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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Hun	WHO-nn	Free person	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	who, nn, free, person, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kainwendo	kahm-WEHN-doh	leg	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kahm, wehn, doh, leg, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Nkundiushuti	n-koon-deen-SHOO-tee	I love people	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	n, koon, deen, shoo, tee, i, love, people, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Chinua	CHEE-noo-ah	blessings from God	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	chee, noo, ah, blessings, from, god, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Anyango	AHN-yahn-go	born about mid day	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ahn, yahn, go, born, about, mid, day, female, luo, kenya, africa
Gharib	GAH-rib	stranger visitor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	gah, rib, stranger, visitor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Pendo	PEHN-doh	love	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pehn, doh, love, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Yumna	YUHM-nah	good luck	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	yuhm, nah, good, luck, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bimbaya	BEEM-bah-yah	ugly lady	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	beem, bah, yah, ugly, lady, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tumaini	too-MAH-ee-nee	hope	Male	Swahili	Kenya	Africa	too, mah, ee, nee, hope, male, swahili, kenya, africa
Mbogo	BOH-goh	buffalo	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	boh, goh, buffalo, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kidhi	kee-DEE	Satisfaction	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, dee, satisfaction, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mutitu	MOH-tee-toh	a forest	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, tee, toh, a, forest, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Asha	AH-shah	life	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, shah, life, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Sentwali	sehn-TWAH-lee	courageos	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	sehn, twah, lee, courageos, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Inaya	ee-NAH-yah	providence	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ee, nah, yah, providence, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salama	sah-LAH-mah	peace	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, mah, peace, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adelaja	ah-DEH-lah-jah	the crown settles a quarrel	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, lah, jah, the, crown, settles, a, quarrel, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Antar	an-TAH	hero	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	an, tah, hero, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Murugi	MOH-roo-gee	she cooks	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, roo, gee, she, cooks, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kisasa	kee-sah-sah	New modern	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, sah, sah, new, modern, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chuguel	CHOO-goo-el	sugar	Male	Bachopi	South Africa	Africa	choo, goo, el, sugar, male, bachopi, south africa, africa
Akili	ah-KEE-lee	intelligent	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, kee, lee, intelligent, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hasnaa	HAS-naa	beauty	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	has, naa, beauty, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mesi	MEH-see	water	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	meh, see, water, female, yao, malawi, africa
Dajan	DAH-jahn	dark sky during a heavy rain	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, jahn, dark, sky, during, a, heavy, rain, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Namono	NAH-moh-noh	younger of twins	Female	Buganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, moh, noh, younger, of, twins, female, buganda, uganda, africa
Owoduni	oh-woh-DOON-nee	it is nice to have money	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, woh, doon, nee, it, is, nice, to, have, money, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Siboniso	see-boh-NEE-soh	a sign	Female	Zulu	South Africa	Africa	see, boh, nee, soh, a, sign, female, zulu, south africa, africa
Nangila	NAN-ghee-lah	born on a journey	Male	Abaluhya	Kenya	Africa	nan, ghee, lah, born, on, a, journey, male, abaluhya, kenya, africa
Paka	PAH-kah	cat	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pah, kah, cat, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Wokabi	WOH-kah-bee	she is of the Maasai	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	woh, kah, bee, she, is, of, the, maasai, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Malia	MAH-lee-ah	queen	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lee, ah, queen, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Adedoja	ah-DEH-doh-jah	crown becomes a thing of worth	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, doh, jah, crown, becomes, a, thing, of, worth, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Nabukwasi	nah-boo-KWAH-see	bad housekeeper	Female	Luganda	Uganda	Africa	nah, boo, kwah, see, bad, housekeeper, female, luganda, uganda, africa
Neema	neh-EH-mah	born in times of prosperity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	neh, eh, mah, born, in, times, of, prosperity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Atiya	AH-tee-yah	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, tee, yah, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Wesesa	weh-seh-SAH	careless	Female	Musoga	Uganda	Africa	weh, seh, sah, careless, female, musoga, uganda, africa
Adesola	ah-DEH-soh-lah	the crown honored us	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, soh, lah, the, crown, honored, us, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Baba	bah-bah	father	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, bah, father, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Zalika	ZAH-lee-kah	born of good family	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zah, lee, kah, born, of, good, family, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Amadi	ah-MAH-dee	general rejoicing	Female	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	ah, mah, dee, general, rejoicing, female, ibo, nigeria, africa
Zuri	ZUH-ree	good looking	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zuh, ree, good, looking, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rayha	RAY-hah	a little luxury	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ray, hah, a, little, luxury, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nyimbo	NYEHM-boh	song	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nyehm, boh, song, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ducha	DOO-chah	little	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, chah, little, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Edenausegboye	eh-deh-nah-oo-seh-BOH-yeh	good deeds are remembered	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	eh, deh, nah, oo, seh, boh, yeh, good, deeds, are, remembered, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Doto	DOH-toh	younger child of twins	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	doh, toh, younger, child, of, twins, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Mwatabu	m-wah-TAH-boo	born at a time of sorrow	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, tah, boo, born, at, a, time, of, sorrow, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jefar	JEH-fah	recovery	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jeh, fah, recovery, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kiambiroiro	keh-am-bee-ROH-ee-roh	mountain of blackness	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, am, bee, roh, ee, roh, mountain, of, blackness, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Kafil	KAH-feel	protector responsible	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, feel, protector, responsible, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nafisa	NAH-fee-sah	precious gem	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, fee, sah, precious, gem, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Bahiya	BAH-hee-yah	beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, hee, yah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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