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Dami m & f Igbo, Yoruba
Short form of Damilola.

Damilola m & f Yoruba
Means "God makes me wealthy" in Yoruba.

Dammenech f Amharic
Means "she was cloudy" in Amharic.

Dammy m & f Nigerian, Yoruba
Diminutive of Damilola and other Yoruba names containing dam.

Damya f Berber, Northern African, History
Tamazight feminine given name, an alternative possible given name of the Berber warrior-queen and leader Kahina.

Danait f Ethiopian

Dananai m & f Shona
Means "love each other" in Shona.

Danata f Ge'ez
Feminine form of Danat.

Dančile f Sidamo
Means "fine" in Sidama.

Dané f Afrikaans
Variant of Danaë.

Dangana m & f Dagbani
Means "confidence" or "trust in the goodness of God" in Dagbani.

Daniat f Tigrinya
Means "judge" in Tigrinya.

Daniwa f Shona
Meaning "be called".

Dantelle f South African (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dante.

Daphney f South African, Haitian Creole
Variant of Daphne.

Daraar-tu f Sidamo
Means "she blossomed" in Sidama.

Daramfon m & f Ibibio
Means "rejoice at grace" in Ibibio.

Darasimi m & f Nigerian
the name come from Nigeria and it can be use for any gender and it mean god love you

Darra f & m Nigerian

Dassin f Berber (Rare)

Dativa f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical), Eastern African, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Dativus. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian martyr from North Africa. It is mostly used in Eastern Africa (mainly in Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda).

Dative f French (African), Eastern African
French form of Dativa, mostly used in Rwanda.

Davenia f African American, Jamaican Patois, South African

Davincia f Southern African
Peace and love

Dayax m & f Somali
Means "moon" in Somali. A well-known bearer is Dayax Dalnuurshe, an award-winning Somali musical artist.

Ddunit f Kabyle
Kabyle form of Dunya.

Debre-work f Ge'ez
Means "mountain of gold" in Ge'ez.

Dede f Dagbani
Means "straight, rightly" in Dagbani.

Deeqa f Somali

Degmo f Somali
Means "district" in Somali.

Dehab f Ethiopian

Deji m & f Nigerian
Transferred use of the surname Deji.

Deka f & m African
An African name of unknown origin, this unisex baby name means "pleasing".

Dekontee f & m Western African
Translates to the following: In God's Time or Time will tell or Patience.

Dela f Zulu (Rare)
Dela. in Zulu it means to become whole, to feel complete and satisfied.

Delista f Eastern African

Delize f Afrikaans

Dembe m & f Eastern African
Meaning "peaceful", origin is Ugandan.

Demere m & f Ethiopian

Demeteriya f Eastern African
Of unknown origin and meaning. ... [more]

Demilade f & m Western African, Igbo, Yoruba
Means "God has crowned me with joy" in Yoruba.

Derartu f Ethiopian

Derifagha f & m Ijaw
Means "laughter can never end" in Ijaw.

Derin f Yoruba (Modern)
Short form of Aderinsola.

Derreon f & m Central African
Means “Strong in material matters”

Desere f Afrikaans

Desita f Amharic
Means "joy, happiness" in Amharic.

Dia f African, Mbama
Means "love" in Lembaama.

Dialika f Western African
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Diaraye f Western African
Western African form of Zahra.

Diata f Mande (?)

Diba f Luba
Means "sun" in Tshiluba language spoken in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Dideoluwakusidede f Yoruba
Means "the coming of the lord is at hand" in Yoruba.

Didimalang f Tswana
Means "be quiet" in Setswana.

Didiza f Zulu
Means "flutter" in Zulu.

Diekololaoluwa f Yoruba
Means "god's blessing is not small" in Yoruba.

Diekololaoluwalayemi f Yoruba
Means "the wealth of god in my life cannot be measured" in Yoruba.

