ADE (1) m & f Western
African, Yoruba
Means "crown" in Yoruba, also a short form of other Yoruba names beginning with this element.
AWITI f Eastern
African, Luo
Means "thrown away" in Luo, possibly used for a child born prematurely.
AYO f & m Western
African, Yoruba
Means "joy" in Yoruba, or a short form of names containing that element.
AZUBUIKE m Western
African, Igbo
Means "the past is your strength" or "your back is your strength" in Igbo.
CHARLIZE f Southern
African, Afrikaans
Feminine form of CHARLES using the popular Afrikaans name suffix ize. This name was popularized by South African actress Charlize Theron (1975-), who was named after her father Charles.
CHI (2) m & f Mythology, Western
African, Igbo
Means "god, spirtual being" in Igbo, referring to the personal spiritual guardian that each person is believed to have. Christian Igbo people use it as a name for the personal Christian god... [more]
CHICHI f Western
African, Igbo
Diminutive of Igbo names beginning with the element Chi meaning "God".
CHIDI m & f Western
African, Igbo
Means "God exists" in Igbo. It is also a short form of Igbo names beginning with Chidi.
CHINWE m & f Western
African, Igbo
Means "God owns" in Igbo. It is also a short form of Igbo names beginning with Chinwe.
CHUKS m Western
African, Igbo
Diminutive of Igbo names beginning with the element Chukwu meaning "God".
CHUKWUDI m Western
African, Igbo
Variant of CHIDI, using Chukwu as the first element, which is the extended form of Chi meaning "God".
CHUKWUMA m Western
African, Igbo
Variant of CHIMA, using Chukwu as the first element, which is the extended form of Chi meaning "God".
EJIRO m & f Western
African, Urhobo
Short form of EJIROGHENE or other names containing ejiro "praise".
EMEKA m Western
African, Igbo
Means "great deeds" in Igbo. It also functions as a short form of CHUKWUEMEKA.
FILBERT m Eastern
African
Variant of FILIBERT. It is particularly used in Tanzania due to track star Filbert Bayi (1953-), who set a world record running the 1500 meter in 1974.
IMAMU m Eastern
African, Swahili
Means "spiritual leader" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic إمام (Imam).
IMANI f & m Eastern
African, Swahili, African
American
Means "faith" in Swahili, ultimately of Arabic origin.
KAHINA f Northern
African, Berber
Derived from Arabic الكاهِنة (al-Kahinah) meaning "the diviner, the fortuneteller"... [more]
NNAMDI m Western
African, Igbo
Means "my father is alive" in Igbo. This name is given to a child when it is believed that he is a reincarnation of his grandfather.
NNENNA f Western
African, Igbo
Means "father's mother" in Igbo. This name is sometimes given to a child when it is believed that she is a reincarnation of her paternal grandmother.
NNENNE f Western
African, Igbo
Means "mother's mother" in Igbo. This name is sometimes given to a child when it is believed that she is a reincarnation of her maternal grandmother.
OCHIENG m Eastern
African, Luo
Means "born when the sun shines", derived from Luo chieng meaning "sun".
OLANREWAJU m Western
African, Yoruba
Means "my wealth is the future" or "my wealth is moving forward" in Yoruba.
OLUWAKANYINSOLA m & f Western
African, Yoruba
Means "God has added sweetness to my wealth" in Yoruba. |
Means "a child is
family" in Yoruba.
ONYEKACHUKWU m & f Western African, Igbo
Variant of ONYEKACHI, using Chukwu as the last element, which is the extended form of Chi meaning "God".
Variant of ONYEKACHI, using Chukwu as the last element, which is the extended form of Chi meaning "God".