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African names

49–62 of 62 names

Sotho · Tswana

Omphile

He has given

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Igbo

Onyeka

Short form of Onyekachi

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Yoruba

Temitope

Mine is worthy of gratitude

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Shona

Tendai

Be thankful

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Zulu · Xhosa

Thando

Love

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Sotho · Tswana

Thato

Will; desire

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Shona

Tinashe

We are with God

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Yoruba · German

Tobi

Great in Yoruba short forms; also a form of Tobias

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Sotho · Tswana

Tumelo

Faith

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Xhosa

Unathi

He or she is with us

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Zulu · Xhosa

Zanokuhle

Come with goodness

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