Dijesumu m & f Yoruba (Rare)
Dijesumu means hold Jesus the name was translated from yoruba gods name to Christian which is Dorisamu, hold Orumila

Dikamellesh f Amharic
Means "you have no weakness" in Amharic.

Dikaya m & f Manjak
Means "is going nowhere" in Manjak. This name is given to protect the child from an early death.

Dikeleditsame f Tswana
Means "my tears" in Setswana.

Dikeletso f Tswana
Means "wishes" in Setswana.

Dikgakgamatso m & f Tswana
Means "miracles" in Setswana.

Diksa m & f African
MEANING "PLAY", USED BY THE YUNGUR PEOPLE OF THE ADAMAWA HIGHLANDS IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA.NIGERIA.

Dimakatso f Tswana
Means "surprises" in Setswana.

Dimena f Lingala
Means “to be close, to be nearby” in Lingala.

Dimien m & f Ijaw
Means "God's work" or "the hand of God" in Ijaw.

Dindi m & f Southern African, Tumbuka
Means "grave" in Tumbuka, given after the deaths of previous siblings in infancy.

Dineo f Sotho
Means "gifts" or "talents" in Sotho.

Dineo f Tswana
"Gifts"

Dinkinesh f Amharic
Means "you are a marvel" in Amharic.

Dinknesh f Amharic
Means "you are marvelous; the wondrous one" in Amharic.... [more]

Dinkyene m & f Akan
Derived from di meaning "eat" and nkyene meaning "salt". In Akan culture, the idea of 'eating salt' symbolises being alive, and this name acts as a mean of encouraging the child to live.

Dinnani m & f Dagbani
Means "it is possible" in Dagbani.

Dinobi f & m Igbo
Means "Beloved" relate to Nwadinobi

Dintoli m & f Dagbani
It means own

Dipolelo f African
sotho

Dipone m & f Tswana
Means "lights" in Setswana.

Dirli m & f Dagbani
Means "sharp one" in Dagbani.

Disaaka m & f Akan
Means "you deserve saying it" in Akan.

Disemi f Ijaw
Means "I like it" in Ijaw.

Diseye f & m Ijaw
Means "desired" in Ijaw.

Ditchakou f Western African

Ditebogo f Tswana
Means "gratitudes" in Setswana.

Dithapelo m & f Tswana
Means "prayers" in Setswana.

Ditiro m & f Shona
Meaning "acts" or "actions". Deriving from the verb kuita.

Ditorusin f & m Ijaw
Means "leave it for God" in Ijaw.

Ditshwanelo m & f Tswana
Means "rights" in Setswana.

Diya f African, Mbama
Variant of Dia.

Diyinrin f Ijaw
Means "live life carefully" in Ijaw.

Djenaba f Western African
Western African name derived from Arabic Zeynab (see also Zeinabou).

Djenabou f Fula

Djénéba f Western African
A variant form of Zeinebou (chiefly Malian).

Dolapo m & f Yoruba
Means "Double" in Yoruba

Dolinde f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Archaic French vernacular form of Adelinde found in the Poitou-Charentes region. Today, the name is occasionally found in the Netherlands and in Afrikaans-speaking South Africa... [more]

Dona f Kongo
Princess/ Queen

Dooakpo f & m Ijaw
Means "peaceful world" in Ijaw.

Dorah f English (Rare), South African (Rare), African, Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Dora.

Dorathea f English, Afrikaans, Dutch, Romansh
Variant of Dorothea.

Dorette f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish, Afrikaans, German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Dora.

Doubra m & f Ijaw
Means "will" or "desire" in Ijaw.

Dova f Shona
Meaning "dew".

Doyinsola f Yoruba
Means "my wealth is sweet" in Yoruba.

Dricky f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Hendrika.

Duateme f Ijaw
Means "guardian spirit" in Ijaw.

Duduetsang f Tswana
Means "ululations" in Setswana.

Duduzile f Zulu
Means “take comfort” in Zulu.

