African Names | Afrocenter

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Ibrahim	EE-brah-heem	my father is exalted	Male	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	ee, brah, heem, my, father, is, exalted, male, hausa, nigeria, africa
Kunle	KOON-leh	our home is filled with honors	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	koon, leh, our, home, is, filled, with, honors, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Jenebi	JEH-neh-bee	affectionate	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, neh, bee, affectionate, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muthoni	MOH-tho-nee	she is an in law	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, tho, nee, she, is, an, in, law, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kongoresi	KOHN-goh-rez-ee	old contest	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kohn, goh, rez, ee, old, contest, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kumbuka	KUH-m-buh-kah	person with excellent memory	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, m, buh, kah, person, with, excellent, memory, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Funsani	foon-SAH-nee	a request	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	foon, sah, nee, a, request, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Jamil	JAH-meel	handsome	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, meel, handsome, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dumisai	doo-mee-sah-ee	a herald	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	doo, mee, sah, ee, a, herald, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Kamowa	kah-MOH-wah	beer	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kah, moh, wah, beer, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Mtima	m-TEE-mah	heart	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	m, tee, mah, heart, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Amaziah	ah-MAH-zee-ah	extraordinary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mah, zee, ah, extraordinary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mapira	ma-PEE-rah	millet	Male	Yao	Malawi	Africa	ma, pee, rah, millet, male, yao, malawi, africa
Mtulivu	mm-TUH-lee-vuh	quiet person	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, tuh, lee, vuh, quiet, person, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Aza	AH-zah	powerful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zah, powerful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Oni	AW-nee	born in a sacred abode	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, nee, born, in, a, sacred, abode, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kwasausya	kwa-sah-OOS-yah	troubled	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	kwa, sah, oos, yah, troubled, female, yao, malawi, africa
Hadiya	hah-DEE-yah	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, dee, yah, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jimiyu	JEE-mee-yoo	born in the summer season	Male	Abaluhya	Kenya	Africa	jee, mee, yoo, born, in, the, summer, season, male, abaluhya, kenya, africa
Andwele	ahn-DWEH-leh	God brought me	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	ahn, dweh, leh, god, brought, me, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Zawadi	zah-WAH-dee	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zah, wah, dee, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Moswen	MOHSS-wehn	light in color	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	mohss, wehn, light, in, color, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Mandala	mahn-DAH-lah	spectacles	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	mahn, dah, lah, spectacles, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Kubweza	koo-BWEH-zah	give it back	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	koo, bweh, zah, give, it, back, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Akili	ah-KEE-lee	intelligent	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, kee, lee, intelligent, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Zulekha	ZUH-leh-kah	brilliant one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zuh, leh, kah, brilliant, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nia	NEE-ah	intention purpose	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nee, ah, intention, purpose, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Zulaykha	ZUH-lay-kah	brilliant one	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zuh, lay, kah, brilliant, one, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Wamuiru	WAH-moh-ee-roh	dark skinned beauty	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, moh, ee, roh, dark, skinned, beauty, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Jasira	JAH-see-rah	bold courageous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, see, rah, bold, courageous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Omari	oh-MAH-ree	the highest of Muhammads followers	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oh, mah, ree, the, highest, of, muhammads, followers, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Osahar	oh-SAH-har	God listens	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, sah, har, god, listens, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Akwete	ah-KWEH-the	elder of twins	Female	Ga	Ghana	Africa	ah, kweh, the, elder, of, twins, female, ga, ghana, africa
Nemsi	NEHM-see	respectable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nehm, see, respectable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwanatabu	m-wah-nah-TAH-boo	born at time of trouble	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, nah, tah, boo, born, at, time, of, trouble, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nayfa	NAI-fah	benefit	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nai, fah, benefit, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Muugi	MOH-oh-gay	intelligent	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, oh, gay, intelligent, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ashura	ah-SHOO-rah	companion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, shoo, rah, companion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Paki	PAH-kee	a witness	Male	Xhosa	South Africa	Africa	pah, kee, a, witness, male, xhosa, south africa, africa
Mbwelera	m-b,weh-LEH-rah	return	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	m, b, weh, leh, rah, return, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Onuwachi	oh-too-WAH-chee	Gods world	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	oh, too, wah, chee, gods, world, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Chilemba	chee-LEHM-bah	turban	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	chee, lehm, bah, turban, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Kandoro	KAHN-doh-roh	a type of sweet potato	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kahn, doh, roh, a, type, of, sweet, potato, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kamil	KAH-meel	perfect	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, meel, perfect, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ruhiu	ROH-hee-oh	sword	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	roh, hee, oh, sword, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Zahor	ZAH-hor	blooming	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zah, hor, blooming, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kamaria	kah-mah-REE-ah	like the moon	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, mah, ree, ah, like, the, moon, female, swahili, east africa, africa
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
Kwanza	KWAN-zah	beginning	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kwan, zah, beginning, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Njora	joh-RAH	a scabbard i.e. for a sword	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	joh, rah, a, scabbard, ie, for, a, sword, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mtangulizi	mmTAHN-guh-lee-zee	leader pioneer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mmtahn, guh, lee, zee, leader, pioneer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nafula	nah-foo-LAH	born during the rainy season	Female	Abaluhya	Kenya	Africa	nah, foo, lah, born, during, the, rainy, season, female, abaluhya, kenya, africa
Tefle	TEH-fleh	infancy beginning	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	teh, fleh, infancy, beginning, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Penzima	PEHN-zee-mah	desire	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pehn, zee, mah, desire, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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