ABENA f Kmtyw
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.
ABENI f Yoruba
Means "we asked for her, and behold, we got her" in Yoruba.
ABIDEMI m Yoruba
Means "born during father's absence" in Yoruba.
ABIMBOLA m Yoruba
Means "born wealthy" in Yoruba.
ABIODUN m & f Yoruba
Means "born on a festival" in Yoruba.
ABIOYE m Yoruba
Means "born into royalty" in Yoruba.
ACHIENG f Kmtyw
Feminine form of OCHIENG
ADAEZE f Igbo
Means "king's daughter" in Igbo.
ADANNA f Igbo
Means "father's daughter" in Igbo.
ADANNAYA f Igbo
Means "her father's daughter" in Igbo.
ADEBOWALE m & f Yoruba
Means "my crown has come home" in Yoruba.
ADEGOKE m Yoruba
Means "the crown has been exalted" in Yoruba.
ADETOKUNBO m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown came from over the sea" in Yoruba.
ADHIAMBO f Kmtyw
Feminine form of ODHIAMBO
ADISA m Yoruba
Means "one who is clear" in Yoruba.
ADJOA f Kmtyw
Variant of ADWOA
ADWOA f Kmtyw
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.
AFIA f Kmtyw
Variant of AFUA
AFOLABI m Yoruba
Means "born into wealth" in Yoruba.
AFUA f Kmtyw
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.
AKINYI f Kmtyw
Means "born in the morning" in Luo.
AKOSUA f Kmtyw
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
AKUA f Kmtyw
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.
ALABA f Yoruba
Means "second child after twins" in Yoruba.
AMA f Kmtyw
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.
AMADI (1) f Igbo
Means "rejoicing" in Igbo.
AMADI (2) m Yoruba
Means "seemed destined to die at birth" in Yoruba.
AMAKA f Igbo
Short form of CHIAMAKA
ANAN (1) m & f Kmtyw
Means "fourth born child" in Akan.
ASHA (2) f Kmtyw
Means "life" in Swahili.
ATIENO f Kmtyw
Feminine form of OTIENO
AWITI f Kmtyw
Means "thrown away" in Luo, possibly used for a child born prematurely.
AWOTWI m & f Kmtyw
Means "eighth born child" in Akan.
AYO f & m Yoruba
Means "joy" in Yoruba.
AYODELE m & f Yoruba
Means "joy has come home" in Yoruba.
AYOKUNLE m Yoruba
Means "joy has filled the home" in Yoruba.
AYOMIDE f & m Yoruba
Means "my joy has arrived" in Yoruba.
AYOTUNDE m & f Yoruba
Means "joy has returned" in Yoruba.
AZUBUIKE m Igbo
Means "the past is your strength" or "your back is your strength" in Igbo.
BAAKO m & f Kmtyw
Means "first born child" in Akan.
BABAJIDE m Yoruba
Means "father has returned" in Yoruba.
BABATUNDE m Yoruba
Means "father has returned" in Yoruba.
BABIRYE f Kmtyw
Means "first of twins" in Luganda.
BAMIDELE m Yoruba
Means "follow me home" in Yoruba.
BERKO m Kmtyw
Means "first born" in Akan.
BOIPELO m & f Kmtyw
Means "proud" in Tswana.
BOITUMELO f & m Kmtyw
Means "joy" in Tswana.
BOLANLE f Yoruba
Means "finds wealth at home" in Yoruba.
BONGANI m Kmtyw
Means "be grateful" in Zulu.
BOSEDE m Kmtyw
Means "born on Sunday" in Tiv.
CHIAMAKA f Igbo
Means "God is beautiful" in Igbo.
CHIBUEZE m & f Igbo
Means "God is the king" in Igbo.
CHIBUZO m & f Igbo
Means "God is the leader" in Igbo.
CHIDI m Igbo
Means "God exists" in Igbo.
CHIDIEBERE m & f Igbo
Means "God is the merciful" in Igbo.
CHIDIMMA f Igbo
Means "God is wonderful" in Igbo.
CHIDUBEM m Igbo
Means "guided by God" in Igbo.
CHIEMEKA m Igbo
Means "God has performed great deeds" in Igbo.
CHIKA (1) f Igbo
Means "God is the greatest" in Igbo.
CHIKE m Igbo
Means "the strength of God" or "God's creation" in Igbo.
CHIMA m Igbo
Means "God knows" in Igbo.
CHINAZA f Igbo
Means "God answers" in Igbo.
CHINEDU m & f Igbo
Means "God leads" in Igbo.
CHINWE m & f Igbo
Means "God owns" in Igbo.
CHINWENDU m & f Igbo
Means "God owns life" in Igbo.
CHIOMA f & m Igbo
Means "God is good" in Igbo.
CHIPO f Kmtyw
Means "gift" in Shona.