Dujonou f Manding
Liberian Kpelle name meaning "peacemaker".

Dúkũ m & f Akan
Means "eleventh born" in Akan.

Dumebi f Nigerian

Dumisa m & f Tumbuka
Means "praise, worship" or "thank you" in Tumbuka.

Dumlesi f & m Ogoni
Khana for "life/ prosperity is ahead" or "bright future"... [more]

Dur-eette f Sidamo
Feminine form of Dur-eessa.

Duretti f Oromo (Rare)
Meaning 'Luxury"

Duro m & f Yoruba
Means "wait" in Yoruba.

Dya f African, Mbama
Variant of Dia.

Dyhia f Berber
Variant of Dihya.

Dyshiki f South African
South African meaning One who Likes Candy

Dzidefo m & f Ewe
Origin African Ghana Togo Benin... [more]

Dziva f Shona
Means "water" in Shona.

Dzunisani m & f Tsonga
Means "praise, praise together" in Xitsonga.

Dzuwa m & f Chewa
Means "sunshine" in Chewa.

Ebanehita f Nigerian

Ebbaba f Northern African

Ebeleakpo f Ijaw
Means "sweet life" in Ijaw.

Ebelechukwu f Igbo
Means "God's mercy" in Igbo.

Ebelembo f Bandial
Means "throwing there" in Bandial.

Ebeleuzoma f Western African (Modern)
Combination of Ebele meaning "mercy, kindness" with Uzoma meaning "good way".

Eberechi f & m Igbo
The mercy of God

Ebi m & f Ijaw
Means "good" in Ijaw.

Ebiakpo m & f Ijaw
Means "good life" in Ijaw.

Ebiarede m & f Ijaw
meaning i have seen good

Ebibaratimi f & m Ijaw
Means "live life well" in Ijaw.

Ebidese f & m Ijaw
Means "love good things" in Ijaw.

Ebidisebofa m & f Ijaw
Means "there is no one that doesn't like good things" in Ijaw.

Ebiegberi m & f Western African, Ijaw
Means "good news" in Ijaw.

Ebiere f Western African, Ijaw
Means "fine lady" in Ijaw.

Ebifinidei f & m Ijaw
Means "good things have been opened to me" in Ijaw.

Ebikake f Ijaw
Means "accept good things" in Ijaw.

Ebimie m & f Ijaw
Means "do good" in Ijaw.

Ebimoboere f Ijaw
Means "woman who has brought good" in Ijaw.

Ebinimi f & m Ijaw
Means "recognise good" in Ijaw.

Ebiye m & f Ijaw
Means "a good thing" in Ijaw.

Ebizimor m & f Ijaw
Means "born in a good season" in Ijaw.

Ebrakumo f Ijaw
Means "don't forget me" in Ijaw.

Ebun f Yoruba, African
Meaning "gift" in Yoruba.

Eccatti f Bandial
Means "he (God) has not rewarded you" in Bandial.

Echichinwo m & f African
Ikwerre name. Used in Rebisi Kingdom,Port Harcourt,(Nigeria). Meaning 'a baby delivered at the appropriate time'

Edak f Efik

Edebe f African
The name originates from Sudan, in the concrete tribe of Gurfan meaning the first, princess.

Edem m & f Efik
Means "last" or "God has delivered me" in Efik.

Edet m & f Efik
Means "market" in Efik and is given to babies born on market day.

Edidiong f & m Efik
Means “blessing” in Efik.

Ediwakima f & m Efik, Ibibio
Means "abundance; love" in Ibibio and Efik.

Edoghogho m & f African, Isoko, Edo
This name which means "Day of Joy," originates from the Isoko and Edo ethnolinguistic groups of Southern Nigeria which is located on the West Coast of Africa. Broken down, it means: "Ede - Day" and "Oghogho - joy" (Which is also very common as a name in both these cultures) When combined however, it morphs into the spelling: "Edoghogho" meaning "Day of Joy" or "The Day of Joy." Phonetically, it can be pronounced "Ed-o-ghor-ghor" with the "r" silent.

