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OGECHI f Western African, Igbo
Short form of OGECHUKWUKAMA.
OGECHUKWUKAMA f Western African, Igbo
Means “God’s time is the best” in Igbo.
OGHENEKARO m & f Western African, Urhobo
Means “God first” in Urhobo.
OGHENEKEVWE m & f Western African, Urhobo
Means “God provided for me” in Urhobo.
OGHENERO m & f Western African, Urhobo
Means “God exists” in Urhobo.
OLAMIDE m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means “my wealth has arrived” in Yoruba.
OLAYINKA f Western African, Yoruba
Means “wealth surrounds me” in Yoruba.
OLUBUNMI f Western African, Yoruba
Means “gift of God” in Yoruba.
OLUCHI m & f Western African, Igbo
Means “God’s work” in Igbo.
OLUFUNKE m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means “God has cared for” in Yoruba.
OLUFUNMILAYO f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means “God gave me joy” in Yoruba.
OLUFUNMILOLA f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means “God gives me wealth” in Yoruba.
OLUWAFUNMILAYO f & m Western African, Yoruba
Variant of OLUFUNMILAYO.
OLUWAKANYINSOLA m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means “God has added sweetness to my wealth” in Yoruba.
OLUWASEGUN m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means “God has been victorious” in Yoruba.
OLUWASEUN m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means “we thank God” in Yoruba.
OLUWASEYI f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means “God made this” in Yoruba.
OLUWATOYIN m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means “God is worthy to be praised” in Yoruba.
OLUWAYEMISI f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means “God honours me” in Yoruba.
OMOBOLANLE f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means “a child who met wealth at home” in Yoruba.
OMOLARA f Western African, Yoruba
Means “a child is family” in Yoruba.
ONI f Western African, Yoruba
Possibly means “born in sacred abode” in Yoruba.
ONYEKA f Western African, Igbo
Short form of ONYEKACHI.
ONYEKACHI f & m Western African, Igbo
Means “who is greater than God?” in Igbo.
ONYEKACHUKWU m & f Western African, Igbo
Variant of ONYEKACHI, using Chukwu as the last element, which is the extended form of Chi meaning “God”.
OPEYEMI m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means “I should give praise” in Yoruba.
OTOBONG m & f Western African, Ibibio
Means “from God” in Ibibio.
OYIBO m & f Western African, Urhobo
Means “white” in Urhobo.
PALESA f Southern African, Sotho
Means “flower” in Sotho.
PEMPHERO m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means “prayer” in Chewa.
PENJANI m & f Southern African, Tumbuka
Means “seek for, look for” in Tumbuka.
PILIRANI m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means “persevere, endure” in Chewa.
PULENG f Southern African, Sotho
Means “in the rain” in Sotho.
REFILWE m & f Southern African, Tswana
Means “we were given” in Tswana.
RETHA f Southern African, Afrikaans, English
Short form of MARGARETHA.
RUDO m & f Southern African, Shona
Means “love” in Shona.
RUFARO f Southern African, Shona
Means “happiness” in Shona.
RUMBIDZAI f Southern African, Shona
Means “praise” in Shona.
RUTENDO f & m Southern African, Shona
Means “faith” in Shona.
SANAA f Eastern African, Swahili
Means “artwork” in Swahili.
SAUDA f Eastern African, Swahili
Means “dark complexion” in Swahili.
SEBLE f Eastern African, Amharic
Means “harvest” in Amharic.
SEKAI f Southern African, Shona
Means “be humourous” in Shona.
SETHUNYA f Southern African, Tswana
Means “bloom, flower” in Tswana.
SIBONAKALISO m & f Southern African, Zulu
From Zulu isibonakaliso meaning “sign, token, proof”.
SIBONGILE f Southern African, Zulu, Ndebele
Means “we are thankful” in Zulu and Ndebele.
SIBUSISIWE f Southern African, Ndebele
Means “we are blessed” in Ndebele.
SIMISOLA f Western African, Yoruba
Means “rest in wealth” in Yoruba.
SITHEMBILE f & m Southern African, Zulu
Means “we trust” in Zulu.
SSANYU f Eastern African, Ganda
Means “joy” in Luganda.
SUBIRA f Eastern African, Swahili
Means “patience” in Swahili.
TADALA m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means “we have been blessed” in Chewa.
TAFADZWA m & f Southern African, Shona
Means “we are pleased” in Shona.
TAJEDDIGT f Northern African, Berber
Means “flower” in Tamazight.
TAKONDWA m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means “we are glad” in Chewa.
TAMANDANI m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means “we have exalted” in Chewa.
