Here’s the real meaning of your African name

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UDO f & m Western African, Igbo
Means “peace” in Igbo.

UDUAK m & f Western African, Ibibio
Means “will, desire” in Ibibio.

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UDUAKOBONG m & f Western African, Ibibio
Means “God’s will” in Ibibio.

UFUOMA m & f Western African, Urhobo
Means “peace of mind” in Urhobo.

UMUKORO m Western African, Urhobo
Means “young man” 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”.

UZOCHI m Western African, Igbo
Means “God’s way” in Igbo.

UZOMA m & f Western African, Igbo
Means “good way” in Igbo.

WAFULA m Eastern African, Luhya
Means “born during the rainy season”, from Luhya ifula meaning “rainy season”.

WAMALWA  m Eastern African, Luhya
Means “born during the brewing season” in Luhya.

WANANGWA  m & f Southern African, Tumbuka
Means “freedom” in Tumbuka.

WANJALA  m Eastern African, Luhya
Means “born during famine”, from Luhya injala meaning “hunger, famine”.

WANYONYI m Eastern African, Luhya
Means “born during the weeding season”, from Luhya enyonyi me                                              m Eastern African, Ganda
Means “first of twins” in Luganda.

WEKESA m Eastern African, Luhya
Means “born during harvest” in Luhya.

WORKNEH m Eastern African, Amharic
Means “you are gold”, from Amharic wärk meaning “gold”.

XOLANI m Southern African, Zulu
Means “peace” in Zulu.

YAKUBU m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of YAKUB.

YAMIKANI m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means “be grateful, praise” in Chewa.

YAO m Western African, Ewe
Means “born on Thursday” in Ewe.

YARED m Biblical Hebrew, Eastern African, Ethiopian
Hebrew form of JARED. This form is also used in Ethiopia. It was borne by a semi-legendary 6th-century Ethiopian musician who is considered a saint in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

YAW m Western African, Akan
Means “born on Thursday” in Akan.

YOHANNES m Eastern African, Amharic
Amharic form of JOHN.

ZEPHANIA m Southern African
Variant of ZEPHANIAH. This form of the name appears to be used in southern Africa.

ZIKOMO m Southern African, Chewa
Means “thank you” in Chewa.

ZUBERI m Eastern African, Swahili
Means “strong” in Swahili.