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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Mahbuba	MAH-boo-bah	beloved	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, boo, bah, beloved, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Salamu	sah-LAH-moo	perfect	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, moo, perfect, 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
Aziz	AH-zeez	precious	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, zeez, precious, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muthee	MOH-thee	an elder	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, thee, an, elder, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Akram	ah-CRAM	more generous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, cram, more, generous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hamdaan	HAM-dan	praise	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ham, dan, praise, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kweli	KWEH-lee	honesty truth	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kweh, lee, honesty, truth, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tuwalole	too-wah-loh-LEH	exemplary	Female	Zaramo	Tanzania	Africa	too, wah, loh, leh, exemplary, female, zaramo, tanzania, africa
Hashim	HAH-sheem	honor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, sheem, honor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kunto	KOON-toh	third child	Female	Twi	Ghana	Africa	koon, toh, third, child, female, twi, ghana, africa
Akinyele	ah-keen-YEH-leh	valor benefits this house	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, keen, yeh, leh, valor, benefits, this, house, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Urbi	OOR-bee	princess	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oor, bee, princess, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Mkubwa	m-KUH-bwah	senior great	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, kuh, bwah, senior, great, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hakima	hah-kee-MAH	sensible	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, kee, mah, sensible, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Buqisi	BOOH-kee-see	queen of Sabaa	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	booh, kee, see, queen, of, sabaa, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Wakili	WAH-kee-lee	lawyer representative	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	wah, kee, lee, lawyer, representative, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ujamaa	oo-JAH-mah	family	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	oo, jah, mah, family, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Khanfura	KAHN-foo-rah	snort	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kahn, foo, rah, snort, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Muruthi	MOH-row-thee	lion	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, row, thee, lion, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Sala	sah-LAH	prayer	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, lah, prayer, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Wamuhu	WAH-moh-hoo	born of ashes	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	wah, moh, hoo, born, of, ashes, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Dumisai	doo-mee-sah-ee	a herald	Male	Ndebele	Zimbabwe	Africa	doo, mee, sah, ee, a, herald, male, ndebele, zimbabwe, africa
Nyatui	n-YAH-too-ee	fighter of leopards	Male	Abaluhya	Kenya	Africa	n, yah, too, ee, fighter, of, leopards, male, abaluhya, kenya, africa
Gatete	GAH-teh-teh	a milk gourd	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	gah, teh, teh, a, milk, gourd, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Abeke	ah-beh-KEH	we begged for her to pet her	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, beh, keh, we, begged, for, her, to, pet, her, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Arogo	AH-roh-goh	mother nagged alot during pregnancy	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, roh, goh, mother, nagged, alot, during, pregnancy, female, luo, kenya, africa
Nneka	n-NEH-kah	her mother is prominent	Female	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	n, neh, kah, her, mother, is, prominent, female, ibo, nigeria, africa
Murimi	MOH-ray-mee	a farmer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ray, mee, a, farmer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Tuponile	toc-poh-NEE-leh	we are saved	Male	Nyakyusa	Tanzania	Africa	toc, poh, nee, leh, we, are, saved, male, nyakyusa, tanzania, africa
Njau	JAH-oh	strong calf	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	jah, oh, strong, calf, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Majuto	mah-juh-toh	regret	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, juh, toh, regret, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Sifa	see-FAH	fame reputation	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, fah, fame, reputation, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Okoth	OH-koh-th	born during the rainy season	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, koh, th, born, during, the, rainy, season, male, luo, kenya, africa
Nadhiri	NAH-thee-ree	vow	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, thee, ree, vow, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Njemile	n-jeh-MEE-leh	upstanding	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	n, jeh, mee, leh, upstanding, female, yao, malawi, africa
Muraguri	MOH-rah-goh-ree	a seer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, rah, goh, ree, a, seer, 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
Ahmed	ah-MED	one who is praise worthy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, med, one, who, is, praise, worthy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Amaziah	ah-MAH-zee-ah	extraordinary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, mah, zee, ah, extraordinary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chitundu	chee-TOON-doo	birds' nest	Male	Mwera	Kenya	Africa	chee, toon, doo, birds', nest, male, mwera, kenya, africa
Mukami	MOH-kah-mee	a milk maid	Female	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, kah, mee, a, milk, maid, female, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Rahim	RAH-heem	merciful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, heem, merciful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Elimu	EH-lee-moo	Knowledge	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, lee, moo, knowledge, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Bushira	BOO-shee-rah	announcer of good news	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	boo, shee, rah, announcer, of, good, news, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Olufemi	oh-LOO-feh-mee	God loves me	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	oh, loo, feh, mee, god, loves, me, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Kuliraga	koo-lee-RAH-gah	weeping	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	koo, lee, rah, gah, weeping, female, yao, malawi, africa
Gimbya	geem-BEE-yah	princess	Female	Hausa	Nigeria	Africa	geem, bee, yah, princess, female, hausa, nigeria, africa
Akoth	AH-koh-th	born during the rainy season	Female	Luo	Kenya	Africa	ah, koh, th, born, during, the, rainy, season, female, luo, kenya, africa
Habibu	HAH-beeb-ooh	Beloved	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, beeb, ooh, beloved, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Omosupe	oh-MOH-soo-peh	a child is the most precious thing	Female	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	oh, moh, soo, peh, a, child, is, the, most, precious, thing, female, benin, nigeria, africa
Odion	OH-dee-on	first of twins	Male	Benini	Nigeria	Africa	oh, dee, on, first, of, twins, male, benini, nigeria, africa
Abubakar	ah-BOO-bah-kar	noble	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, boo, bah, kar, noble, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Abikanile	ah-bee-kah-NEE-leh	listen	Female	Yao	Malawi	Africa	ah, bee, kah, nee, leh, listen, female, yao, malawi, africa

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