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Aabaar m & f Akan

Aayosus m Western African

Aba f Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Fante, a dialect of Akan.

Ababacar m Western African
Senegalese form of the Arabic name Abu Bakr.

Ababuo f African
Ababuo means a child that keeps coming back. This name is mainly used in Ghana

Abaka f Akan
Means "first born" in Akan.

Abakar m Western African
Form of Abu Bakr used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Abam f African
Abam’s meaning is “second child after twins”

Abana f African
Variant of Abena.

Abayie m & f Akan
Means "has come well" in Akan.

Abdoul Aziz m Western African
Western African form of Abd al-Aziz.

Abdoul Karim m Western African
Western African form of Abd al-Karim.

Abdoul Salam m Western African
Western African form of Abdus Salam.

Abdourahmane m Western African
Form of Abd al-Rahman used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Abdulbaki m African (Rare)
From Abdul + Baki.

Abdulia m Western African
Variation of Abdul. It is mainly used in Sierra Leone and Ghana.

Abdulmanaf m Arabic, Malay, Western African

Abeiku m Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Fante, a dialect of Akan.

Abella f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Abel.

Abelle m French (African, Rare)
Possibly a variation of Abel.

Abgail f English (African), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contracted form of Abigail.

Abias m African

Abigael f & m English, English (African), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Variant of Abigail. Masculine usage is mostly restricted to Latin America and the Philippines (though it is still more often used as a feminine name in that part of the world).

Abra f Ewe
Means "Tuesday-born girl" in Ewe.

Abrão m Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Abram 1.

Abry f English (African, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubrey.

Aburu m Dagbani
One of the royal gates of Dagbong Kingdom denoting "Corrupted name of Abdulai"

Adama m Western African
Form of Adam used in parts of western Africa.

Adame m French (African, Rare)

Adeben m African
Means "twelfth born son".

Adejoke f African
Variant of Ajoke.

Adelmiro m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian and Portuguese adoption of Adelmar.

Adelphine f French (Quebec, Rare), French (African)
Possibly a diminutive or elaborated form of Adelphe.

Adeoye m Western African, Yoruba
From Yoruba adé oyè, which literally means "the crown of chieftancy", and is understood to mean "the crown given to me to celebrate my acquired chieftaincy title".

Adette f French (African, Rare), Filipino

Adève m French (African, Rare)

Adeyemi m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "the crown suits me" or "one who arrives and befits me" in Yoruba.

Adiza f English (African, ?), Muslim (?)

Admeto m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare), Theatre
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Admetus.

Adorya f English (African)
Derived from the greek "doron", meaning "gift", so the meaning is "gifts giver".

Adou m Western African

Adrey f American (South, Rare), English (African, Rare)

Adwin m Akan
Means "creative" in Akan.

Afae m African
Diminutive of Afeworq.

Afafa f Ewe
Means "the first child of the second husband" in Ewe.

Afagache m & f Kassena
Means "I am on guard, alert" in Kasem.

Afe m African
Diminutive of Afeworq.

Afiríyie f Akan
Means "happy circumstances" in Akan.

Afiya f African, Arabic
Means "health" in Arabic.

Afriyie m & f Akan
Means "has appeared well" in Akan.

Afryea f Ewe
Means "born during happy times" in Ewe.

Aggness f English (African)
Variant of Agnes.

Aghata f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Agatha.

Agnetta f English (African), English (Archaic)
Variant of Agneta.

Aguinaldo m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian (Archaic)
Possibly a form of Aginald. It coincides with a Spanish vocabulary word which refers to the thirteenth salary or end-of-year bonus in Latin America, as well as a folk genre of Christmas carols (also called villancicos); the earlier form was aguilando, allegedly from the Latin phrase hoc in anno meaning "during this year"... [more]

Aguta m African
Allegedly a Lugbara name from Uganda.

Agyegyesεm m & f Akan
Means "trouble making" in Akan.

Agyeman m Akan
Means "saviour of the nation" in Akan.

Ahmadou m Western African
Form of Ahmad used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Ahoefa f Ewe, African
Name of Ewa origin, meaning "peaceful" or "bringer of peace".

Aïchata f Western African
Western African elaboration of Aïcha (see Aisha).

Aimerance f French (African), Norman (Archaic)
Norman form of Émerence.

Ainsworth m African
Transferred use of the surname Ainsworth.

Aishafsat f Western African (Modern)
Combination of Aisha meaning "life" with Hafsat meaning "gathering".

Aissa f Western African
Form of Aisha used in West African countries (primarily Mali, Senegal, and Cameroon).

Aïssata f Western African
Form of Aisha used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Aissatou f African
Variant of Aïssatou.

