African Baby Names

Yoruba of nigeria name meaning "father has returned" which means the child resembles one o...

A kiswahili name meaning "grandfather."Also, a west african name meaning "willing.&qu...

Wolof of senegal name.meaning unknown.

Swahili name meaning "born at full moon."

An ashanti of ghana name meaning "tenth-born child."

A rutooro of uganda name meaning "patience, endurance, fortitude."(balinda is also used as...

A guinean surname meaning the family comes from the peul, fulani, or foulbe ethnic groups of west af...

Muslim name popular in sudan, meaning "brave."

Efik of nigeria unisexual name. meaning unknown.

Also known as batsheva, this is the daughter of the queen of sheba, the legendary ruler of abyssinia...

Amharic of ethiopia name meaning "he has grown; he has come into being."

A kongo word meaning "to perch."

Azerma word meaning both "slave" and "freed slave."

Ibo people of nigeria name meaning "provided god approves."

Female and male name in the amharic and tigrinya languages of ethiopia which means "my light.&q...

Amharic of ethiopia name meaning "his light."

Amharic and tigrinya of ethiopia name meaning "let him be our gate/our guidance."

Amharic of ethiopia name meaning "be strong, be vigilant, persevere."

An east african female name meaning "daughter of a king."Also a kiswahili word meaning &qu...

A muslim name popular in north africa, meaning "black man."

A popular wolof of senegal name for females.

West african female name meaning "with god."

Fante of ghana name meaning, "born on tuesday."Also a ewe of west africa name meaning &quo...

Malian name.meaning unknown.

Yoruba of nigeria male name. meaning unknown.

Nigerian name. meaning unknown.

A nyakyusa of tanzania female name meaning "hospitality."

Name of an ancient egyptian king who killed visitors to his city.the name means "temple of osir...

Kiswahili and swahili name meaning "gentleman; mister; sir."variant, mbwana, exists.