African Baby Names

Ghanaian name for females born on thursday.

Ethiopian female name meaning "flower."

Yoruba of nigeria female name meaning "we asked and got her" or "we asked for her and...

Akan of ghana name for females born on tuesday.

Tigrinya of ethiopia female name meaning "she has made it light, she emanates light."

"thorny."

Dinka of south sudan name for a female child in the first pair of twins.

Ibo of nigeria name for firstborn females.

Ibo of nigeria female name meaning "beautiful child" or "queenly."

Amharic and tigrinya of ethiopia female name meaning "she has rescued them."

Ibo of nigeria female name meaning "father's daughter."

Yoruba of nigeria female name meaning "Crown of honor."

Yoruba of nigeria female name meaning "princess."

Luo of kenya name for females born after sunset.

Amharic of ethiopia word sometimes used as a female name, meaning "she has saved."

Akan of ghana names for females born on monday; peace.

Noble.

Akan of ghana names for females born on monday; peace.

Ewe of ghana female name for the firstborn child of a second husband.

Akan of ghana name for females born on friday.

Name meaning "peaceful ruler" used by ancient romans and greeks for females of african ori...

Born on friday.

Swahili female name (also spelled afiya) and kiswahili word meaning "health."Afya bora mea...

Ewe of ghana name meaning "life is precious."(could be shortened to nyaga.)

Yoruba of nigeria female name meaning "difficult birth," such as a child born with umbilic...

These swahili and arabic female names mean "woman, life, alive" and refer to the muslim pr...

High priestess of mecca.

Intelligent one who reasons.

Intelligent.

According to an ibibio of nigeria folktale, akim was a gorgeous, fat, young woman made of oil who me...

Akan or ahsanti of ghana name for females born on sunday.

Ewe of ghana name meaning "thanks to god."the ghanaian short form of this name is akpena.

Akan of ghana name for females born on wednesday.

"flower, the love of the outside.. my granddaughter"

Amharic of ethiopia female name meaning "may i not lose you, may i find you always my precious....

Ibo of nigeria name meaning "who knows what god has brought us through this child."

The name of one of the candaces, or queen mothers, of the nubian kingdom of kush (now northern sudan...

Akan people of ghana name for females born on saturday.also a west african name meaning "happy....

In the legends of abyssinia (now ethiopia) amara is the name for paradise.also, "Amara" is...

Muslim female name meaning "Amber, brownish-yellow," or "jewel."

Somali and muslim female name meaning "trustful, honest" and referring to muhammed's mothe...

A popular female name among the wolof of senegal.

A kiswahili word meaning "to believe in."

Akan people of ghana name for females born on saturday.also a west african name meaning "happy....

Ibo of eastern nigeria name meaning "look up to god."

"ruler of men."According to greek mythology, andromeda married perseus, who had saved her ...

This means "sweet face" in hausa language.

Ibo of eastern nigeria name meaning "happiness is the best."

Af of kenya name meaning "friend."

The mythological greek goddess of love and beauty who is sometimes depicted as being of black africa...