Submitted Names in South Sudan

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Terezina f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (African), Albanian, Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tereza.

Tertuliano m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Tertullianus.

Tesfamariam m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "hope of Mary" from Amharic ተስፋ (tasfa) meaning "hope" and ማርያም (Mariyami), the Amharic form of Miriam (see Mary).

Teshome m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "he was appointed, he was promoted" in Amharic.

Tete f African (Rare)

Théodorine f French (African, Rare), French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)

Théodosie f French (Rare), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Theodosia.

Théogène m & f French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole, French (African)
French form of Theogenes. In modern times, this name is found primarily in Rwanda.

Théoneste m French (African)
Variant of Théomneste.

Thiare f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), French (African)
Variant of Tiare.

Thon m African

Thulethu m & f African

Thulisile f African, Zulu
Means "she who made things quiet" in Zulu.

Thursday m & f English (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.

Tiburce m French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Tiburtius (see Tiburcio). A known bearer of this name is the French cartoonist Tiburce Oger (b. 1967).

Tiego m African
meaning: the belated... [more]

Tierno m French (African, Rare)
Possibly deriving from the Fula word cerno, an honorific title meaning "master".

Tiffaniy f English (Australian, Modern, Rare), English (African, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tiffany.

Timfanelo m African
Rights

Timotheo m African
Form of Timothy.

Tinisi m & f African
Tribal name common among the southeastern tribes of Liberia, west Africa... [more]

Titilola f & m African, Yoruba
Means "wealth is forever" in Yoruba.

Titilolami f African
Means "my wealth is eternal"... [more]

Titine f Walloon, French (African)
Diminutive of names ending in tine such as Justine and Clementine.

Tizita f Eastern African, Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "memory" in Amharic.

Tobechi f African
Igbo

Tomázia f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Hungarian
Portuguese feminine form of Tomás and Hungarian feminine form of Tamás.

Tosco m & f Spanish (African)

Trésor m French (African)

Trigga m African American (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trigga.

Trinitas f English (African, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Original Latin form of Trinity.

Trophime m French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
French form of Trophimus. A known bearer of this name is the French Baroque painter Trophime Bigot (1579-1650).

Tryphine f South African, English (African)
Anglicized form of Triphina.

Tsietsi m African
Used in South Africa and means "angry".... [more]

Tukur m & f African

Tulie f South African, African

Tumai f Eastern African
Means "hope" in Swahili.

Tundu m Eastern African

Tuni m & f African
Meaning different and gifted in east Africa, specifically Kenya

Tuwilika f African
Originates from Namibia, africa. Means "guide us"

Tychique m Biblical French, French (Archaic), French (African)
French form of Tychicus.

Tyjah m & f African, 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).

Tylee f & m English (African, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty and lee.

Tylin m African

Ubena m Eastern African
Probably derived from a place name in Tanzania.

Uchechukwu m & f Igbo, 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]

Uchi m African, 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.

Ugueth m African

Uranie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
French form of Urania.

Ursala f Eastern African
Ugandan variant of Ursula.

Ursine f German (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)
German variant and French form of Ursina.

Usher m & f English (African)

Utah m & f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), South African
Taken from the name of the US State of Utah. While a masculine name in the USA, in Nigeria and South Africa, it is sometimes used as a feminine name.

Uzoamaka f Igbo, African
Means "a good path" in Igbo.

Valaire m French (African)
Variant of Valère.

Valdemir m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Valdemiro.

Valdemiro m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Waldemar. Also compare Valdomiro. A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian evangelical pastor Valdemiro Santiago (b... [more]

Valérienne f French (African, Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Valérien.

Vando m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Masculine form of Vanda. Also compare Wando.

Varney m & f English (Rare), English (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Varney. It is mainly used in Liberia.

Vashty f English (African), Trinidadian Creole
Variant of Vashti.

Védaste m French (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.

Veneranda f Latvian, Italian, Spanish (Philippines), Galician, English (African), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Venerando. It belonged to a semi-legendary saint of the early Christian era, also known as Venera... [more]

Vénuste m French (African), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Venustus.

Vernube m African
A TIV NAME FROM NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA,BENUE PRECISELY

Vestine f French (African)

Victory f & m English (American), English (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]

Viriola f Eastern 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.

Vitani f African
It's Swallihi and Kwhailli it means "war" and "demon of war" it is used in lion king two for one of the outsiders.

Wachisa m & f African

Waithera f Eastern African

Wakasha f Eastern African (?)

