African Names | Afrocenter

Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Unika	oo-NEE-kah	light up	Male	Lomwe	Malawi	Africa	oo, nee, kah, light, up, male, lomwe, malawi, africa
Firyali	FEE-yah-lee	extraordinary	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fee, yah, lee, extraordinary, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kinoro	KEH-noh-roh	sharpener of knives	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	keh, noh, roh, sharpener, of, knives, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Diallo	DEE-ah-loh	bold one	Male	Malinke	West Africa	Africa	dee, ah, loh, bold, one, male, malinke, west africa, africa
Thabit	TAH-bit	firm	Male	Arabic	North Africa	Africa	tah, bit, firm, male, arabic, north africa, africa
Nanji	NAHN-jee	safe	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nahn, jee, safe, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Muna	MUH-nah	hope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	muh, nah, hope, female, 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
Coblah	koh-BLAH	born on Tuesday	Male	Ewe	Ghana	Africa	koh, blah, born, on, tuesday, male, ewe, ghana, africa
Siwazuri	see-wah-ZOO-ree	those people are not good	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	see, wah, zoo, ree, those, people, are, not, good, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Imarogbe	ee-MAH-roh-beh	child born to a good family	Male	Benin	Nigeria	Africa	ee, mah, roh, beh, child, born, to, a, good, family, male, benin, nigeria, africa
Fahari	fah-HAH-ree	Splendour	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	fah, hah, ree, splendour, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Nathari	NAH-thah-ree	prose embroidery	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, thah, ree, prose, embroidery, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mandondo	mahn-DOHN-doh	drops	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	mahn, dohn, doh, drops, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Haiba	HAH-ee-bah	Charm	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, ee, bah, charm, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chatha	CHAT-hah	finality completion	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	chat, hah, finality, completion, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Keto	KEH-toh	depth	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	keh, toh, depth, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Mahbuba	MAH-boo-bah	beloved	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mah, boo, bah, beloved, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Aida	AH-ee-dah	gain advantage	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ah, ee, dah, gain, advantage, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Murimi	MOH-ray-mee	a farmer	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	moh, ray, mee, a, farmer, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Mkufunzi	m-KUH-fuhn-zee	teacher	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, kuh, fuhn, zee, teacher, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Dau	DAH-ooh	abbreviation of Daudi	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	dah, ooh, abbreviation, of, daudi, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Marjani	mahr-JAH-nee	coral	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mahr, jah, nee, coral, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ohon	OH-hon	the name is preserved: after the death of an elder.	Male	Luo	Kenya	Africa	oh, hon, the, name, is, preserved, after, the, death, of, an, elder, male, luo, kenya, africa
Oladele	aw-lah-DEH-leh	honors wealth arrive at home	Male	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	aw, lah, deh, leh, honors, wealth, arrive, at, home, male, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Mteremo	mm-TEH-reh-mo	cheerful person	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	mm, teh, reh, mo, cheerful, person, 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
Shani	SHAH-nee	marvellous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	shah, nee, marvellous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Chuma	CHOO-mah	wealth	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	choo, mah, wealth, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Modupe	moh-DOO-peh	I am grateful	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	moh, doo, peh, i, am, grateful, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Halisi	HAH-lee-see	Truth	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, lee, see, truth, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Akwokwo	ah-KWO-kwoh	younger of twins	Female	Ga	Ghana	Africa	ah, kwo, kwoh, younger, of, twins, female, ga, ghana, africa
Nyemya	NYEH-meh-yah	self-esteem	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nyeh, meh, yah, self, esteem, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Najub	NAH-joob	noble	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, joob, noble, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hasani	hah-SAH-nee	handsome	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, sah, nee, handsome, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Bavual	BAH-vuh-ahl	fisherman	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	bah, vuh, ahl, fisherman, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Nasiir	NAH-sir	helper	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	nah, sir, helper, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Hawla	HAH-oo-lah	graceful antelope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	hah, oo, lah, graceful, antelope, female, 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
Eidi	EH-ee-dee	Festival festivity	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	eh, ee, dee, festival, festivity, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Worie	WOH-ree-eh	born on Afor market day	Male	Ibo	Nigeria	Africa	woh, ree, eh, born, on, afor, market, day, male, ibo, nigeria, africa
Gitonga	GEH-toh-gah	wealthy one	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	geh, toh, gah, wealthy, one, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Sultaan	sool-TAHN	ruler	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sool, tahn, ruler, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ambar	AHM-bah	ambergris	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ahm, bah, ambergris, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rehani	reh-HAH-nee	Promise vow	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, hah, nee, promise, vow, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Pasua	pah-SOO-ah	born by Caesarean operation	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	pah, soo, ah, born, by, caesarean, operation, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Vuai	voo-AH-ee	fisherman	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	voo, ah, ee, fisherman, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Gharib	GAH-rib	stranger visitor	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	gah, rib, stranger, visitor, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ayoluwa	ah-yo-LOO-wah	joy of our people	Female	Yoruba	Nigeria	Africa	ah, yo, loo, wah, joy, of, our, people, female, yoruba, nigeria, africa
Mwanakhamisi	m-wah-nah-hah-MEE-see	born on Thursday	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	m, wah, nah, hah, mee, see, born, on, thursday, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Kijana	KEE-jah-nah	youthful young	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	kee, jah, nah, youthful, young, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Tafiti	TAH-fee-tee	knowledge seeker	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	tah, fee, tee, knowledge, seeker, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Kaphiri	kah-PEE-ree	a hill	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	kah, pee, ree, a, hill, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Samiha	sah-MEE-hah	magnanimous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	sah, mee, hah, magnanimous, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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