African Names

♂ Adisa"One who is clear, lucid" ♂ Adissa"Variant of Adisa. One who is clear, lucid" ♂ Akwasi"Variant of Kwesi. Born on Sunday" ♂ Chidi"God exists" ♂ Chinedu"God leads" ♂ Chinonso"God is close" ♂ Chukwuemeka"God has done great things" ♂ Dakarai"Happiness, joy, rejoice" ♂ Dakari"Happiness, joy — shortened form of Dakarai" ♂ Emeka"Great deeds (Igbo)" ♂ Femi"Love me" ♂ Idowu"Born after twins" ♂ Jabari"Brave one, fearless" ♂ Kipchoge"Born near the grain storage" ♂ Kofi"Born on Friday" ♂ Kwaku"Variant of Kweku. Born on Wednesday (Akan)" ♂ Kwame"Born on Saturday" ♂ Kweku"Born on Wednesday (Akan)" ♂ Kwesi"Born on Sunday" ♂ Letsile"Let it be, allow" ♂ Namdi"Variant of Nnamdi. My father's name lives on" ♂ Nnamdi"My father's name lives on" ♂ Obafemi"The king loves me" ♂ Obi"Heart (Igbo); also short form of Obi- compound names" ♂ Obinna"Father's heart (Igbo)" ♂ Obinze"Variant of Obinna. Father's heart (Igbo)" ♂ Olu"Variant of Oluwaseun. God has done something worthy of thanks" ♂ Oluwadamilola"God has enriched me" ♂ Oluwaseun"God has done something worthy of thanks" ♂ Osei"Noble, honorable" ♂ Sekou"Learned, scholar" ♂ Tariro"Hope" ♂ Tendai"Be thankful" ♂ Themba"Hope, trust" ♂ Thembani"Variant of Themba. Hope, trust"

♀ Adaeze"Princess, daughter of a king" ♀ Adama"Beautiful child (various West African)" ♀ Adamah"Variant of Adama. Beautiful child (various West African)" ♀ Ade"Variant of Ademide. Crown has arrived" ♀ Ademide"Crown has arrived" ♀ Amahle"The beautiful one" ♀ Amani"Peace, wishes" ♀ Athing"Gift, blessing" ♀ Ayo"Joy (Yoruba)" ♀ Ayodele"Variant of Ayo. Joy (Yoruba)" ♀ Ayomide"My joy has arrived" ♀ Binta"Beautiful daughter" ♀ Bintou"Variant of Binta. Beautiful daughter" ♀ Bintu"Variant of Binta. Beautiful daughter" ♀ Caster"Derived from Castor, one of the twins" ♀ Chiamaka"God is beautiful (Igbo)" ♀ Chiamanda"God will not fail" ♀ Chidinma"God is good" ♀ Chioma"Good God, good luck" ♀ Fiki"Variant of Fikile. She has arrived" ♀ Fikile"She has arrived" ♀ Imani"Faith" ♀ Kamaria"Moonlight" ♀ Luena"River spirit" ♀ Mahle"Variant of Amahle. The beautiful one" ♀ Makena"Happy one (Kikuyu)" ♀ Makenna"Variant of Makena. Happy one (Kikuyu)" ♀ Mirembe"Peace" ♀ Nia"Purpose, resolve" ♀ Nkechi"God's gift" ♀ Nkechinyere"Variant of Nkechi. God's gift" ♀ Nneka"Mother is supreme" ♀ Nnekka"Variant of Nneka. Mother is supreme" ♀ Palesa"Flower" ♀ Seraphina"Fiery, burning one" ♀ Thandi"Variant of Thandiwe. Beloved" ♀ Thandie"Variant of Thandiwe. Beloved" ♀ Thandiwe"Beloved" ♀ Thuli"Variant of Thulile. Quiet, peaceful" ♀ Thulile"Quiet, peaceful" ♀ Zuri"Beautiful"