Ajwoba f Akan
Variant form of Adwoa.

Akeredolu m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "one who becomes prominent at a young age" or "he who reduces (humbles) himself in order to become king" in Yoruba.

Akhere m & f Western African, Esan
Means "the younger twin" in Esan.

Akissi f Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.

Akoele f Ewe, African
Name of Ewa origin, meaning "life is peaceful".

Akoete m Ewe

Akofa f Ewe

Akol m & f African
From Iteso in eastern uganda. Meaning nicelooking.

Akon m African American, Western African
One of the given names of the musician known as Akon.

Akosia f Western African, Akan
A name of Ashanti origin meaning "born on a Sunday" in Akan culture. Notable name bearers include actor Akosia Sabet and mononymic musician Akosia. Akosua is a variation of this name.

Akou f Ewe
Akou is a name often given to a girl born on a Wednesday in Ewe culture.

Akouete m Ewe

Akouvi f Ewe, African
Name of Ewe origin, meaning "God answered".

Akpené f Ewe, African
Name of Ewa origin, meaning "gratitude".

Akpoebi f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "life is good" in Ijaw.

Akú f Akan
Means "Wednesday" in Akan.

Akúá f Akan
Variant of Akua.

Akwasi m Akan
variant of Kwasi

Akwete f Western African
Means "eldest of twins" in Ga.

Akwokwo f African
Means "younger of twins" in Ga.

Alagie m Western African

Albain m French (African), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Albanus (see Alban).

Alcinda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Feminine form of Alcindo.

Alcínia f Portuguese (African)
Portuguese elaboration of Alcina.

Alcino m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Alcínoo.

Aldemiro m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Aldemar.

Aldino m Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian

Alfredina f Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Alfredo.

Alhajiahmad m Western African (Modern)
Combination of Alhaji meaning "the pilgrim" with Ahmad meaning "most commendable, most praiseworthy".

Alheri f & m Dagbani
Means "gift" or "kindness" in Dagbani.

Aliaune m Western African (Rare)
The first of the given names of the musician known as Akon (1973-).

Alima f Arabic, Western African, Northern African, Kazakh, Indian (Muslim)
Feminine form of Alim.

Alimata f Western African
Form of Alima used in western Africa.

Alinuswe m African
Zambia

Aliou m Western African
Form of Ali 1 used in parts of western Africa.

Alioune m Western African
Form of Ali 1 used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Alleta f English (African), Afrikaans, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Aletta.

Allieu m African

Allswell m & f Western African (Rare), English (African, Rare, ?)
Presumably from the English phrase all's well.

Altina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Feminine form of Altino.

Altino m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)

Ama f African

Amade m Portuguese (African)
Variant of Amadeu.

Amadika f African
Is of African-Rhodesia origin and means "to be beloved".

Amakai f & m Western African
Meaning unknown.

Amankwah m Akan, Western African
Comes from Akan aman meaning ‘nation(s)’ + kwa meaning ‘free’.

Amari m African, Yoruba, Western African
A noted bearer was a Damel of Cayor, Amari Ngoné Ndella, who ruled from 1790 AD to 1809 AD. The Kingdom of Cayor was one of the largest of most powerful kingdoms in what is now Senegal, existing from 1549 AD to 1879 AD.

Amarjah f African

Amazie f & m African (Modern)
Gifted with purpose

Amefia m Ewe
Amefia means 'people's king' in Ewe. Amefia is a surname that has significant transferred usage to a given name.

Amelda f Afrikaans, Hungarian, English (African)
Variant of Imelda.

Amenaghawon f & m Western African, Edo
Literally translated to "the water you shall drink" in Edo, from the proverb Amen na gha won ighi le se omwan rhae, meaning "the water you shall drink will surely come to be", implying that what is destined to be, will be.

Amenze f African, Edo, Nigerian
Benin... [more]

Ametepee m Ewe
Not available.

Amewusika f Ewe
Means "people are more valuable than material things" in Ewe.

Ameyo f Akan
Means "Saturday" in Akan.

Aminatta f Western African (Rare)
Variant of Aminata. This is borne by Aminatta Forna (1964-), a British writer of Scottish and Sierra Leonean descent.

Amino f Somali, African
Somali variant of Amina.

Amukelani m & f African, Tsonga
Means "acceptance" in Tsonga.

Anaiya f African
Similar to Anaya meaning "look up to god".

Anália f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)

Anamzooya m Dagbani
Means "your power is great" in Dagbani.

Anané m Akan
Means "fourth born" in Akan.

Ananse m Akan
Variant of Anansi.

Anansia f African
Feminine form of Anansi.

Anastacie f French (African, Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Anastasie.

