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

193–240 of 243 names

Yoruba

Rotimi

Stay with me

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Shona

Rudo

Love

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Swahili

Sefu

Possibly a Swahili form of Saif

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Amharic

Selam

Peace

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Zulu · Xhosa

Sibongile

We are thankful

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Swahili

Simba

Lion in Swahili

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Zulu · Xhosa

Sipho

Gift

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Zulu · Xhosa

Sizwe

Nation

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Shona

Tawanda

We are now many

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Yoruba

Temitope

Mine is worthy of gratitude

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Shona

Tendai

Be thankful

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Amharic

Tesfaye

Associated with hope

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Amharic

Tewodros

Form of Theodore; gift of God

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Zulu · Xhosa

Thandiwe

Beloved; one who has been loved

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Zulu · Xhosa

Thando

Love

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Sotho · Tswana

Thato

Will; desire

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Zulu · Xhosa

Themba

Trust; hope

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Zulu

Thulani

Be quiet; be peaceful

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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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Amharic

Tsehay

Sun; sunshine

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Shona

Tsitsi

Mercy; compassion

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Sotho · Tswana

Tumelo

Faith

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Yoruba

Tunde

Return; come again

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Somali

Ubah

Flower

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Igbo

Ugochi

Eagle of God; honor of God

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Xhosa

Unathi

He or she is with us

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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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Amharic

Yared

Form of Jared; descent

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Akan · Twi

Yaw

Born on Thursday

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Yoruba

Yetunde

Mother has come again

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