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Anastatia f English (Rare), South African
Variant of Anastasia. Apparently, this name is most prevalent in South Africa and Ireland.

Anazia f African American (Modern), Nigerian
Transferred use of the surname Anazia.

Andelyn f African

Andereya m & f Nyoro, Ganda, Kiga, Tooro
Nyoro, Ganda, Tooro and Kiga variant of Andrew and Andrea 2.

Andi m & f Dagbani
Means "you will win" or "victor" in Dagbani.

Andino m & f Efik, Ibibio
Means "God the giver" in Ibibio and Efik.

Andisiwe f & m Xhosa
Means "expanded, increased" or "extension" in Xhosa.

Andrésa f Western African (Rare)
Feminine form of Andrés.

Andricia f Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Andriesia.

Andriesa f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Feminine form of Andries.

Andriesia f Afrikaans (Rare)
Feminine form of Andries.

Andrietta f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Romansh
Swedish and Afrikaans variant of Andriette and Romansh feminine form of Andriu.

Andriëtte f Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Andriette.

Andriette f French (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans
French diminutive of Andrée.

Andronica f South African, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of Andronicus. This is also the Latinized form of Andronika.

Andronika f Ancient Greek, Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Albanian (Rare), South African
Feminine form of Greek Andronikos and Bulgarian Andronik. This name was borne by Andronika 'Donika' Arianiti (1428-1506), also known as Donika Kastrioti, the wife of Albanian national hero Skanderbeg, leader of a revolt against the Ottoman Empire.

Andzani m & f Tsonga
Means "multiply, grow" in Xitsonga.

Andzile m & f Tsonga
Means "multiplied and increased" in Xitsonga.

Aneke f Afrikaans
Variant of Anneke.

Anelda f Afrikaans

Anele m & f Zulu
Means "be enough; be sufficient; be adequate" in Zulu.

Anelisa f Afrikaans, Portuguese (Brazilian), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Annelisa.

Anelle f Estonian (Modern), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Afrikaans, English (Rare)

Anelma f Afrikaans

Anemi f Shona
It means "He (the Lord) is with you", or "one who is with you".

Anene f South African

Anenjere m & f Shona
Meaning "one who has wisdom", this name can be shortened to Njere.

Aneska f Afrikaans

Anesu f Shona
A Shona name for girls. It means "God is with us".

Anesuishe f & m Shona
Meaning "the Lord is with us", also a longer form of the name Anesu.

Anet f Croatian (Rare), Sorbian, Estonian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Aneta and Annette.

Anfani m & f Dagbani
Means "benefit" in Dagbani.

Angabiirwe m & f Kiga
Means "he/she was given to me" in Rukiga.

Angalia f & m Swahili (?)

Angari f Eastern African, Kikuyu
Variant of Wangari. Also a surname.

Angora m & f Western African

Angweng f Luo
"birthed during the season of white ants (termites, i.e. rainy season)"

Aniamaowo f Efik
Means "who likes you" in Efik.

Aniebietabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "Who is like god?" in Ibibio.

Aniefiok m & f Nigerian, Ibibio
Means "who knows tomorrow?" in Ibibio.

Aniekan m & f Efik
Diminutive of Aniekanabasi.

Aniekanabasi m & f Western African, Ibibio, Efik
Means "who is greater than God?" in Ibibio and Efik.

Aniekpeno m & f Ibibio
Means "Who would have given me?" in Ibibio.

Anike f Yoruba
Means "had to cherish" in Yoruba, from ní "to have, possess" and kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Anindo f Luo
means that the mother slept a lot during pregnancy

Anisung f & m Dagbani
Means "good intention" in Dagbani.

Aniyom m & f Efik

Anje f Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish
Diminutive of An.

Anjola f Yoruba

Anjolaoluwa f Yoruba
Enjoying the blessings/wealth of God

Anjolaoluwa f Yoruba

Ankia f Afrikaans
Variant of Ankie.

Ankie f Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish, Afrikaans
Diminutive of Anna.

Annaleen f Afrikaans
Contraction of Anna and names ending in -leen, such as Heleen and Magdaleen.

Annalette f South African, English (African), Afrikaans

Annalie f English (Australian), Afrikaans, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Annelie.

Annastachia f Afrikaans

Annelda f Afrikaans

Annelee f Afrikaans (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Anneli.

Annelina f Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and Lina 2.

Anneline f Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Antillean), French (Archaic), Danish, Norwegian
Dutch and Afrikaans variant of Annelien as well as a Danish and Norwegian combination of Anne 1 and Line (and thus a cognate of Annelien) as well as a Danish, Norwegian and archaic French diminutive of Anne 1 found up to the 1700s in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Annerie f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Combination of Anne 1 and Rie.

Annine f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Afrikaans
Diminutive of Anna.