Anatália f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Cognate of Anatalia.

Ancelle f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French variant of Ancille, which has also been used in non-francophone countries over time. Note that in the English-speaking world, there are very likely cases where this name is a feminization of Ansel.... [more]

Ancille f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Ancilla, which has also been used in non-francophone countries over time. Also compare Ancelle.... [more]

Andani m Dagbani
Family name of one of the royal gates of Dagbong. Inherited traditional name".

Andelyn f African

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

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

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

Angelah f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Angela.

Angelista f English (African, Rare)
Possibly a short form of Evangelista. This is used mainly in Tanzania.

Angora m & f Western African

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

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

Anitah f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Anita 1 primarily used in Uganda.

Anjella f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Angela. This variant is most popular in Uganda and Malawi.

Ankoma m Western African, Akan
Means "last born of parents" in Akan.

Annah f English (African)
Variant of Anna.

Annalette f South African, English (African), Afrikaans

Annan m Akan
Variant of Anan 1.

Annecy f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African, Rare), English (Rare)
Adoption of the name of the city of Annecy, the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Geneva, Switzerland and is generally nicknamed the "Pearl of French Alps"... [more]

Anniesse f English (Rare, ?), French (African)
Perhaps a variant of Agnès, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Annobea f Western African
W. African, mainly Ghana.

Annociata f French (African, Rare)
Variant of Annonciata.

Annociate f French (African)
Variant of Annonciate.

Annonciata f French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant form of Annonciate.

Annonciate f French (Archaic), French (African)
French form of Annunziata. Also compare Annonciation.

Anselmine f French (African, Rare), French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Anselme.

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

Antusa f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Italian form of Anthousa.

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

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

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

Apolinário m Portuguese (African), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Portuguese and Louisiana Spanish form of Apollinaris.

Aquino m American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines), South American (Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Aquino. Likely in some cases it has been used as a given name in honour of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas.

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

Arcade m & f French (Rare), French (African), Arthurian Cycle
French masculine and feminine form of Arcadius.... [more]

Archange m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African)
French cognate of Arcangelo.

Archiebald m English (African), Filipino
Variant of Archibald.

Areyhu f Ethiopian, African

Argentina f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian, Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval English, Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin argentum meaning "silver" combined with the feminine adjectival suffix -ina.... [more]

Armartie m English (African)
A famous bearer of this name is Wayne Armartie Laryea (1952-) a British-born musician and actor with Ghanian ancestry.

Arnique f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare)
Derived from French arnique meaning "arnica" (as in, the plant). In other words, you could say that this name is a gallicization of Arnica.... [more]

Arone m African (Rare)

Arouna m Western African, Kwa
Form of Harun. Possibly a name from the Kwa languages.

Artenisia f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Variant of Artemisia.

Arthémon m French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Artémon.

Arthure m French (African)
Variant of Arthur.

Artwell m Shona, English (African), Ndebele
Zimbabwe origin meaning 'Creative' or 'Excellent Creation'.

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.

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

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]

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

Asaye f African
From Africa/Ghana

Aseda f & m Akan
"Praise"

Aseye f African
african, Means Happiness

Ashon m Akan
Means "seventh born son" in Akan.

Assamoa m Western African

Assan m Western African, Kazakh
Western African and Kazakh form of Hassan.

Assane m Western African
Form of Hassan used in parts of French-influenced western Africa, especially in Senegal.

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

Astérie f French (Rare, Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Astéria.

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

Ata m Western African, Akan
Means "one of twins" in Fante, dialect of Akan.

Atanásio m History (Ecclesiastical), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Athanasius.

Atine f African (Rare)

Atta m Akan
Means "twin" in Fante, an Akan language.

Aufrey m Medieval French, English (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant form of Aufroy. Also compare Geoffrey versus Geoffroy.

Augustino m English (African)

Auriol m & f French (African, Rare), English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Auriol. As a feminine name, it may be derived from Auriel.

Auwal m Western African, Hausa
Derived from Arabic أول ('awwal) meaning "first". This name is commonly given to the first of multiple children with the same name.

Auwalu m Western African, Hausa
Variant of Auwal.

Auxcillia f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Auxilia.

Auxillia f English (African)
Variant of Auxilia.

Awazi f African (Rare)

Awotwe m Akan
Means "eighth born" in Akan.

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

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

Ayao m Western African

Ayelè f Ewe, African
Name of Ewa origin, meaning "happiness has come", "happiness is here".

Ayesu m & f African
Muslim African

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.

Ayra f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Filipino

Azagba m Western African
Means "born out of town".

Azindoo m Dagbani
"Friday male Born"

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]

Azon f African

Baba m Nigerian, Yoruba, Western African
From the surname Baba 2.

