 Names |
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| Name |
Meaning |
Gender |
Origin |
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| abba |
Ghanaian name for females born on Thursday. |
Female |
african |
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| abeba |
Ethiopian female name meaning "flower." |
Female |
african |
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| abebi |
Yoruba of Nigeria female name meaning "we asked and got her" or "we asked for her and she came to us." |
Female |
african |
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| abena |
Akan of Ghana name for females born on Tuesday. |
Female |
african |
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| abrihet |
Tigrinya of Ethiopia female name meaning "she has made it light, she emanates light." |
Female |
african |
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| acacia |
"thorny." |
Female |
african |
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| achan |
Dinka of south Sudan name for a female child in the first pair of twins. |
Female |
african |
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| ada |
Ibo of Nigeria name for firstborn females. |
Female |
african |
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| adama |
Ibo of Nigeria female name meaning "beautiful child" or "queenly." |
Female |
african |
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| adanech |
Amharic and Tigrinya of Ethiopia female name meaning "she has rescued them." |
Female |
african |
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| adanna |
Ibo of Nigeria female name meaning "father's daughter." |
Female |
african |
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| adeola |
Yoruba of Nigeria female name meaning "crown of honor." |
Female |
african |
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| adetoun |
Yoruba of Nigeria female name meaning "princess." |
Female |
african |
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| adhiambo |
Luo of Kenya name for females born after sunset. |
Female |
african |
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| adina |
Amharic of Ethiopia word sometimes used as a female name, meaning "she has saved." |
Female |
african |
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| adjoa |
Akan of Ghana names for females born on Monday; peace. |
Female |
african |
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| adowa |
noble. |
Female |
african |
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| afafa |
Ewe of Ghana female name for the firstborn child of a second husband. |
Female |
african |
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| afia |
Akan of Ghana name for females born on Friday. |
Female |
african |
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| afra |
Name meaning "peaceful ruler" used by ancient Romans and Greeks for females of African origin. |
Female |
african |
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| afua |
born on Friday. |
Female |
african |
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| afya |
Swahili female name (also spelled AFIYA) and Kiswahili word meaning "health."Afya Bora means "good health." |
Female |
african |
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| agbenyaga |
Ewe of Ghana name meaning "life is precious."(Could be shortened to NYAGA.) |
Female |
african |
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| aina |
Yoruba of Nigeria female name meaning "difficult birth," such as a child born with umbilical cord around neck. |
Female |
african |
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| aisha |
These Swahili and Arabic female names mean "woman, life, alive" and refer to the Muslim Prophet Muhammed's favored wife. See Aisha under the Arabic category for more variants. |
Female |
african |
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| aja |
High Priestess of Mecca. |
Female |
african |
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| akilah |
intelligent one who reasons. |
Female |
african |
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| akim |
According to an Ibibio of Nigeria folktale, Akim was a gorgeous, fat, young woman made of oil who melted in the sun while doing farm labor. |
Female |
african |
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| akosua |
Akan or Ahsanti of Ghana name for females born on Sunday. |
Female |
african |
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| akpenamawu |
Ewe of Ghana name meaning "thanks to God."The Ghanaian short form of this name is AKPENA. |
Female |
african |
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| akua |
Akan of Ghana name for females born on Wednesday. |
Female |
african |
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| alitash |
Amharic of Ethiopia female name meaning "may I not lose you, may I find you always my precious."May be shortened to Tash. |
Female |
african |
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| amaor |
Akan people of Ghana name for females born on Saturday.Also a West African name meaning "happy." |
Female |
african |
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| amachi |
Ibo of Nigeria name meaning "who knows what God has brought us through this child." |
Female |
african |
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| amanishakhete |
The name of one of the Candaces, or Queen Mothers, of the Nubian kingdom of Kush (now northern Sudan).This name could be shortened to AMANI, itself a Kiswahili word meaning "peace." |
Female |
african |
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| amara |
In the legends of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) Amara is the name for paradise.Also, "amara" is a Kiswahili word meaning "urgent business." |
Female |
african |
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| amber |
Muslim female name meaning "amber, brownish-yellow," or "jewel." |
Female |
african |
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| amina |
Somali and Muslim female name meaning "trustful, honest" and referring to Muhammed's mother. This name is popular with the Hausa of West Africa. |
Female |
african |
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| aminata |
A popular female name among the Wolof of Senegal. |
Female |
african |
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| aminia |
A Kiswahili word meaning "to believe in." |
Female |
african |
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| anaya |
Ibo of Eastern Nigeria name meaning "look up to God." |
Female |
african |
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| andromeda |
"Ruler of men."According to Greek mythology, Andromeda married Perseus, who had saved her from Medusa, a monster of the sea.Andromeda was said to be an Aethiopian (meaning African) princess.Ancient Aethiopians considered Perseus and Andromeda the progenitors of the black race. |
Female |
african |
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| annakiya |
This means "sweet face" in Hausa language. |
Female |
african |
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| anulika |
Ibo of eastern Nigeria name meaning "happiness is the best." |
Female |
african |
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| anyango |
Af of Kenya name meaning "friend." |
Female |
african |
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| aphrodite |
The mythological Greek goddess of love and beauty who is sometimes depicted as being of black African origin.Aphrodite means "born of the foam of the sea." |
Female |
african |
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| aret |
Ibibio of Nigeria name for female children born on market day, called Edet. |
Female |
african |
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| armani |
