The name collection

Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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African names

49–87 of 87 names

Yoruba

Morenike

I have found someone to cherish

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Kikuyu

Mumbi

She who shapes

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Luganda

Nakato

Second-born twin

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Sotho · Tswana

Naledi

Star

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Zulu

Nandi

Sweet; pleasant

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Swahili

Neema

Divine grace

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Igbo

Ngozi

Blessing

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Igbo

Nneka

Mother is greater

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Zulu

Nolwazi

Knowledgeable one

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Zulu

Nomvula

Associated with rain; born on a rainy day

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Kikuyu

Nyambura

Associated with rain

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Twi · Akan

Ohemaa

Queen; queen mother

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Turkish · Yoruba

Oya

Delicate needle lace

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Yoruba

Oyinkansola

Sweetness has dropped into wealth

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Swahili

Rehema

Mercy; compassion

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Shona

Rudo

Love

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Amharic

Selam

Peace

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Zulu · Xhosa

Sibongile

We are thankful

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Zulu · Xhosa

Thandiwe

Beloved; one who has been loved

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Amharic

Tsehay

Sun; sunshine

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Shona

Tsitsi

Mercy; compassion

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Somali

Ubah

Flower

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Igbo

Ugochi

Eagle of God; honor of God

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Kikuyu

Wangari

Associated with the leopard

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Somali

Waris

Desert flower in Somali

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Akan

Yaa

Born on Thursday

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Yoruba

Yetunde

Mother has come again

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