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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Tuako	twah-KOH	eleventh born	Male	Ga	Ghana	Africa	twah, koh, eleventh, born, male, ga, ghana, africa
Kiziah	kee-ZEE-ah	light hearted	Female	Bini	West Africa	Africa	kee, zee, ah, light, hearted, female, bini, west africa, africa
Saumu	SAH-oo-muh	born during Ramadan	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, oo, muh, born, during, ramadan, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ghalyela	GIRL-yeh-lah	expensive precious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	girl, yeh, lah, expensive, precious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Fumo	FUH-moh	majesty	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fuh, moh, majesty, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Pepukayi	peh-poo-KAH-yee	wake up	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	peh, poo, kah, yee, wake, up, male, shona, zimbabwe, 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
Daktari	DAHK-tah-ree	Doctor healer	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dahk, tah, ree, doctor, healer, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mapute	mah-puh-TEH	empty taken away	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, puh, teh, empty, taken, away, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Firdawsi	FEE-daw-SEE	paradise beautiful garden	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fee, daw, see, paradise, beautiful, garden, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nangwaya	nahn-GWAH-yah	dont trifle with me	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	nahn, gwah, yah, dont, trifle, with, me, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Wamugunda	WAH-moh-gohn-dah	of the land	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, moh, gohn, dah, of, the, land, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Hakika	HAH-kee-kah	Truth	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, kee, kah, truth, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Faki	FAH-kee	hollowr	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, kee, hollowr, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kanaifu	KAH-nah-ee-foo	a self sufficient person	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kah, nah, ee, foo, a, self, sufficient, person, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nyemya	NYEH-meh-yah	self-esteem	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nyeh, meh, yah, self, esteem, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ekevu	EH-KEH-voo	Intelligent enlightened	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, keh, voo, intelligent, enlightened, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muiruri	MOH-ee-roh-ray		Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ee, roh, ray, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Makena	mah-KEH-nah	happy one	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	mah, keh, nah, happy, one, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Jalali	JAH-lah-lee	almighty	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, lah, lee, almighty, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mungu	MUHN-guh	God fate destiny	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muhn, guh, god, fate, destiny, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Akua	ah-KOO-ah	born on Wednesday	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, koo, ah, born, on, wednesday, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Maulidi	mah-oo-LEE-dee	born during the month of Maulidi	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, oo, lee, dee, born, during, the, month, of, maulidi, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Aiyetoro	ah-,YEH-toh-roh	peace on earth	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yeh, toh, roh, peace, on, earth, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Humud	HUH-muhd	gracious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	huh, muhd, gracious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Masika	mah-SEE-kah	born in the rainy season	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, see, kah, born, in, the, rainy, season, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hauli	HAH-oo-lee	power strength	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, oo, lee, power, strength, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Jumoke	joo-MOH-keh	everyone loves the child	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	joo, moh, keh, everyone, loves, the, child, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Eshe	EH-sheh	life	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, sheh, life, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Tale	TAH-leh	green	Male	Tswana	Botswana	Africa	tah, leh, green, male, tswana, botswana, africa
Mkubwa	m-KUH-bwah	senior great	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, kuh, bwah, senior, great, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kamuzu	KAH-moo-zoo	medicinal	Male	Nguni	South Africa	Africa	kah, moo, zoo, medicinal, male, nguni, south africa, africa
Wangu	WAHN-goh	she gathers the firewood	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wahn, goh, she, gathers, the, firewood, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mshangama	mm-SHAHN-gah-mah	rising	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, shahn, gah, mah, rising, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Khalafu	HAH-lah-foo	succeed	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, lah, foo, succeed, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Wakiuru	WAH-kay-oh-roh	one of the nine founders of the Agikuyu people	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, kay, oh, roh, one, of, the, nine, founders, of, the, agikuyu, people, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Adeagbo	ah-DEH-ag-boh	he brings royal honor	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, deh, ag, boh, he, brings, royal, honor, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Waitherero	WAH-ee-theh-reh-roh	from the rivers flow	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, ee, theh, reh, roh, from, the, rivers, flow, 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
Zuber	ZUH-bah	brave	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zuh, bah, brave, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kisasi	KEE-sah-see	revenge	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, sah, see, revenge, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muroki	MOH-roh-kee	comes with the dawn	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, roh, kee, comes, with, the, dawn, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Akins	ah-KEENS	brave boy	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, keens, brave, boy, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Hawa	HA-wah	Eve wife of Adam	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ha, wah, eve, wife, of, adam, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Hilali	HEE-lah-lee	crescent	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hee, lah, lee, crescent, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Bayyina	BAY-ee-nah	evidence proof	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bay, ee, nah, evidence, proof, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kitoto	kee-toh-TOH	precious child	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, toh, toh, precious, child, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Angosisye	ahn-goh-SEEs-yeh	God sanctified me	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	ahn, goh, sees, yeh, god, sanctified, me, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Adika	ah-dee-KAH	first child of a second husband	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, dee, kah, first, child, of, a, second, husband, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Shamba	shah-m-BAH	plantation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, m, bah, plantation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Njogu	joh-GOO	elephant	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	joh, goo, elephant, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ridhisha	REE-dee-shah	Satisfaction	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, dee, shah, satisfaction, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Jumba	JUHM-bah	large building	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	juhm, bah, large, building, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Irungu	EE-rohn-goh	makes right reformer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, rohn, goh, makes, right, reformer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa

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