Kmtyw Names-gctid23517

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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.

[Heru Djet]

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.

SN