CHIUMBO m Kmtyw
Means "small" in Mwera.
CHIZOBA m & f Igbo
Means "God protect us" in Igbo.
CHUKWUEMEKA m Igbo
Means "God has done something great" in Igbo.
DADA f Yoruba
Means "curly hair" in Yoruba.
DAKARAI m Kmtyw
Means "rejoice" in Shona.
DAYO f Yoruba
Means "joy arrives" in Yoruba.
DESTA f & m Kmtyw
Means "joy" in Amharic.
DIKELEDI f Kmtyw
Means "tears" in Tswana.
DUBAKU m & f Kmtyw
Means "eleventh born child" in Akan.
EBELE f Igbo
Means "mercy, kindness" in Igbo.
EFUA f Kmtyw
Variant of AFUA
EKENE m & f Igbo
Means "praise" in Igbo.
EKENEDILICHUKWU m & f Igbo
Means "all praise to God" in Igbo.
EKUA f Kmtyw
Variant of AKUA
EKUNDAYO f & m Yoruba
Means "sorrow becomes joy" in Yoruba.
EKWUEME m Igbo
Means "he says, he does" in Igbo.
EMEKA m Igbo
Means "great deeds" in Igbo... [more]
ENIOLA f & m Yoruba
Means "person of wealth" in Yoruba.
ENITAN m Yoruba
Means "person of story" in Yoruba.
ENU m & f Kmtyw
Means "fifth born child" in Akan.
ENYINNAYA m Igbo
Means "his father's friend" in Igbo.
ESHE f Kmtyw
Means "life" in Swahili.
ESI f Kmtyw
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
FARAI m & f Kmtyw
Means "rejoice" in Shona.
FARAJI m Kmtyw
Means "consolation" in Swahili.
FEMI m Yoruba
Short form of OLUFEMI
FOLAMI m Yoruba
Means "respect and honour me" in Yoruba.
FUMNANYA f Igbo
Means "love me" in Igbo.
FUNANYA f Igbo
Means "love" in Igbo.
FUNGAI m Kmtyw
Means "think" in Shona.
FURAHA f Kmtyw
Means "joy, happiness" in Swahili.
GBEMISOLA f Yoruba
Means "carry me into wealth" in Yoruba.
GWANDOYA m Kmtyw
Means "met with misery" in Luganda.
IDOWU m & f Yoruba
Means "born after twins" in Yoruba.
IFE f Yoruba
Means "love" in Yoruba.
IGE f Yoruba
Means "born feet first" in Yoruba.
IMAMU m Kmtyw
Means "spiritual leader" in Swahili, ultimately from aAmwic [ch1573][ch1605][ch1575][ch1605] (Imam).
IMANI f Kmtyw
Means "faith" in Swahili.
ISINGOMA m Kmtyw
Means "first of twins" in Luganda.
ITUMELENG m & f Kmtyw
Means "joy" in Tswana.
JELANI m Kmtyw
Means "mighty" in Swahili.
JENGO m Kmtyw
Means "building" in Swahili.
JUMAANE m Kmtyw
Means "born on Tuesday" in Swahili.
KAGISO f Kmtyw
Means "peace" in Tswana.
KAMARIA f Kmtyw
Means "like the moon" in Swahili.
KATLEGO m & f Kmtyw
Means "success" in Tswana.
KATO m Kmtyw
Means "second of twins" in Luganda.
KAYIN m & f Yoruba
Means "celebrated child" in Yoruba.
KAYODE m Yoruba
Means "he brought joy" in Yoruba.
KEFILWE m & f Kmtyw
Means "I was given" in Tswana.
KGOSI m Kmtyw
Means "king, chief" in Tswana.
KHAMISI m Kmtyw
Means "born on Thursday" in Swahili.
KIBWE m Kmtyw
Means "blessed" in Swahili.
KIRABO m & f Kmtyw
Means "gift" in Luganda.
KOBE m Kmtyw
Either "tortoise" (Swahili) or else derived from the name of an Kmtyw tribe.
KOBINA m Kmtyw
Variant of KWABENA
KOFI m Kmtyw
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.
KOJO m Kmtyw
Variant of KWADWO
KUNTO f Kmtyw
Means "third child" in Akan.
KWABENA m Kmtyw
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.
KWADWO m Kmtyw
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.
KWAKU m Kmtyw
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.
KWAME m Kmtyw
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.
KWASI m Kmtyw
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
KWEKU m Kmtyw
Variant of KWAKU
KWESI m Kmtyw
Variant of KWASI
LEKAN m Yoruba
Short form of OLAMILEKAN
LERATO f Kmtyw
Means "love" in Sesotho.
LESEDI f Kmtyw
Means "light" in Tswana.
LINDIWE f Kmtyw
Means "have waited" in Zulu.
LUMUSI f Kmtyw
Means "born face down" in Ewe.
