Felie's Personal Name List

Zuri

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Swahili

Rating: 100% based on 1 vote

Means "beautiful" in Swahili.

Zula

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Tigrinya

Other Scripts: ዙላ(Tigrinya) زولا‎(Arabic)

Rating: 64% based on 7 votes

Means "brilliant" in Tigrinya.

Zula is a small town in central Eritrea. It is situated near the head of Annesley Bay, on the Red Sea coast. Four kilometers away is the archeological site of Adulis, which was an emporium and the port of Axum.

Zola 2

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Xhosa

Rating: 61% based on 7 votes

From the Xhosa root -zola meaning "calm".

Zindziswa

Gender: Feminine

Usage: South African, Xhosa

Zeudi

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 45% based on 2 votes

Means "crown" in Tigrinya. It is the name of the famous 1970 Eritrean-Italian actress Zeudi Araya (1951-).

Zeila

Gender: Feminine

Usage: African American

Other Scripts: زيلع‎(Arabic)

Pronounced: ZEY-LAH

Rating: 30% based on 2 votes

Derived from Seylac, also called Zeila, town and port, extreme northwest Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden. Seylac also falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia).

Zarité

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Literature

Rating: 50% based on 5 votes

Zarité "Teté" is the name of an Haitian mixed-race woman who was a slave in Haiti. She is the main character of the book "Island Beneath the Sea" (2009) by Isabel Allende.

Zakumi

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Popular Culture

Zakumi the Leopard was the official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. His name comes from ZA, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for "South Africa" and kumi that means "ten" in several African languages.

Yao

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Ewe

Ewe form of Yaw.

Wangari

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Kikuyu

From Kikuyu ngarĩ meaning "leopard". In the Kikuyu origin legend this is the name of one of the nine daughters of Mumbi.

Unathi

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Xhosa

Rating: 54% based on 7 votes

Means "he or she is with us" in Xhosa, from the prefix u- meaning "he, she" and nathi meaning "with us".

Themba

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele

Rating: 52% based on 6 votes

Means "trust, hope" in Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele.

Thema

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Akan

Rating: 69% based on 8 votes

Means "queen" in Akan.

Thando

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele

Rating: 48% based on 5 votes

From Xhosa, Zulu and Ndebele thanda meaning "to love".

Tesfalem

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 55% based on 4 votes

Means "hope of wise man" in Tigrinya.

Tandzile

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Swazi

Rating: 50% based on 2 votes

Means "a female addition to the family" in Swazi.

Tadesse

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Amharic

Other Scripts: ታደሠ(Amharic)

Rating: 70% based on 1 vote

Means "revived" in Amharic.

Subira

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Swahili

Rating: 70% based on 1 vote

Means "patience" in Swahili.

Sipho

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele

Rating: 50% based on 2 votes

Means "gift" from Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele isipho.

Seretse

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Tswana

Rating: 50% based on 3 votes

Means “the clay that binds" in Tswana.

Seretse Khama (1921-1980) was the first President of Botswana, in office from 1966 to 1980. He was the son of Queen Tebogo and Sekgoma Khama II, the paramount chief of the Bamangwato people, and the grandson of Khama III, their king.

Senai

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Tigrinya, Ethiopian

Rating: 55% based on 4 votes

Means "gift from Above" in Tigrinya.

Semhar

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 35% based on 2 votes

Means "Eritrean region" in Tigrinya.

Seble

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Amharic

Other Scripts: ሰብለ(Amharic)

Rating: 47% based on 3 votes

Means "harvest" in Amharic.

Samba

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Western African, Fula

Rating: 53% based on 3 votes

Senegalese Fula name used to denote a second-born son.

Sahie

Usage: African

Rating: 58% based on 4 votes

Saare

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 48% based on 5 votes

Means "winner" in Tigrinya.

Rahwa

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 53% based on 3 votes

Means "satisfied" in Tigrinya.

Pula

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Sotho

Rating: 58% based on 4 votes

Means "rain" in Sotho.

Oyibo

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Urhobo

Means "white" in Urhobo.

Otieno

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Luo

Rating: 52% based on 6 votes

Means "born at night" in Luo.

Oluchi

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Igbo

Rating: 80% based on 1 vote

Means "work of God" in Igbo.

Nzuzi

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Kongo

Rating: 43% based on 3 votes

Means "second born twin" in Kikongo.

Noham

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 47% based on 3 votes

Means "comfort" in Tigrinya.

Ngozi

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Igbo

Means "blessing" in Igbo.

Negus

Gender: Masculine

Usage: African American, Tigrinya

Other Scripts: ነጉሥ(Ge'ez, Amharic) ነጋሲ(Tigrinya)

Rating: 43% based on 3 votes

Means "king" in Tigrinya.

Mojisola

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Yoruba

Means "I wake up to wealth" in Yoruba.

Mebrahtu

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 30% based on 2 votes

Means "His light" in Tigrinya.

Matondo

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Kongo

Rating: 35% based on 2 votes

Means "thanksgiving" in Kikongo.

Matadi

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Kongo

Rating: 55% based on 6 votes

Means "stone" in Kikongo.

Manoka

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Kongo

Rating: 58% based on 5 votes

Means "rain" in Kikongo.

Malundama

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Kongo

Rating: 63% based on 3 votes

Means "hidden things" in Kikongo.

Makiadi

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Kongo

Rating: 56% based on 7 votes

Means "misfortune" in Kikongo.

Luyanda

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: South African, Zulu, Xhosa

Rating: 67% based on 3 votes

Means "it is growing, increasing" in Zulu and Xhosa, referring to love or the child’s family.

