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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Chinouyazue	chee-noo-yah-ZWEH	will be back again	Male	Shona	Zinibabwe	Africa	chee, noo, yah, zweh, will, be, back, again, male, shona, zinibabwe, africa
Siwazuri	see-wah-ZOO-ree	those people are not good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, wah, zoo, ree, those, people, are, not, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jumanne	juh-MAHN-neh	born on Tuesday	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	juh, mahn, neh, born, on, tuesday, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jamil	JAH-meel	handsome	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, meel, handsome, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jendayi	jen-DAH-yee	give thanks	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	jen, dah, yee, give, thanks, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Urafiki	OO-rah-fee-kee	friendship	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, rah, fee, kee, friendship, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jengo	JEHN-goh	building strength	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jehn, goh, building, strength, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kuguru	KOH-go-row	a leg	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	koh, go, row, a, leg, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Auta	ah-OO-tah	the last born	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ah, oo, tah, the, last, born, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Pili	PEE-lee	the second born	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pee, lee, the, second, born, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Makini	mah-KEE-nee	calm and serene	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, kee, nee, calm, and, serene, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fogo	FOH-goh	high	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	foh, goh, high, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mundhir	MUHN-deer	sign reminder	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muhn, deer, sign, reminder, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Adam	a-DAM	first human being	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	a, dam, first, human, being, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sarhaan	SAH-haan	free	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, haan, free, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muhamadi	MUH-hah-mah-dee	praised commendable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hah, mah, dee, praised, commendable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mbita	m-BEE-tah	born on a cold night	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, bee, tah, born, on, a, cold, night, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Babatunde	bah-bah-TOON-deh	father returns	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	bah, bah, toon, deh, father, returns, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kidhi	kee-DEE	Satisfaction	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, dee, satisfaction, female, swahili, east africa, 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
Maulidi	mah-oo-LEE-dee	born during Maulidi	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, oo, lee, dee, born, during, maulidi, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chike	CHEE-keh	the power of God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	chee, keh, the, power, of, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Mwangi	mwahn-gee	seizes the nation victorious	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mwahn, gee, seizes, the, nation, victorious, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Matari	mah-TAH-ree	rainy season	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, tah, ree, rainy, season, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mutitu	MOH-tee-toh	a forest	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, tee, toh, a, forest, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kibibi	kee-BEE-bee	little lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, bee, bee, little, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sisya	SEE-s-yah	She of the Mfuu tree	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, s, yah, she, of, the, mfuu, tree, female, 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
Muhashmy	MUH-hah-shee-mee	weak	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hah, shee, mee, weak, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Khalfani	kahl-FAH-nee	destined to rule	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kahl, fah, nee, destined, to, rule, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Heri	HEH-ree	goodness	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	heh, ree, goodness, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kwacha	KWAH-chah	morning	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kwah, chah, morning, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mzale	m-ZAH-leh	native	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, zah, leh, native, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fenyang	fehn-YANG	conqueror	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	fehn, yang, conqueror, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Ngolinga	n-goh-LEENG-gah	cry baby	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	n, goh, leeng, gah, cry, baby, male, yao, malawi, africa
Boahinmaa	bwa-HIN-mah	one who has left her community	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	bwa, hin, mah, one, who, has, left, her, community, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Nafisa	NAH-fee-sah	precious gem	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, fee, sah, precious, gem, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kristo	KH-ree-sto	Christian	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kh, ree, sto, christian, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Fakhri	FAHK-ree	glory honor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fahk, ree, glory, honor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Siwatu	see-,WAH-too	born during time of conflict with another	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, wah, too, born, during, time, of, conflict, with, another, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Matu	MAH-two	the clouds	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, two, the, clouds, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Zahir	ZAH-hir	shining	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zah, hir, shining, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Luzige	loo-zee-GHEH	locust	Male	Mugwere	Uganda	Africa	loo, zee, gheh, locust, male, mugwere, uganda, africa
Tebogo	TEH-boh-goh	we are grateful	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	teh, boh, goh, we, are, grateful, male, tswana, botswana, 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
Salaam	SAH-laaam	tranquility	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, laaam, tranquility, female, 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
Latifu	LAH-tee-foo	gentle	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	lah, tee, foo, gentle, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maskini	mah-SKEE-nee	poor	Male	Swahili	Tanzania	Africa	mah, skee, nee, poor, male, swahili, tanzania, africa
Akram	ah-CRAM	more generous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, cram, more, generous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Bashaam	bah-SHAM	rich	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, sham, rich, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Gatimu	GAH-tee-mo	a spear	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	gah, tee, mo, a, spear, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Farashuu	FAH-rah-shoo	butterfly	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, rah, shoo, butterfly, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hiba	hee-BAH	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, bah, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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