Wakonta f Eastern African

Wangwiro m & f African
chewa name southern africa meaning "perfect"

Waris f African, Somali
Means "desert flower" in Somali.

Warona f & m African
Means 'ours/belonging to us"

Wawuda f Eastern African
Means "one who is satisfied" in Taita.

Wealth m & f English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)
From Middle English welth, welthe, weolthe (“happiness, prosperity”), from Old English *welþ, *weleþu, from Proto-Germanic *waliþō (“wealth”).... [more]

Wealthy m & f English (Puritan), American (Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Meaning, "having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich." In this case, spiritual blessings from God. From Middle English welthy, welþi, equivalent to wealth +‎ -y.

Weldab m Eastern African
Eritrean given name of uncertain meaning. It might possibly be a variant or alternate transcription of Woldeab.

Werik'i f Eastern African, Amharic
Means "gold" in Amharic.

Wilhemina f English (African)
Variant of Wilhelmina.

Wilker m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wilker.

Willah m English (African)

Wilwardo m Spanish (African, Rare)
Possibly an invented name combining Wilfredo and Eduardo.

Wina f African, Nigerian
means gift of God

Wisi m & f Punu, African
Means "dawning" in Punu.

Wisper m African (Modern, Rare)

Wiston m Spanish (Latin American), English (African), French (African), Indonesian (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Winston.

Witness m English (African), South African
From the English word, witness, "one who has personal knowledge of something".

Wivine f French (African), Walloon (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Wivina. A known bearer of this name is the Congolese poet and political figure Kavidi Wivine N'Landu.

Woldeab m Eastern African, Tigrinya
Eritrean given name, of which the meaning is as of yet unknown.... [more]

Wonderful m & f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
It's been used, rarely, in the United States dating back to the 18th century.

Wubete f Ethiopian, African

Xaaji m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Haji.

Xadreque m Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Shadreck. It is mostly used in Mozambique.

Xamiid m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Hamid 1 or Hamid 2.

Xamse m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Hamza.

Xavérie f French, French (African), Dutch
French feminine form of Xavier.

Xaviour m English (Rare), English (African), Indian
Variant of Xavier, influenced by Saviour.

Yaasiin m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Yasin.

Yabou m African (Rare)

Yakime f African American (Rare), English (African)

Yäm'ata m Eastern African
Ethiopian variant of Adimata.

Yar f Dinka
Refers to a specific kind of cow in Dinka.

Yashimabet f African
Meaning princess of beauty grace, loyalty and kindness. Ethopian

Yaso f Eastern African, Central African

Yasoy m Eastern African
Potential variant of Youssou.

Yata m African, Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Yatta f African
West Africa, Liberia

Yaxye m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Yahya. This spelling is used in Somalia.

Yayra f African
blessing... [more]

Yendi f African, 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.

Yinka m & f African
Nigerian unisex name.

Yombo f African
Meaning unknown. A name originating from Nigeria.

Yovanni m American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American), French (African)
Variant of Yovani.

Ytu f & m Punu, African
Means "hope" in Punu.

Yulitta f Indonesian (Rare), Eastern African
Variant of Julitta.

Yuna f Eastern African

Zaituni f Eastern African, Swahili, Indonesian
From Swahili zeituni meaning "olive", ultimately from Arabic زيتون (zaytun).

Zambo m Central 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.

Zanthy m African (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Zawe f Eastern African
Short form or diminutive of Zawedde.

Zawedde f Eastern African
Means "princess" in a language spoken in Uganda.

Zazi f Eastern African
Means "fertile" or "fruitful" in Swahili.

Zealous m English (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).

Zebediah m English, English (African)
Variant of Zebadiah, most often used in Zimbabwe.

Zefrin m Eastern African (Rare)

Zeituni f Eastern 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.

Zenilda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Combination of Zé and Nilda or else a variant of Zeneide.

Zéphirien m French (African), French (Archaic)

Zéphirin m French (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.

Zéphirine f French (African, Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Zéphyrine.

Zeresenay m Eastern African

Zewditu f Eastern African, Amharic
Zewditu is an Amharic word meaning "the Crown". Although it was sometimes erroneously Anglicized as Judith, it's not a cognate.... [more]

Zilda f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)

Zillale m African
Bantu... [more]

Zinha f Portuguese (African)
Likely a short form of names ending in -zinha such as Mariazinha and Florazinha.

Zitto m Eastern African

Zooli f & m African (?)
Meaning "freedom lover", but origins are not clear.

Zuko m South African, African
Means "harmony, someone with a good heart, loving, appreciative and calm" in Nguni.

Zulu m & f African

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