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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Adofo	ah-DOH-foh	a courageous warrior	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	ah, doh, foh, a, courageous, warrior, male, akan, ghana, africa
Kuumba	KUH-uh-mbah	create creativity	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kuh, uh, mbah, create, creativity, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muhammed	MUH-hah-med	praised commendable	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hah, med, praised, commendable, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tamaa	tah-MAA	desire	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, maa, desire, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ita	EE-tah	a war raid	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ee, tah, a, war, raid, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mukuru	Moh-koh-row	elderly one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, koh, row, elderly, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mukami	MOH-kah-mee	a milk maid	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, kah, mee, a, milk, maid, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Wamai	WAH-mah-ee	come from the water	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, mah, ee, come, from, the, water, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Bolanile	baw-Iah-NEE-leh	the wealth of this house	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	baw, iah, nee, leh, the, wealth, of, this, house, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Gethii	GEH-thee-ee	wanderer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	geh, thee, ee, wanderer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Adhra	AH-drah	apology	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, drah, apology, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nabil	NAH-bill	noble	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, bill, noble, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Abimbola	ah-BEEM-boh-lah	born rich	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beem, boh, lah, born, rich, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Wangai	WAHN-gah-ee	of God belongs to God	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wahn, gah, ee, of, god, belongs, to, god, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Hala	HAH-lah	glorious	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, lah, glorious, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Twia	TWEE-ah	born after twins	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	twee, ah, born, after, twins, male, fante, ghana, africa
Rahim	RAH-heem	merciful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, heem, merciful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nyankomago	ng-yank-oh-MAH-goh	second child after twins	Female	Twi	Ghana	Africa	ng, yank, oh, mah, goh, second, child, after, twins, female, twi, ghana, africa
Oseye	oh-SEH-yeh	happy one	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, seh, yeh, happy, one, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Rejalla	REH-jah-lah	God wills it	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, jah, lah, god, wills, it, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sadikika	SAH-dee-kee-kah	Trustworthy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, dee, kee, kah, trustworthy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Muhidini	MUH-hee-dee-nee	revivalist	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, hee, dee, nee, revivalist, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Majaliwa	mah-jah-lee-wah	by God's grace	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, jah, lee, wah, by, god's, grace, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nasra	NAH-srah	assistance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, srah, assistance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Selemani	SEH-leh-mah-nee	wise Solomon	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	seh, leh, mah, nee, wise, solomon, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Zawadi	zah-WAH-dee	gift	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	zah, wah, dee, gift, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Gatete	GAH-teh-teh	a milk gourd	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	gah, teh, teh, a, milk, gourd, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Duni	DOO-nee	small	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	doo, nee, small, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kunto	KOON-toh	third child	Female	Twi	Ghana	Africa	koon, toh, third, child, female, twi, ghana, africa
Obaseki	aw-BAH-seh-kee	the kings influence goes beyond the market	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	aw, bah, seh, kee, the, kings, influence, goes, beyond, the, market, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Afua	ah-FOO-ah	born on Friday	Female	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	ah, foo, ah, born, on, friday, female, ewe, ghana, africa
Mashavu	mah-SHAH-vu	chubby cheeks	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, shah, vu, chubby, cheeks, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mwamuila	m-wah-moo-EE-lah	bdrn during the war	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	m, wah, moo, ee, lah, bdrn, during, the, war, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Menikaliya	MEH-nee-kah-lee-yah	you are against me	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	meh, nee, kah, lee, yah, you, are, against, me, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Maliwaza	mah-lee-wah-zah	Consolation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, lee, wah, zah, consolation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Mmanga	M-man-gah	make a journey	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, man, gah, make, a, journey, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Lisha	LEE-shah	mysterious	Female	Hausa	West Africa	Africa	lee, shah, mysterious, female, hausa, west africa, africa
Mudada	moo-DAH-dah	the provider	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	moo, dah, dah, the, provider, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Kariuki	KAH-ree-oh-kee	a child reincarnated	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	kah, ree, oh, kee, a, child, reincarnated, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Jabari	jah-BAH-ree	courageous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	jah, bah, ree, courageous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ezeoha	EH-zeh-oh-hah	a people's king	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	eh, zeh, oh, hah, a, people's, king, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Dahoma	DAH-ho-mah	long life	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, ho, mah, long, life, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Saeed	sah-EED	happy fortunate	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, eed, happy, fortunate, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Feruzi	feh-ROO-zee	turquoise	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	feh, roo, zee, turquoise, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Faraa	fah-RAH	cheerful one	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	fah, rah, cheerful, one, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Siwazuri	see-wah-ZOO-ree	they are not nice people	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, wah, zoo, ree, they, are, not, nice, people, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Awotwe	a-WOH-tweh	eighth born	Male	Akan	Ghana	Africa	a, woh, tweh, eighth, born, male, akan, ghana, africa
Muthuri	MOH-thuu-ree	an elder	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, thuu, ree, an, elder, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ata	AH-ta	one of twins	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ah, ta, one, of, twins, male, fante, ghana, africa
Faraji	fah-RAH-jee	consolation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, rah, jee, consolation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Siri	see-ree	Secret	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, ree, secret, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Agymah	ahg-jee-MAH	one who leaves his community	Male	Fante	Ghana	Africa	ahg, jee, mah, one, who, leaves, his, community, male, fante, ghana, africa
Afiba	ah-FEE-bah	by the sea	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, fee, bah, by, the, sea, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Anasa	AH-nah-sah	entertainment	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, nah, sah, entertainment, male, swahili, east africa, africa

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