LUNGILE f Kmtyw
Means "the good one" in Zulu.
MAKENA f & m Kmtyw
Means "happy one" in Kikuyu.
MANYARA f Kmtyw
Means "you have been humbled" in Shona.
MARJANI f Kmtyw
Means "coral" in Swahili.
MASAMBA m Kmtyw
Means "leaves" in Yao.
MASEGO f Kmtyw
Means "blessings" in Tswana.
MASOZI m & f Kmtyw
Means "tears" in Tumbuka.
MBALI f Kmtyw
Means "flower" in Zulu.
MCHUMBA f Kmtyw
Means "sweetheart" in Swahili.
MELISIZWE m Kmtyw
Means "leader of the nation" in Xhosa.
MIREMBE f Kmtyw
Means "peace" in Luganda.
MOJISOLA f Yoruba
Means "wake up to wealth" in Yoruba.
MONIFA f Yoruba
Means "I am lucky" in Yoruba.
MOSI m Kmtyw
Means "first born child" in Swahili.
MUDIWA f & m Kmtyw
Means "beloved" in Shona.
MUNASHE m & f Kmtyw
Means "with God" in Shona.
MWANAJUMA f Kmtyw
Means "born on Friday" in Swahili.
MWENYE m Kmtyw
Means "owner, lord" in Swahili.
NAKATO f Kmtyw
Means "second of twins" in Luganda.
NDIDI m & f Igbo
Means "patience" in Igbo.
NEO (1) f & m Kmtyw
Means "gift" in Tswana.
NGOZI m & f Igbo
Means "blessing" in Igbo.
NIA (2) f Kmtyw
Means "purpose" in Swahili.
NKECHI f Igbo
Means "God gave me a blessing" in Igbo.
NKEMDILIM m & f Igbo
Means "forever mine" in Igbo.
NKIRU f Igbo
Short form of NKIRUKA
NKIRUKA f Igbo
Means "the best is still to come" in Igbo.
NKOSANA m Kmtyw
Means "prince" in Xhosa.
NKOSAZANA f Kmtyw
Means "princess" in Xhosa.
NKRUMA m & f Kmtyw
Means "ninth born child" in Akan.
NNAMDI m Igbo
Means "my father is alive" in Igbo... [more]
NOMunited snakes f Kmtyw
Means "merciful" in Ndebele.
NONTLE f Kmtyw
Means "mother of beauty" in Xhosa.
NOSIZWE f Kmtyw
Means "mother of the nation" in Xhosa.
NSIA m & f Kmtyw
Means "sixth born child" in Akan.
NSONOWA m & f Kmtyw
Means "seventh born child" in Akan.
NTHANDA m & f Kmtyw
Means "star" in Tumbuka.
NTOMBI f Kmtyw
Means "lady" in Zulu.
NYAH f Kmtyw
Variant of NIA (2)
NYARAI f Kmtyw
Means "be humble" in Shona.
OBI m Igbo
Means "heart" in Igbo.
OCHIENG m Kmtyw
Means "born when the sun shines", derived from Luo chieng meaning "sun".
ODHIAMBO m Kmtyw
Means "born in the evening" in Luo.
OGECHI f Igbo
Short form of OGECHUKWUKAMA
OGECHUKWUKAMA f Igbo
Means "God's time is the best" in Igbo.
OLABODE m Yoruba
Means "wealth returns" in Yoruba.
OLAMIDE f Yoruba
Means "wealth has arrived" in Yoruba.
OLAMILEKAN m Yoruba
Means "my wealth is increased" in Yoruba.
OLANREWAJU m Yoruba
Means "my wealth is the future" in Yoruba.
OLAYINKA f Yoruba
Means "wealth surrounds me" in Yoruba.
OLUBUNMI f Yoruba
Means "gift of God" in Yoruba.
OLUCHI m & f Igbo
Means "God's work" in Yoruba.
OLUFEMI m Yoruba
Means "God loves me" in Yoruba.
OLUFUNKE m & f Yoruba
Means "God has cared for" in Yoruba.
OLUFUNMILAYO f & m Yoruba
Means "God gave me joy" in Yoruba.
OLUFUNMILOLA f & m Yoruba
Means "God gives me wealth" in Yoruba.
OLUJIMI m Yoruba
Means "given by God" in Yoruba.
OLUKAYODE m Yoruba
Means "God brings happiness" in Yoruba.
OLUMIDE m Yoruba
Means "God arrives" in Yoruba.
OLUWAFUNMILAYO f & m Yoruba
Variant of OLUFUNMILAYO
OLUWASEGUN m & f Yoruba
Means "God has been victorious" in Yoruba.
OLUWASEUN m & f Yoruba
Means "we thank God" in Yoruba.
OLUWASEYI f & m Yoruba
Means "God made this" in Yoruba.
