TakuramAfrican Shona language in Zimbabwe (Southern Africa)derived from the verb to grow up or mature. It can also mean "to carry" but is seldom used for this meaning in a name.
TeglafEastern African, Pokot A famous bearer is Tegla Chepkite Loroupe (born 1973) a Kenyan long-distance track and road runner. She is also a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights and education.
Teklem & fAmharic Means "my plant" from Amharic ተክል (tekl) meaning "plant".
Tenaf & mEthiopian Possibly from Ethiopian ጠና (t'ena) meaning "become strong" or "older".
TesfalemmAmharic Possibly from the Amharic ተስፋ (täsfa) meaning "hope".
TesfamariammEastern African, Amharic Means "hope of Mary" from Amharic ተስፋ (tasfa) meaning "hope" and ማርያም (Mariyami), the Amharic form of Miriam (see Mary).
Thursdaym & fEnglish (African), Afro-American (Slavery-era) From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English þunresdæg meaning literally "Thor's day". A known bearer of this name was Thursday October Christian (1790-1831), the first son of the HMS Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and his Tahitian wife Mauatua, who was born on a Thursday in October.
TuwilikafAfrican Originates from Namibia, africa. Means "guide us"
Tyjahm & fAfrican, African American (Modern) Apparently means "smart" in one of the languages on the African continent. However, the name can also be derived from the name abbreviation (or initials) T.J., which is typically pronounced as "tee-jay" and its pronunciation henceforth developed into a first name of its own right (Teejay).
Uchechukwum & fIgbo, African Based on the IGBO belief in a Supreme deity, Chukwu whose decision or will is final in the determination of human fate or destiny. It is a combination of two words of the Igbo (IBO), language, UCHE (WISH,WILL,THOUGHT) and CHUKWU (GOD)... [more]
UchimAfrican, Literature Uchi is of African-Igbo origin. Uchi is a derivative of the African and Igbo Uchechi. This is the name of Uchi Akimbo, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.
VédastemFrench (Archaic), French (African) French form of Vedastus. This given name is no longer in use in France today, but it still survives in francophone countries in Africa, such as Rwanda.
Victoryf & mEnglish (African), English (Puritan) Simply from the English word, which is ultimately from Latin victoria (itself from the past participle stem of vincere "to conquer", making it a (distant) relative of Vincent)... [more]
ViriolafEastern African (Rare), Ancient Roman (?) Attia Viriola was a client of the ancient Roman lawyer and statesman Pliny the Younger (61-113), whose legal case he described in his Epistles.
VitanifAfrican It's Swallihi and Kwhailli it means "war" and "demon of war" it is used in lion king two for one of the outsiders.
WaabberimSomali Meaning: Waabberi generally means "dawn" or "daybreak."... [more]
WaaqmOromo (Latinized, Archaic), Somali (Latinized, Archaic) Waaq is a name for the ancient Cushitic sky god. He was the supreme creator and god to the indigenous religions of several Cushitic peoples before the advent of the Abrahamic religions in the Horn of Africa... [more]
WarsamemSomali Means "good news", derived from Somali war meaning "information, news" and same "good, positive".
WarsanfSomali Means "good news", derived from Somali war meaning "news" combined with the Somali feminine name suffix -san, itself a derivative of Somali wanaagsan meaning "good". A notable bearer of this name is Warsan Shire (1988-), a British writer, poet, editor and teacher of Somali descent.
Wealthm & fEnglish (Puritan), English (African, Rare) From Middle English welth, welthe, weolthe (“happiness, prosperity”), from Old English *welþ, *weleþu, from Proto-Germanic *waliþō (“wealth”).... [more]
WoldemariammAmharic Means "child of Mary" in Amharic. A notable bearer of this name is Yosef Wolde-Mariam, a member of the Norwegian musical duo Madcon.
XirsimSomali This Somali name means "safeguard." The word xirsi also means "safeguard." The x in Somali is a voiceless pharyngeal fricative, a throaty sound that is not present in English. Somalis outside of Somalia may spell the name as HIRSI or HERSI.
YendifAfrican, Jamaican Patois This is the name of a town in northeastern Ghana. A famous bearer is Yendi Phillips, she is a Jamaican TV Host, model and beauty queen who the winner of the Miss Jamaica World 2007 beauty pageant, as well as the Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 pageant.
ZambomCentral African, Eastern African Is a popular given name for boys in many West Central African nations. Also the name of an Italian Safari crime drama film and the duology of jungle themed Bollywood mad scientist films that inspired the Captive Wild Woman series.
Zamzamf & mArabic, Somali, Indonesian From the name of a holy well in Mecca that, according to Islamic tradition, was miraculously created by Allah for Hajar and and her son Isma'il while the two were left in the desert without water... [more]
ZealousmEnglish (African, Rare) From the English word zealous meaning "full of zeal, ardent", perhaps intended to be an English form of Zelotes. This was the name of a Union general in the American Civil War: Zealous Bates Tower (1819-1900).
ZeitunifEastern African This name coincides with Swahili zeituni meaning "olive", a derivative of Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn). This was borne by Zeituni Onyango (1952-2014), a Kenyan-born half-aunt of former American president Barack Obama.
ZéphirinmFrench (Archaic), French (African) Variant of Zéphyrin (see Zephyrinus). Though it was a popular French name in the 19th and early 20th centuries, its usage is mainly confined to various French-speaking African nations today.