Babacar m Western African
Form of Abu Bakr used in parts of western Africa.

Babatu m Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.

Baboucarr m Wolof, Western African
Variant of Boubacar in many Western African languages.

Badigwala m & f Kassena
Means "they have defeated the slave raider" in Kasem.

Badra m & f Western African, Arabic
Possibly a variant of Badr.

Badúwaa f Akan
Means "tenth born" in Akan.

Bahaar f African
An African girl's name derived from "Bahar", meaning "Spring"

Bahiru m African, Ethiopian
Ethiopia

Bakery m Western African
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Bakhta f African, Arabic, Berber
Means "starry" in Berber.

Balaraba f Western African, Hausa
Feminine form of Balarabe.

Balima f & m Dagbani
Means "persuasion" in Dagbani.

Balkissa f Western African
Form of Bilqis used in West Africa.

Banbangtaba m & f Dagbani
Means "those who know each other" in Dagbani.

Bangbebu m & f Dagbani
Means "be careful" in Dagbani.

Bangda m & f Dagbani
Means "knowledgeable person" in Dagbani.

Bangsim m & f Dagbani
"Knowledge" denoting "Intelligence"

Bankole m Western African, Yoruba
Means "build my house for me" in Yoruba.

Bannie f & m Western African (Rare), Filipino (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Bonnie.

Bāru m Songhai, Western African
Songhai form of Abu Bakr.

Bassey m & f African
(Efik and Ibibio) origin meaning little god

Bassirou m French (African)

Batandwa m & f African
Batandwa was a used name reffering to followers in Christianity.

Batilda f Swedish (Archaic), English (African)
Variant of Bathilda.

Bayo m Western African, Yoruba
Short form of Adebayo.

Bediako m Akan
Means "came to engage in wars" in Akan.

Beemoni m Dagbani
Founder of Gushegu and Karaga. Name of one of the sons of Naa Gbewaa.

Beijante m & f Portuguese (African, Portuguese-style, Rare)
Servant, or butler,,

Bekoe m Akan
Means "war time" in Akan, typically used for a child born in war.

Bekunda m African
It is used by the people of the switzerlan of uganda.... [more]

Belbiche f African

Bélo m & f Biblical French, Portuguese (African)

Belvina f French (African)

Bendita f Portuguese (African)
Feminine form of Bendito.

Bendito m Portuguese (African)
Means "blessed" in Portuguese.

Bendo f African
This means is from a Liberian dialect. It means beautiful...

Benevolence f & m English (African)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin bene volent "well wishing".

Beninye f & m Dagbani
Means "stay and witness" in Dagbani.

Bennedict m English (African, Rare)
Variant of Benedict.

Benta f African

Béranger m French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Berengar, now more common in French-speaking parts of Africa.

Bernadete f Portuguese, French (African)
Variant of Bernadette.

Bi m Western African

Bibienne f French (African)
Variant of Vivienne.

Bigaŋ m & f Dagbani
"Not discriminated" denoting "I will not discriminate"

Bineta f Western African

Bineti f & m Dagbani
Means "they have enlightened us" in Dagbani.

Bintou f Western African
From Arabic بِنْت (bint) meaning "daughter, girl".

Biruk m Ethiopian, African
Transferred use of the surname Biruk, after the footballer Shai Biruk.

Bismack m Central African, English (African)
Possibly a variant of Bismarck. This is borne by Congolese basketball player Bismack Biyombo (1992-).

Blaisie f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
French form of Blasia and feminine form of Blaise.

Blessed f & m English (Puritan), African
From the English word "blessed" meaning "having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing; held in veneration; revered", ultimately from Old English blētsian, blēdsian "to consecrate (with blood)".

Blessings m & f English (African)
Plural form of Blessing. It is most used in Malawi.

Blessmore m English (African)
From the English words bless and more, chiefly used in Zimbabwe.

Bobley m African (Rare)

Boghuma f Western African

Bornito m Portuguese (African)

Bótwe m & f Akan
Means "eighth born" in Akan.

Bozoma f Western African
From Ghana.

Brahima m Western African
Form of Ibrahim used in parts of western Africa.

Brilliance f English (African, Rare)
Taken from the English word brilliance.

Brilliant m English (African, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the English word brilliant meaning "(of light or color) very bright and radiant".

Buba m African

Bufawn f African

Bunambass m Western African

Bunmi m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "(God) gave me" in Yoruba.

Buronya m & f Akan
Means "Christmas" in Akan. This may be given to children born around this time of year.

Calvine f English (African)
Feminine form of Calvin.

Carmelinda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Carmela.