Lumingu

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Kongo

Rating: 50% based on 2 votes

Means "Sunday" in Kikongo.

Lukinda

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Kongo

Rating: 66% based on 9 votes

Lencho

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Oromo

Means "lion" in Oromo.

Keise

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Kongo

Rating: 40% based on 4 votes

Kayode

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Yoruba

Means "bringing joy" in Yoruba.

Kasese

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Kongo

Rating: 60% based on 4 votes

Kamaria

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Comorian

Rating: 60% based on 8 votes

From Arabic qamar meaning "moon", also the root of the name of the island country of the Comoros.

Kakengo

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Kongo

Rating: 50% based on 3 votes

Hlengiwe

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, Swazi

Means "helped, rescued, redeemed" in Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele and Swazi.

Hagos

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 40% based on 2 votes

Means "joy" in Tigrinya.

Haben

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 35% based on 2 votes

Means "pride" in Tigrinya.

Gugulethu

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele

Rating: 30% based on 2 votes

From Xhosa, Zulu and Ndebele igugu "treasure, pride" and lethu "our".

Fumu

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Kongo

Rating: 30% based on 2 votes

Means "king" in Kikongo.

Folami

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Yoruba (Rare)

Means "respect and honour me" in Yoruba.

Fikile

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Tsonga

Rating: 50% based on 1 vote

Means "arrived" in Tsonga.

Fessehaye

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 40% based on 2 votes

Means "eternal happiness" in Tigrinya.

Fadzai

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Shona

From Shona fadza meaning "please, make happy" [1].

Dumisani

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Zulu, Ndebele

Rating: 30% based on 1 vote

Means "praise" in Zulu and Ndebele.

Dinknesh

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Amharic

Other Scripts: ድንቅ ነሽ(Amharic)

Rating: 30% based on 2 votes

Means "you are marvelous; the wondrous one" in Amharic.

This is the Ethiopian name of Lucy, the fossilized Australopithecus discovered in 1974.

Desta

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Amharic

Other Scripts: ደስታ(Amharic)

Means "joy" in Amharic.

Dayo

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Yoruba

Means "joy arrives" in Yoruba.

Daniat

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 50% based on 4 votes

Means "judge" in Tigrinya.

Dada

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Yoruba

Means "curly hair" in Yoruba.

Bosede

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Yoruba

Variant of Abosede.

Bonolo

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Sotho

Personal remark: Sotho

Means "ease" in Sotho.

Bompaka

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Kongo

Rating: 76% based on 7 votes

Means "old age" in Kikongo

Bilen

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Amharic

Other Scripts: ቢለን(Amharic)

Rating: 5% based on 4 votes

Means "iris" in Amharic.

Babajide

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Yoruba

Personal remark: Yoruba

Means "father has awakened" in Yoruba.

Ayo

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Yoruba

Pronounced: A-YAW

From Yoruba ayọ̀ meaning "joy", or a short form of other names containing this element.

Ashanti

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Various

Rating: 100% based on 1 vote

From the name of an African people who reside in southern Ghana. It possibly means "warlike" in the Twi language.

Armana

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 53% based on 4 votes

Neans "our flag" in Tigrinya.

Aranchi

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 57% based on 6 votes

Means "orange (fruit)" in Tigrinya.

Anbessa

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 48% based on 4 votes

Means "lion" in Tigrinya.

Amukelani

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: African, Tsonga

Rating: 52% based on 5 votes

Means "acceptance" in Tsonga.

Amondi

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Luo

Rating: 50% based on 5 votes

Feminine form of Omondi.

Amondi

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Swahili

Rating: 52% based on 6 votes

Swahili form of Amani.

Amleset

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Tigrinya

Rating: 60% based on 4 votes

Means "she made it return" in Tigrinya.

Ambesa

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Tigrinya

Personal remark: Tigrinya

Rating: 68% based on 5 votes

Means "lioness" in Tigrinya.

Amani

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Tigrinya

Personal remark: Tigrinya

Rating: 65% based on 8 votes

Means "faith" in Tigrinya.

Aman

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Tigrinya

Personal remark: Tigrinya

Rating: 63% based on 4 votes

Means "handsome" in Tigrinya.

Aklilu

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Tigrinya

Personal remark: Tigrinya

Rating: 48% based on 4 votes

Means "laurel wreath" in Tigrinya.

Afwerki

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Tigrinya, Ethiopian

Personal remark: Tigrinya

Rating: 48% based on 4 votes

Means "mouth of gold" in Tigrinya.

Adegoke

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Yoruba

Personal remark: Yoruba

Rating: 80% based on 1 vote

Means "the crown has ascended the mountain" in Yoruba.

Ade 1

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Yoruba

Personal remark: Yoruba

Rating: 80% based on 1 vote

From Yoruba adé meaning "crown", also a short form of other names beginning with this element.

Addis

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Amharic, Ethiopian

Other Scripts: አዲስ(Amharic)

Personal remark: Amharic

Rating: 55% based on 6 votes

Derived from Amharic አዲስ (addis) "new".

Abiodun

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Yoruba

Personal remark: Yoruba

Rating: 70% based on 1 vote

Means "born on a festival" in Yoruba.

Abimbola

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Yoruba

Personal remark: Yoruba

Rating: 90% based on 1 vote

Means "born to me with wealth" in Yoruba.

Abeba

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Amharic

Other Scripts: አበባ(Amharic)

Personal remark: Amharic

Rating: 50% based on 5 votes

Means "flower" in Amharic.