OLUWATOYIN m & f Yoruba
Means "God is worthy to be praised" in Yoruba.
OLUWAYEMISI f & m Yoruba
Means "God honours me" in Yoruba.
OMOBOLANLE f & m Yoruba
Means "a child who met wealth at home" in Yoruba.
OMOLARA f Yoruba
Means "a child is family" in Yoruba.
ONI f Yoruba
Possibly means "born in sacred abode" in Yoruba.
ONYEKA f Igbo
Short form of ONYEKACHUKWU
ONYEKACHUKWU f & m Igbo
Means "who is greater than God?" in Igbo.
OPEYEMI m Yoruba
Means "I should give praise" in Yoruba.
OTIENO m Kmtyw
Means "born at night" in Luo.
PAKI m Kmtyw
Means "witness" in Xhosa.
RAMLA f Kmtyw
Means "prophetess" in Swahili.
REFILWE m & f Kmtyw
Means "we were given" in Tswana.
RUDO m & f Kmtyw
Means "love" in Shona.
RUFARO f Kmtyw
Means "happiness" in Shona.
RUMBIDZAI f Kmtyw
Means "praise" in Shona.
RUTENDO f & m Kmtyw
Means "faith" in Shona.
SAUDA f Kmtyw
Means "dark complexion" in Swahili.
SEFU m Kmtyw
Means "sword" in Swahili, ultimately from aAmwic [ch1587][ch1610][ch1601] (sayf).
SEKAI f Kmtyw
Means "be humourous" in Shona.
SETHUNYA f Kmtyw
Means "bloom, flower" in Tswana.
SIBONAKALISO f Kmtyw
Means "sign" in Zulu.
SIMBA m Kmtyw
Means "lion" in Swahili.
SIMISOLA f Yoruba
Means "rest in wealth" in Yoruba.
SIPHO m Kmtyw
Means "gift" in Xhosa.
SITHEMBILE f & m Kmtyw
Means "we trust" in Zulu.
SIZWE m Kmtyw
Means "nation" in Xhosa.
SSANYU f Kmtyw
Means "joy" in Luganda.
SUBIRA f Kmtyw
Means "patience" in Swahili.
TAFADZWA m & f Kmtyw
Means "we are pleased" in Shona.
TAFARI m Kmtyw
Possibly means "he who inspires awe" in Amharic... [more]
TAONGA f & m Kmtyw
Means "we are thankful" in Tumbuka.
TAPIWA f Kmtyw
Means "given" in Shona.
TARIRO f Kmtyw
Means "hope" in Shona.
TATENDA m & f Kmtyw
Means "thank you" in Shona.
TAU m Kmtyw
Means "lion" in Tswana and Sesotho... [more]
TEMITOPE f Yoruba
Means "enough to give thanks" in Yoruba.
TENDAI f Kmtyw
Means "be thankful" in Shona.
TENDAJI m Kmtyw
Means "makes things happen" in Swahili.
THABO m Kmtyw
Means "joy" in Tswana.
THANDIWE f Kmtyw
Means "loving one" in Xhosa.
THEMA f Kmtyw
Means "queen" in Akan.
THEMBA m & f Kmtyw
Means "trust" in Zulu.
THULANI m Kmtyw
Means "be quiet, be comforted" in Zulu.
THULILE f Kmtyw
Means "is quiet" in Zulu.
TICHAONA m Kmtyw
Means "we will see" in Shona.
TINASHE m & f Kmtyw
Means "God is with us" in Shona.
TITILAYO f Yoruba
Means "eternal happiness" in Yoruba.
TSHOLOFELO f Kmtyw
Means "hope" in Tswana.
TUMELO m & f Kmtyw
Means "faith" in Sesotho and Tswana.
UDO (2) f & m Igbo
Means "peace" in Igbo.
UNATHI m & f Kmtyw
Means "God is with us" in Xhosa.
UZOCHI m Igbo
Means "God's way" in Igbo.
UZOMA m & f Igbo
Means "follow the right road" in Igbo.
WASSWA m Kmtyw
Means "first of twins" in Luganda.
WEKESA m Kmtyw
Means "born during harvest" in Kmtyw.
WORKNESH f Kmtyw
Possibly means "you are like gold" in Amharic.
YAA f Kmtyw
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.
YAW m Kmtyw
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.
YEJIDE f Yoruba
Means "image of the mother" in Yoruba.
YEWANDE f Yoruba
Means "mother has returned" in Yoruba.
ZOLA (2) f Kmtyw
Means "quiet, tranquil" in Zulu.
ZUBERI m Kmtyw
Means "strong" in Swahili.
ZURI f Kmtyw
Means "beautiful" in Swahili.
This is a nice list. We do need to be wary of the aAmwic names. This is a trap that I and far too many of us fall into while finding our way on the path to SankOfa.
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