Annobea f Western African
W. African, mainly Ghana.

Anoeschka f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Anuschka. This is borne by Namibian author Anoeschka von Meck (1967-).

Anofara m & f Shona
Meaning "one who is happy or joyous".

Anoka f Indian, South African

Anolda f South African (Rare)

Anouchka f French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Dutch, Afrikaans
Cognate of Annushka.

Anri f Afrikaans

Anriette f Louisiana Creole, Afrikaans
Creole variant of Henriette.

Anrika f Afrikaans

Anthonia f Dutch, Nigerian, Medieval Occitan, Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Variant of Antonia.

Antobam f Akan
Means "posthumous child" in Fante. It is typically given to a child whose father died before they were born.

Antoniette f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Feminine form of Antonie 2.

Anuarite f Central African (Rare)
Of uncertain origin, allegedly meaning "one who laughs at war". This is best known as the name of the Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta (1939-1964), a Congolese nun who was killed at the age of 24 during the Congo Crisis; she was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1985.

Añuget m & f Bandial
Means "the black one" in Bandial.

Anulika f Chewa
Means “light up” in Chichewa.

Anuoluwapo m & f Yoruba
Means "God's mercy is plenty" in Yoruba.

Anwilika f Igbo
Means "joy is greater" in Igbo.

Anya-kati m & f Afizere
Means "favour" in Afizere.

Anyang f Luo
Means "crocodile" in Luo.

Anyango f Luo
Meaning born in the mid morning

Anzansi m & f Dagbani
Means "courage" or "persistence" in Dagbani.

Anzél f Afrikaans
Variant of Anzelle.

Anzelle f Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Ancelle.

Aoro f Luo
"born during a very dry season"

Aoua f Western African
Variant of Awa. A notable bearer was Malian independence activist Aoua Kéita (1912-1980).

Apeke f Yoruba
Means "called to be pampered" in Yoruba, from pè "to call, summon, invoke" and kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Apeloko f Yoruba
Means “apocalypse” in Yoruba.

Aphelele m & f Xhosa, Zulu
Means "complete, whole, all present" in Xhosa and Zulu. Often given to the last child to be born in a family.

Aphiwe m & f African
Means "given" in Zulu.

Apiyo f Luo
"firstborn of twins"

Apolot f Eastern African
Origin- Iteso people of eastern Uganda and Western Kenya, from the Ateso language, a derivative of the Teso-Turkana language and eastern Nilotic culture. ... [more]

Apputi m & f Bandial
Means "the tiny one" in Bandial.

Araba f African
Girl born on a Tuesday, in Akan. (Same as Abena)

Arabang f Sotho
Means "reply" in Sotho.

Arachie m & f Igbo
Possibly means "to have chosen a portion ahead of another; to supplant" in Igbo.

Aragsan f Somali
Means "see" in Somali.

Aralola f Yoruba
Means "family is wealth" in Yoruba.

Aranchi f Tigrinya
Means "orange (fruit)" in Tigrinya.

Arawelo f Somali, Folklore

Arenaya f Sotho
Means “He (God) gave us” in Sesotho.

Areneha f Sotho (Rare)
Means "he gave us".

Areneha f Sotho (Modern)
He gave us, God being the ‘He’

Aret f Efik
Means "born on a market day" in Efik.

Areyhu f Ethiopian, African

Arike f Yoruba
Means "seen and cared for" in Yoruba.

Arina f Hungarian, Dutch, Afrikaans
Hungarian contracted form of Adriána and Dutch and Afrikaans contracted form of Adriana.

Arinola f & m Yoruba
Means "one amongst honour" or "in the midst of wealth" in Yoruba, from àárín "centre, middle" combined with either ọlá "honour, respect" or ọlà "wealth"... [more]

Armana f Tigrinya
Neans "our flag" in Tigrinya.

Arogo f Igbo
Means “rise, go up” in Igbo.

Arsema f Amharic
Amharic form of Hripsime.

Aruk f Efik
Of Eniong Origin

Arukubu f & m Ijaw
Means "a child born in a canoe" in Ijaw.

Arumirirarudo f Shona
It means "she has waited for love", or "one who has waited on love", a shorter form of the name can be Arumi or Rudo.

Arusi f Swahili
Means "born at wedding time" in Swahili.

Arziki f Hausa
Means "wealth, riches; prosperity" in Hausa.

Asaaseasa m & f Akan
Means "the land is finished" in Akan. The implication of this name is that there is no more land for the dead to be buried - so the child is encouraged to live as there will be no more space for his/her burial.

Asaba m & f Tooro

Asabi f Yoruba
Means "one selected for birth" in Yoruba.

Asade m & f Western African
West African form and rare feminine form of Asad.

