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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Wamuiru	WAH-moh-ee-roh	dark skinned beauty	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, moh, ee, roh, dark, skinned, beauty, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mama	mah-AMH	born on Saturday	Female	Fante	Ghana	Africa	mah, amh, born, on, saturday, female, fante, ghana, africa
Munyiga	moon-YEE-gah	one who presses others	Male	Mukiga	Uganda	Africa	moon, yee, gah, one, who, presses, others, male, mukiga, uganda, africa
Kefilwe	kay-FEEL-weh	I am given	Female	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	kay, feel, weh, i, am, given, female, tswana, botswana, africa
Mbaya	BAH-ya	bad ugly	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, ya, bad, ugly, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kipendo	KEE-pehn-doh	Love	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, pehn, doh, love, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Lamia	LAH-mee-ah	glitter	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	lah, mee, ah, glitter, female, swahili, east africa, 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
Sangeya	san-GEH-yah	hate me	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	san, geh, yah, hate, me, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Bahiya	BAH-hee-yah	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, hee, yah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Khola	cola	graceful antelope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	cola, graceful, antelope, female, 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
Manani	MAH-nah-nee	almighty	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, nah, nee, almighty, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Zalira	ZAH-rah	flower	Female	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	zah, rah, flower, female, swahili, tanzania, africa
Mkadam	mm-kah-dahm	ahead	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, kah, dahm, ahead, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Umi	oo-MEE	life	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	oo, mee, life, male, yao, malawi, africa
Danladi	dan-LAH-dee	born on Sunday	Male	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	dan, lah, dee, born, on, sunday, male, hausa, nigeria, africa
Hashiki	HAH-she-kee	Passion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, she, kee, passion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Suwesi	SUH-weh-see	rule	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	suh, weh, see, rule, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Matu	MAH-two	the clouds	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, two, the, clouds, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Morihinze	moh-ree-hin-ZEH	child of either sex is good	Female	Tiv	Nigeria	Africa	moh, ree, hin, zeh, child, of, either, sex, is, good, female, tiv, nigeria, africa
Najah	NAH-jah	success	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, jah, success, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Afrika	AH-free-kah	Africa	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, free, kah, africa, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Akinkawon	ah-keen-KAH-wohn	bravery pacified them	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, keen, kah, wohn, bravery, pacified, them, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Gatimu	GAH-tee-mo	a spear	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	gah, tee, mo, a, spear, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kitambi	kee-tam-bee	proud	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, tam, bee, proud, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nayla	NAI-lah	gain	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nai, lah, gain, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Wamuhu	WAH-moh-hoo	born of ashes	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, moh, hoo, born, of, ashes, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Taki	TAH-kee	God fearing	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, kee, god, fearing, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Murtada	MOO-tah-dah	disciplined	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	moo, tah, dah, disciplined, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Akua	a-KOO-ah	born on Thursday	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	a, koo, ah, born, on, thursday, male, fante, ghana, africa
Mugure	MOH-goh-reh	already purchased	Female	Meru	Kenya	Africa	moh, goh, reh, already, purchased, female, meru, kenya, africa
Kiziah	kee-ZEE-ah	light hearted	Female	Bini	West Africa	Africa	kee, zee, ah, light, hearted, female, bini, west africa, africa
Rejalla	REH-jah-lah	God wills it	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, jah, lah, god, wills, it, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kamili	kah-MEE-lee	perfection	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, mee, lee, perfection, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chioke	CHEE-oh-keh	gift of God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	chee, oh, keh, gift, of, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Daud	DAH-oohd	David	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, oohd, david, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kainwendo	kahm-WEHN-doh	leg	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kahm, wehn, doh, leg, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Okeyo	OH-keh-yoh	born during the harvest	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, keh, yoh, born, during, the, harvest, male, luo, kenya, africa
Agyei	ahg-JAY-ee	messenger from God	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ahg, jay, ee, messenger, from, god, male, akan, ghana, africa
Owiti	OH-wee-tee	born after misfortune	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, wee, tee, born, after, misfortune, male, luo, kenya, africa
Foluke	foh-LOO-keh	placed in God's hands	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	foh, loo, keh, placed, in, god's, hands, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Rauf	rah-OOF	kind merciful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, oof, kind, merciful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Gimbya	geem-BEE-yah	princess	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	geem, bee, yah, princess, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Ojwang	OH-jwahn-g	survived despite neglect	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, jwahn, g, survived, despite, neglect, male, luo, kenya, africa
Chimanga	chee-MAHN-gah	maize	Male	Ngoni	M,Alawi	Africa	chee, mahn, gah, maize, male, ngoni, m, alawi, africa
Chuki	CHOO-kee	born when there was animosity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	choo, kee, born, when, there, was, animosity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ade	ah-DEH	royal one	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, royal, one, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Wangai	WAH-gah-ee	born of God	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, gah, ee, born, of, god, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Faraji	fah-RAH-jee	consolation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, rah, jee, consolation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Baka	BAH-kah	permanence	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, kah, permanence, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tufaha	too-FAH-hah	apple	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	too, fah, hah, apple, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Wanjiku	WAHN-gee-koh	one of the nine founders of the Agikuyu people	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wahn, gee, koh, one, of, the, nine, founders, of, the, agikuyu, people, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Jamila	jah-MEE-lah	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, mee, lah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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