Eduardina f Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Archaic), Dutch (Surinamese), Afrikaans (Archaic)
Feminine form of Eduard.

Edubamo f Ijaw
Means "honour me" in Ijaw.

Edzordzinam m & f Ewe (Anglicized, Modern)
“I am glad”

Eebbisee f Oromo
Meaning "blessing from God" in Oromoo.

Efem f Efik
Means "troubled" in Efik.

Effia f Akan, Literature
Meaning, “girl born on Friday.”

Effiong m & f Efik
Means "born on effiong" in Efik. Effiong is one of the traditional week days.

Efunroye f Yoruba
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Efunroye Tinubu (c. 1810–1887), a Nigerian merchant and slave trader. Her name could be an anglicization of her birth name, Ẹfúnpọ̀róyè Ọ̀ṣuntinúbú.

Efuru f Igbo
Means "daughter of heaven" in Igbo.

Egberta f African (Rare), Antillean Creole (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of Egbert.

Eghonghon f Esan
Means "joy" in Esan.

Ego f Nigerian
Diminutive of Egobunma.

Egobunma f Nigerian

Ehi f Idoma
Means "gift" in Idoma.

Ehigoco m & f Agatu
Means "gift of God" in Agatu.

Ejatu f Western African, Fula
Sierra Leonean name, allegedly derived from Arabic eja ati meaning "movement", or perhaps a form of Aïchatou.

Ejegayehu f Ethiopian

Ejigayehu f Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "I have seen a lot good/better" in Amharic. This was the name of a famous singer Ejigayehu Shibabaw, better known as Gigi.

Ejimmadu m & f Igbo
I am with human being

Ejjegayyahu f Amharic
Means "I have seen much" in Amharic.

Ejovwokoghene m & f African
African(Nigerian)

Ekaete f Western African, Ibibio, Efik
Means "father's mother". It is given in honor of one's paternal grandmother.

Ekalia f Yoruba

Ekei m & f Efik

Ekemeni f Nigerian, African

Ekemini f & m Nigerian

Ekeniyere m & f Esan
The name is associated with the people of Esanland. It means, "How many will I remember?". This is a unique name with a deep contextual meaning to one's life adventures and struggles at the end of the tunnel.

Ekhoe m & f Western African, Edo
Means "mind" in Edo language.

Ekirah f African

Ekpa f & m Efik

Ekpedeme m & f Western African, Ibibio
Means "who should share?" in Ibibio.

Ekpenyong m & f Efik

Ekuseni f Zulu
Means "in the morning" in Zulu.

Ekwunife m & f Igbo
Means "don't make a secret open" in Igbo.

Ekwutosi m & f Igbo
Means "don't cause slander" in Igbo.

Elandri f Afrikaans (Rare), South African (Rare)

Elayokon f Ijaw
Means "take what reaches you" in Ijaw.

Elbetel f Ethiopian
the house of god

Elfnesh f African
From Ethiopia

Eliella f Eastern African
Eliella is a feminine name used mainly in the Kirundi language throughout Burundi likely due to the linguistic influences of German & Belgian colonization from the 1890's-1960's.

Elikem m & f Ewe (Anglicized, Modern)

Elikya f & m Lingala
A Lingala word meaning "hope".

Elize f Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish
Variant of Elise.

Elizette f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Elize.

Elizma f Afrikaans
Contraction of Elizabeth Maria.

Elizna f Afrikaans

Elkaissa f Berber (Rare)
Possibly means "the pause" from Kabyle Berber.

Elleni f Amharic
Amharic form of Helen.

Ellouisa f English (British, Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Elouisa.

Elmarie f Afrikaans, English (Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Elma and Marie.

Elna f Afrikaans
Contraction of Elisabeth and Helena.

