African Baby Names
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Page 1 of 6Abba
Ghanaian name for females born on thursday.
Abeba
Ethiopian female name meaning "flower."
Abebi
Yoruba of nigeria female name meaning "we asked and got her" or "we asked for her and...
Abena
Akan of ghana name for females born on tuesday.
Abrihet
Tigrinya of ethiopia female name meaning "she has made it light, she emanates light."
Acacia
"thorny."
Achan
Dinka of south sudan name for a female child in the first pair of twins.
Ada
Ibo of nigeria name for firstborn females.
Adama
Ibo of nigeria female name meaning "beautiful child" or "queenly."
Adanech
Amharic and tigrinya of ethiopia female name meaning "she has rescued them."
Adanna
Ibo of nigeria female name meaning "father's daughter."
Adeola
Yoruba of nigeria female name meaning "Crown of honor."
Adetoun
Yoruba of nigeria female name meaning "princess."
Adhiambo
Luo of kenya name for females born after sunset.
Adina
Amharic of ethiopia word sometimes used as a female name, meaning "she has saved."
Adjoa
Akan of ghana names for females born on monday; peace.
Adowa
Noble.
Adwoa
Akan of ghana names for females born on monday; peace.
Afafa
Ewe of ghana female name for the firstborn child of a second husband.
Afia
Akan of ghana name for females born on friday.
Afra
Name meaning "peaceful ruler" used by ancient romans and greeks for females of african ori...
Afua
Born on friday.
Afya
Swahili female name (also spelled afiya) and kiswahili word meaning "health."Afya bora mea...
Agbenyaga
Ewe of ghana name meaning "life is precious."(could be shortened to nyaga.)
Aina
Yoruba of nigeria female name meaning "difficult birth," such as a child born with umbilic...
Aisha
These swahili and arabic female names mean "woman, life, alive" and refer to the muslim pr...
Aja
High priestess of mecca.
Akilah
Intelligent one who reasons.
Akili
Intelligent.
Akim
According to an ibibio of nigeria folktale, akim was a gorgeous, fat, young woman made of oil who me...
Akosua
Akan or ahsanti of ghana name for females born on sunday.
Akpenamawu
Ewe of ghana name meaning "thanks to god."the ghanaian short form of this name is akpena.
Akua
Akan of ghana name for females born on wednesday.
Aleiah
"flower, the love of the outside.. my granddaughter"
Alitash
Amharic of ethiopia female name meaning "may i not lose you, may i find you always my precious....
Amachi
Ibo of nigeria name meaning "who knows what god has brought us through this child."
Amanishakhete
The name of one of the candaces, or queen mothers, of the nubian kingdom of kush (now northern sudan...
Amaor
Akan people of ghana name for females born on saturday.also a west african name meaning "happy....
Amara
In the legends of abyssinia (now ethiopia) amara is the name for paradise.also, "Amara" is...
Amber
Muslim female name meaning "Amber, brownish-yellow," or "jewel."
Amina
Somali and muslim female name meaning "trustful, honest" and referring to muhammed's mothe...
Aminata
A popular female name among the wolof of senegal.
Aminia
A kiswahili word meaning "to believe in."
Amma
Akan people of ghana name for females born on saturday.also a west african name meaning "happy....
Anaya
Ibo of eastern nigeria name meaning "look up to god."
Andromeda
"ruler of men."According to greek mythology, andromeda married perseus, who had saved her ...
Annakiya
This means "sweet face" in hausa language.
Anulika
Ibo of eastern nigeria name meaning "happiness is the best."
Anyango
Af of kenya name meaning "friend."
Aphrodite
The mythological greek goddess of love and beauty who is sometimes depicted as being of black africa...