Asali f Swahili
Means "honey" in Swahili.

Asamahle f Nguni
Means "she is still beautiful" in Nguni.

Asamkele f Nguni
Means "let us accept" in Nguni

Asamoah m & f Western African, Akan
Means "apostles" in Akan. It is also a surname. A famous bearer is Ghanaian soccer player Asamoah Gyan (1985-).

Asana f African, Dagbani
The name Asana is a derivative of Hassan. ... [more]

Asandia f Efik

Asanti f & m Swahili, African
means "thank you"

Asanye m & f Efik

Asari f Efik

Asari f Efik
The name Asari, which is originally an Efik name, means "choosy","selective".

Asatira f Swahili
Means "history, legend" in Swahili.

Asavela f & m Xhosa
Means "they still appear" in Xhosa. A famous bearer is South African actress Asavela Mngqithi.

Asaye f African
From Africa/Ghana

Aseda f & m Akan
"Praise"

Aselefech f Ethiopian

Aseye f African
african, Means Happiness

Ashavin m & f Eastern African

Ashe f Yoruba
From Yoruba àṣẹ meaning "power, authority, command". In Yoruba religion, àṣẹ is the natural power that makes things happen and produces change.

Asheazi f Eggon
A beautiful woman, precious woman

Ashegari f Amharic
Means "may he make you perfect" in Amharic.

Ashira m & f Shona
Meaning “receive; accept; welcome”, the fuller version of the name is Gashira.

Ashu f Amharic

Ashu f Ethiopian

Ashu m & f Kenyang, Jagham
From Kenyang sǒ meaning "wash, clean, clear." Alternatively it could stem from the verb sǔ in Ejagham which has the same meaning.

Asian m & f Ibibio
Means "one who is proud" in Ibibio.

Asibong m & f Efik

Asisat f Nigerian
The name of the professional woman football player Asisat Oshoala, playing for FC Barcelona.

Askale f Amharic (Rare)
Probably based on "Askal of Mary" (A type of flower).

Asli f Somali
Means "amber" in Somali.

Asmeret f Tigrinya
Means "united, unity" in Tigrinya.

Asmini f Swahili
Swahili form of Jasmin 1.

Asrat m & f Ge'ez
Means "tithe" in Ge'ez.

Assata f African
Unknown Country- West African- adopted by Revolutionary Black activist Assata Shakur. Assata means "she who struggles", Shakur means "thankful one"

Assie f Oromo
varint of aussie

Ássuma m & f Bandial
Means "the nice one" or "the unselfish one" in Bandial.

Aster f Amharic
Amharic form of Esther.

Astur f Somali
Means "repose, seclusion" in Somali.

Aswa m & f Western African
Means "one who moves through darkness toward the light".

Atai m & f Efik

Atang m & f Tswana
Means "multipy" in Setswana.

Atarelang m & f Tswana
Means "receive with cupped hands" in Setswana.

Atem f & m Jagham, Kenyang
Means "friends" in Jagham and Kenyang as it's the plural of ǹ-tèm meaning "friend".

Ateri f Nigerian, Eggon
Means "victory" in Eggon.

Athiambo f Luo
"born late in the evening". Thought to be an intelligent person.

Atiba m & f Yoruba
Means "understanding" in Yoruba.

Atidaishe m & f Shona
Means "the Lord has loved us" in Shona.

Atiena f Swahili
Means "guardian of the night" in Swahili.

Atine f African (Rare)

Atinuke f Nigerian

Atsede f Ge'ez
Means "white" in Ge'ez.

Átuay m & f Bandial
Means "the white one" in Bandial.

Aturinda m & f Eastern African, Nkore
Means "He -God- protects us" in Nkole, spoken in Uganda.

Auben f & m English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Aubin.

Auma f Luo
"someone delivered with the face down or through the caesarean process"

Avhatendi m & f Venda
Means "they do not believe" in Tshivenda.

Awami f Nguni
Means "belongs to me" in Nguni.

Awaran m & f Ijaw
Means "a child born during the august break in the rainy season" in Ijaw.

Awazi f African (Rare)

Awet f Tigrinya
Means "victory" in Tigrinya.

Awino f Luo
Means "born with the cord around" in Luo.

Awiti f Luo
"someone birthed after a misfortune, such as a difficult birth process"

Awolaye m & f Yoruba
Means "the oracle cannot explain this" or "the oracle cannot lie" in Yoruba, from ao "oracle, occult, Ifa", the negation prefix ò‎, and ní "to have" combined with either àyè "explanation, understanding" or ayè "lie, falsehood"

Awonke m & f Xhosa
Means "united" or "we are all here" in Xhosa, often given to the last-born child in a family.

Awugoco m & f Agatu
Means "wonder of God" in Agatu.