Elo f Esan
Means "face, eye" in Esan.

Elochukwu m & f Igbo
"elo" means plan while "chukwu" means God. "Elochukwu" means the plan of God or God's plan.

Eloghosa m & f Edo
Possibly means "it's not hard for God" in Edo. It could be the older name of Benin City, the capital of Edo State in Nigeria.

Elonga f Lingala
Means "victory" in Lingala.

Elreza f Afrikaans

Elrien f Afrikaans

Elrose f English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)

Elsabe f Afrikaans
Afrikaans variation of Elizabeth.

Elsabet f Amharic
Amharic form of Elizabeth.

Elsette f Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Elzette.

Elshaday f & m African, Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of El Shaddai.

Elsina f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth as well as a feminine form of Ale 2.

Elzabé f Afrikaans
Variant of Elsabe.

Elze f Dutch, German (East Prussian), Afrikaans
Dutch variant spelling and East Prussian German and Afrikaans form of Else.

Elzebe f Dutch (Archaic), Afrikaans (Rare), Old Swedish
Variant of Elsebe.

Elzette f Afrikaans
Contraction of Elizette and diminutive of Elze.

Elzina f English (American, Archaic), Afrikaans
Variant of Elsina.

Ema m & f Efik

Emaobong f Efik
Means "love of God" in Efik, derived from ema meaning "love" and obong meaning "God".

Ḓembe m & f Venda
Means "miracle" in Tshivenda.

Emebet f Ethiopian, Amharic
Derived from Amharic ’əmäbēt "royal lady", this (former) honorific is nowadays used as a given name.... [more]

Emechebe m & f Igbo
Means "when it’s done then it’s thought about" in Igbo.

Emekan f Efik
Means "endurance supercedes everything" in Efik.

Emekemeabasi m & f Efik
Means "the Lord is able" in Efik.

Emelda f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Philippines), South African, Nigerian
Variant of Imelda.

Emeleakpo f Ijaw
Means "good life" in Ijaw.

Ememabasi m & f Efik
Means "peace of the Lord" in Efik, derived from emem meaning "peace" and abasi meaning "Lord".

Emembong m & f Ibibio
Means "peace of god" in Ibibio.

Ememobong m & f Efik
Means "peace of the God" n Efek, derived from emem meaning "peace" and obong meaning "God".

Eme-obong f Efik
Means "precious one of God" in Efik.

Emiya f Amharic
Means "bliss" in Amharic.

Emmalette f African

Emmanuela f Greek (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Provençal, Western African
Provençal feminine form of Emmanuèl and Italian variant of Emanuela, as well as an alternate transcription of Greek Εμμανουέλα (see Emmanouela).

Emmanuelina f English (African), Eastern African
Feminine form of Emmanuel, particularly used in Tanzania and Uganda.

Emmarentia f Afrikaans
Variant of Emerentia influenced by Emma.

Emmerentia f German (Bessarabian), Afrikaans
Variant of Emerentia.

Emmsdan m & f Yoruba (Rare)
Means "excellence of God's Salvation" in Igala (a language in the Yoruboid branch, common to Nigeria), from Igala emms "excellence" and dan "God Our Salvation".

Emnet f Amharic
Means “faith, belief” in Amharic.

Emomu f & m Ijaw
Means "follow me home" in Ijaw.

Enanela f Zulu
Means "rejoice" in Zulu.

Endalkachew m & f Amharic

Enderline f Nigerian (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown meaning.... [more]

Endlani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga endla meaning "make, create, do".

Ene f Idoma
Means "mother" in Idoma.

Eneikedi f & m Ijaw
Means "look after your own" in Ijaw.

Enelo f Tsonga
Possibly from the Xitsonga enela meaning "enough".

Enemo f & m Ijaw
Means "endurance" in Ijaw.

Eni m & f Yoruba
Short form of Eniola.

Enibraye f & m Ijaw
Means "my own" in Ijaw.