TAONGA f & m Southern African, Tumbuka
Means “we are thankful” in Tumbuka.
TAPIWA f Southern African, Shona
Means “given” in Shona.
TARIRO fSouthern African, Shona
Means “hope” in Shona.
TATENDA m & f Southern African, Shona
Means “thank you” in Shona.
TEMITOPE f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means “enough to give thanks” in Yoruba.
TENDAI m & f Southern African, Shona
Means “be thankful” in Shona.
THANDEKA f Southern African, Zulu, Ndebele
Means “loved” in Zulu and Ndebele.
THANDI f Southern African, Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele
Short form of THANDIWE.
THANDIWE f Southern African, Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele
Means “loving one” in Xhosa, Zulu and Ndebele, from thanda “to love”.
THANDO m & f Southern African, Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele
From Xhosa, Zulu and Ndebele thanda meaning “to love”.
THEMA f Western African, Akan
Means “queen” in Akan.
THOKO m & f Southern African, Chewa
Short form of THOKOZANI.
THOKOZANI m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means “thank” in Chewa.
THULILE f Southern African, Zulu
Means “quiet, peaceful” in Zulu.
TIDIR f Northern African, Berber
Feminine form of IDIR.
TIFAWT f Northern African, Berber
Means “light” in Tamazight.
TINASHE m & f Southern African, Shona
Means “we are with God”, from Shona ti “we”, na “with”, and ishe “lord, God”.
TIONGE f & m Southern African, Tumbuka
Means “let us be thankful” in Tumbuka.
TITILAYO f Western African, Yoruba
Means “eternal happiness” in Yoruba.
TITRIT f Northern African, Berber
Feminine form of ITRI.
TIYAMIKE m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means “we praise” in Chewa.
TSHOLOFELO f Southern African, Tswana
Means “hope, expectation” in Tswana.
TUMELO m & f Southern African, Sotho, Tswana
Means “faith” in Sotho and Tswana.
UDO f & m Western African, Igbo
Means “peace” in Igbo.
UDUAK m & f Western African, Ibibio
Means “will, desire” in Ibibio.
UDUAKOBONG m & f Western African, Ibibio
Means “God’s will” in Ibibio.
UFUOMA m & f Western African, Urhobo
Means “peace of mind” in Urhobo.
UNATHI m & f Southern African, Xhosa
Means “he or she is with us” in Xhosa, from the prefix u- meaning “he, she” and nathi meaning “with us”.
UZOMA m & f Western African, Igbo
Means “good way” in Igbo.
WAIRIMU f Eastern African, Kikuyu
From Kikuyu irimu meaning “ogre, giant”. In the Kikuyu origin legend Wairimu is of one of the nine daughters of Mumbi.
WAMBUI f Eastern African, Kikuyu
Means “zebra” in Kikuyu. This is one of Mumbi’s nine daughters in the Kikuyu origin legend.
WANANGWA m & f Southern African, Tumbuka
Means “freedom” in Tumbuka.
WANGARI f Eastern African, Kikuyu
From Kikuyu ngarĩ meaning “leopard”. In the Kikuyu origin legend this is the name of one of the nine daughters of Mumbi.
WANGUI f Eastern African, Kikuyu
From Kikuyu ngũi meaning “song leader”. This is one of Mumbi’s nine daughters in the Kikuyu origin legend.
WANJIKU f Eastern African, Kikuyu
Meaning unknown. This is one of Mumbi’s nine daughters in the Kikuyu origin legend.
WANJIRU f Eastern African, Kikuyu
Possibly from Kikuyu njĩra meaning “way, path”. In the Kikuyu origin legend this is the name of one of the nine daughters of Mumbi.
WERKNESH f Eastern African, Amharic
Variant transcription of WORKNESH.
WORKNESH f Eastern African, Amharic
Feminine form of WORKNEH.
YAA f Western African, Akan
Means “born on Thursday” in Akan.
YAMIKANI m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means “be grateful, praise” in Chewa.
YEJIDE f Western African, Yoruba
Means “image of the mother” in Yoruba.
YETUNDE f Western African, Yoruba
Means “mother has returned” in Yoruba.
YEWANDE f Western African, Yoruba
Means “mother has returned” in Yoruba.
YEWUBDAR f Eastern African, Amharic
Means “beautiful beyond limits” from Amharic wub “beautiful” and dar “limit, horizon, frontier”.
ZODWA f Southern African, Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele
Short form of NTOMBIZODWA.
ZOLA f Southern African, Zulu
Means “quiet, tranquil” in Zulu.
ZURI f Eastern African, Swahili
Means “beautiful” in Swahili.
