool-TAHN	ruler	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sool, tahn, ruler, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sultan	sool-TAHN	ruler	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sool, tahn, ruler, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sulubu	SOO-loo-boo	tough	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soo, loo, boo, tough, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Suluhu	soo-loo-HOO	peacemaker	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	soo, loo, hoo, peacemaker, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sumai	suh-MAH-ee	high	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	suh, mah, ee, high, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sumait	SUH-mah-it	reputable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	suh, mah, it, reputable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sundai	soon-DAH-ee	to push	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	soon, dah, ee, to, push, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Suwedi	su-WEH-dee	young master	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	su, weh, dee, young, master, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Suwesi	SUH-weh-see	rule	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	suh, weh, see, rule, male, swahili, east africa, africa

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