Derivative of IMANI, meaning "faith." |
Female |
african |
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| artemis |
In Greek mythology, Artemis is goddess of the moon and the hunt.She is known as "the lady of wild things."This virgin goddess, who is sometimes depicted as being black African, is Apollo's twin sister.Artemis means "source of water." |
Female |
african |
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| arusi |
Swahili name for girls born at the time of a wedding."Arusi" is the Kiswahili word for wedding. |
Female |
african |
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| asabi |
Yoruba of Nigeria name meaning "one of select birth." |
Female |
african |
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| ashaki |
West African female name meaning "beautiful." |
Female |
african |
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| ashia |
Somali female name referring to the prophet Muhammed's favorite wife. |
Female |
african |
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| asmina |
Female name of the Nubian peoples of southern Sudan. |
Female |
african |
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| assaggi |
Zimbabwe name meaning "strong." |
Female |
african |
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| asura |
Swahili and Hausa name for female children born during the Muslim month of Ashur. |
Female |
african |
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| atsukpi |
Ewe of Ghana name for a female twin. |
Female |
african |
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| aurora |
"Dawn." According to ancient Greek mythology, Aurora is the goddess of the dawn. Aurora was mother of Memnon, King of Aethiopia, whose African troops came to the aid of the Trojans at Troy.She is also known as EOS. |
Female |
african |
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| ayan |
Somali female name meaning "bright." |
Female |
african |
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| ayana |
Ethiopian female name meaning "beautiful flower." |
Female |
african |
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| ayo |
Yoruba of Nigeria name meaning "joy." |
Female |
african |
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| aza |
Swahili name meaning "powerful." |
Female |
african |
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| azinza |
The word for "mermaid" in the Mina language of Togo. |
Female |
african |
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| aziza |
Somali name meaning "gorgeous." |
Female |
african |
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| azmera |
Male and female name in both Amharic and Tigrinya languages of Ethiopia.It means "harvest." BAHATI |
Female |
african |
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| balinda |
A Rutooro of Uganda name meaning "patience, endurance, fortitude."(Balinda is also used as a male name in Uganda.) |
Female |
african |
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| bathsheba |
Also known as BATSHEVA, this is the daughter of the Queen of Sheba, the legendary ruler of Abyssinia. The name means "daughter of the oath." |
Female |
african |
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| bela |
A Kongo word meaning "to perch." |
Female |
african |
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| bella |
AZerma word meaning both "slave" and "freed slave." |
Female |
african |
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| berhane |
Female and male name in the Amharic and Tigrinya languages of Ethiopia which means "my light." |
Female |
african |
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| bibi |
An East African female name meaning "daughter of a king."Also a Kiswahili word meaning "lady" or "grandmother." |
Female |
african |
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| binata |
A popular Wolof of Senegal name for females. |
Female |
african |
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| binta |
West African female name meaning "with God." |
Female |
african |
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| buchi |
Nigerian name. Meaning unknown. |
Female |
african |
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| bupe |
A Nyakyusa of Tanzania female name meaning "hospitality." |
Female |
african |
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| chanya |
A Taita people of Kenya female name; meaning unknown. |
Female |
african |
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| chicha |
A Kiswahili word meaning "grated coconut." |
Female |
african |
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| chiku |
A Swahili female name meaning "chatterer." |
Female |
african |
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| china |
A Shona of Zimbabwe word for "Thursday." |
Female |
african |
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| chinaka |
An Ibo of Nigeria female name meaning "God decides." |
Female |
african |
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| chinara |
An Ibo of Nigeria female name meaning "may God receive." |
Female |
african |
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| circe |
According to Greek mythology, this African witch transformed the Greek troops of Odysseus into swine.The classical Greek pronunciation of her name is KEAR-kay. |
Female |
african |
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| cleopatra |
Cleopatra VII reigned as Queen of Egypt from 51-30 B.C.She was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt and is believed to have been black African. |
Female |
african |
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| crispina |
A female name meaning "curly haired." |
Female |
african |
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| dada |
Yoruba of Nigeria name for children with curly hair. |
Female |
african |
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| dalila |
Swahili name meaning "gentle." |
Female |
african |
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| deka |
Somali name meaning "one who pleases." |
Female |
african |
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| delaeden |
Ewe of West Africa unisexual name meaning "savior." |
Female |
african |
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| delaokande |
Nigerian name for girls born after many males. |
Female |
african |
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| desta |
Amharic of Ethiopia unisexual name meaning "joy, happiness." |
Female |
african |
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| dolie |
A popular Somali name, meaning unknown. |
Female |
african |
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| ebiere |
Ijaw of Niger female name. Meaning unknown. |
Female |
african |
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| effiwat |
Nigerian female name of unknown origin. |
Female |
african |
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| efia |
Fante of Ghana name for females born on Friday. |
Female |
african |
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| efra |
A popular female name in Egypt. |
Female |
african |
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| eshe |
Swahili female name meaning "life." |
Female |
african |
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| esi |
Ewe and Fante of Ghana name meaning "born on Sunday." |
Female |
african |
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| esiankiki |
A Masai and Tanzania word meaning "young maiden." |
Female |
african |
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| esinam |
Ewe of Ghana name meaning "God heard me." |
Female |
african |
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| fana |
Amharic and Tigrinya of Ethiopia name meaning "light." |
Female |
african |
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