Awuor f Luo
Means "the greedy one" in Luo.... [more]

Awusung m & f Western African, Saya
Means "extremely sweet and great" in Saya, spoken in Nigeria.

Aya f Baoulé
Derived from Baoulé ya "Friday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Friday".

Ayaba f African American (Rare), Yoruba (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), African (Rare)
From the Yoruba ayaba meaning "queen".

Ayabonga m & f Zulu
Means 'they are thankful' in Zulu.

Ayah f & m Jagham, Kenyang
From à-yà meaning "river" in Ejagham.

Ayakha f & m Xhosa
Means "they build" in Xhosa.

Ayakpo f & m Ijaw
Meaning "new world or life" in Ijaw.

Ayamba f & m Jagham, Kenyang
Means "he/she opened the way" in Ejagham, used for the first of twins.

Ayamma f Efik
Means "will you love me?" in Efik.

Ayan f Somali
Variant of Ayaan 2.

Ayana f Eastern African (Modern)

Ayana f Amharic
Means "beautiful flower" in Amharic.

Ayana f Kongo
support, protect, sustain

Ayanda f Shona
Means "we are many" in Shona.

Ayanfeoluwa f & m Yoruba
It means the Lord's beloved

Ayanmo m & f Yoruba
Means "fate" in Yoruba.

Ayanti m & f Efik
Means "will you remember me?" in Efik.

Ayantu f Ethiopian (?)

Ayebatonye m & f Ijaw
Means "what God has destined" or "destiny" in Ijaw.

Ayebaye m & f Ijaw
Means "God's property" in Ijaw.

Ayelech f Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "she who is powerful" in Amharic.

Ayen f Dinka
Related with a specific kind of cow in Dinka language.

Ayende m & f Yoruba

Ayes f Amharic

Ayesu m & f African
Muslim African

Ayibaemi f & m Ijaw
Means "God exists" in Ijaw.

Ayibaifie f Ijaw
Means "God's own time" in Ijaw.

Ayibanua f & m Ijaw
Means "thank God" in Ijaw.

Ayibatonbara f & m Ijaw
Means "the will of God" in Ijaw.

Ayibatonye m & f Nigerian

Ayinde m & f Yoruba
Means "we gave praises and he came" in Yoruba.

Ayita f English (Modern, Rare, ?), African American (Rare), Western African (Rare)
The origins of this name are uncertain. Though it is popularly claimed to mean "first to dance" in Cherokee, this appears to be untrue.... [more]

Aylintá f Western African
The name Aylintá comes from the West African nation of Senegal and means Bearer of Light or Bringer of Light.

Aynjel m & f African, African American, Jamaican Patois, Caribbean
A strongly phonetic spelling of the world "angel", especially used by those who speak Jamaican Patois and other English-based dialects of Caribbean Creole.

Ayobami m & f Yoruba
Means "joy has met me" in Yoruba.

Ayofela m & f Yoruba
Ayofela means Joy enlarges/increases ... [more]

Ayoka f Yoruba
Means "one we rejoice to pluck" in Yoruba.

Ayomidele m & f Yoruba
Means "my joy has come home" in Yoruba.

Ayoola m & f Yoruba
Means "the joy of success" in Yoruba.

Ayotimofe m & f Yoruba
It means the Joy or Happiness that I desire or want

Ayotundun f Yoruba
Means "joy is sweet" in Yoruba.

Ayou f Amharic, Ethiopian
Diminutive of Ayelech.

Ayuk m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Means "they have heard" in Jagham and Kenyang, from the pronoun and root á meaning "they" and yúk meaning "to hear".

Azele f Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Azèle.

Azélle f Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Azelle.

Azelle f French (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a feminization of Azel.

Azille f Afrikaans
Variant of Azelle.

Azland f African, English (American, Rare)
As an African name it means "powerful". As an English name, it is an alternate spelling of Azlan which is a variant of Aslan, a Turkish name meaning "lion"... [more]

Azmera f Amharic
Means "harvest, crop" in Amharic.

Azon f African

Azumi f Hausa
Means "month of fasting" in Hausa, traditionally given to girls born during Ramadan.

Azwianewi m & f Venda
Means "something that cannot be told" in Tshivenda.

Azwihangwisi m & f Venda
Means "unforgettable" in Tshivenda.

Baaitse m & f Tswana
Means "they know" in Tswana.

Baakantse f Tswana
Means "they thought" in Tswana.

Baakanyang m & f Tswana
Means "mend, repair" in Tswana.

Baall-itt-e f Sidamo
Feminine form of Baall-ičč-a.

Baatseba f & m Sotho (Anglicized, Rare)
Sotho form of Bathsheba.

Babatope m & f Yoruba
A responsible father.

Babsie f South African
Short and familiar form of Barbara.