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AGBAJE Nigerian, YorubaMeaning unknown. A bearer is
ADEWALE Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967-), an English actor and model of Yoruba Nigerian descent.
AGU IgboAgu is an Igbo surname; the word Agu means Tiger in Igobo language.
AGUER Dinkathe name was mainly given to boys of the Dinka tribe ,mainly in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan. meaning is unknown but is synonymous with "tree"
AHISHAKIYE RwandanAHISHAKIYE is a both male (most) and female name which means "Whenever God want" and is originally from Rwanda. It is a familiar name in the East African countries speaking Kinyarwanda and Kirundi such as Rwanda, Uganda, RDC, Burundi and Tanzania...
[more] AÏT Berber, Northern AfricanDerived from Tamazight ⴰⵢⵜ
(aït) meaning "son", also commonly used a component for compound names and surnames.
AKYEAMPONG AfricanAkan name from Ghana. It means the one who gives birth to princes. Mostly spelt Acheampong mainly to make life easy for Europeans, however that spelling is wrong because there is no "c" in the Akan or Twi alphabet...
[more] ALBAZ Jewish, Northern AfricanAshkenazic Jewish name meaning, "falconer" found mainly amongst Jewish peoples emigrating from Algeria and Morocco.
AMANI TigrinyaFrom the given name
AMANI (see user-submitted name) meaning "faith" in Tigrinya. It is possibly related to Arabic
IMAN or Swahili
IMANI, also meaning "faith".
ARCHIBONG Efik, Ibibioof Efik Origin, originally pronounced asibong but changed by the british to Archibong, meaning Kings Father, Kings Friend, (amasi Obong)
ASANTE Western African, AkanFrom the ethnic name of the Ashanti, a sub-ethnic group of the Akan from southern Ghana. The name possibly means "warlike" in the Twi language.
AZI AfizereAzi is actually pronounced Azīh which means "Unending, in ended father of many generations" it is named after children believed to become the origin or source of lasting families.
BARRY AfricanA Guinean surname meaning the family comes from the Peul, Fulani, or Foulbe ethnic groups of West Africa.
BATLOKWA Tswana, Southern Africana branch of the Bakgatla section of the Bantu speaking communities which originated from the Great Lakes and Northern Central Africa. Batlokwa are said to have been a breakaway branch of the Bakgatla which is another Bahurutse section of the Tswana people.
BEKKER Afrikaansbekker is a regional form of Dutch bakker which means Baker
BOLAJI NigerianThis surname is very common in Nigeria. Possibly taken from a word in one of the Nigerian tribes languages.
BOUHOUCHE Berber, Northern AfricanKabyle name possibly derived from Arabic أَبُو
(ʾabū) meaning "father" and حَوْش
(ḥawš) meaning "courtyard, enclosure, farm" (chiefly Algerian).
BOUJETTIF Northern African (Archaic)Meaning, "The family of the son of the Clever Head" or "One Whom Possess a Clever Head."
Bou (normally used in the North African Regions of the Maghrib Countries) has 2 possible derivative meanings both originating from the Arabic language, "Son of..." or an Arabic word
Tho meaning, "One Who Possess A Quality."
Jettif is a variance of
Jettef,
Jeif or
Ji'f which is derived from the ancient Tamazight or Imazighen (popularly known as Berber) and is pronounced "j-ixf" which means Clever, head, or brain."
CEESAY Western African, MandingGambian surname of Mandinka origin, which originally indicated a descendant of a marabout, i.e. a West African Muslim teacher and religious leader....
[more] CHAMAPIWA ShonaChamapiwa means "that which you have been given".
It is a call to appreciate that which you have from God CHENAI ShonaChenai means "Be clean, be hygienic or come out clean"
CILLIËRS AfrikaansBrought to South Africa by settlers of French decent some time in the past 300 years. Sometimes also a given name for boys.
COULIBALY Western African, MandingFrancization of Bambara
kulu bari meaning "without a canoe", referring to someone who crossed a river or another body of water without the use of a canoe.
DABIE Akan (Latinized, Modern)Dabie was originally from the Bono people of Ghana and it is portrayed as a royal name amongst the people. Many individuals who have inherited this name are Chiefs. It's meaning is someone who's a Warrior.
DAMBUDZO ShonaDambudzo means "that which causes suffering or trouble". #The Zimbabwean writer, Dambudzo Marechera is a famous bearer of this name".
DIALLO Western AfricanA common name throughout West Africa, it is the French transcription of a surname of Fula origin.
DIOP Western African, WolofFrom
Joob, the name of a Wolof clan, derived from a totemic word meaning "black craned swan" or "peacock".
DJOKOTO Africanfrom Togo Lome, Vogan in west Africa from the djokoto family.
DUBE Ndebele, ZuluIt means Zebra. It is usually a surname instead of a person's name used by Zimbabwean Ndebele people and South African Zulu people....
[more] DUT AfricanDut is a surname among the Dinka people in South Sudan.
EJIOFOR Western African, IgboMeans "one who acts in good faith" in Igbo. A famous bearer is British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (1977-).
ELLYAS Arabic, Somali, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Punjabi, Indian (Muslim), Ethiopian, Ge'ez, Amharic, Filipino, Malay, Indonesian, TurkishForm of
ILYAS or
ELIAS found in several languages.
ENGELBRECHT AfrikaansThe name Engelbrecht has multiple translations, including "Angle Glorious" and "Bright Angel".
ETIENAM Nigerian, Ibibio (?), Spanish (Caribbean, ?)This is a name which originates from the Calabar/Akwa Ibom region of southeastern Nigeria. It means "a doer of good, or benevolent". It is also found in Spanish-speaking regions of the Caribbean such as Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Cuba (El Oriente) which have populations of people of Ibibio/Efik decent known as "Carabali".
GAYA AfricanAfrican spelling, surname form, and variant spelling of
Gaia. It is the 18,784th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 246,879 people...
[more] GRIGAHCINE Berber (Rare, ?)Meaning unknown, perhaps of Kabyle origin. A known bearer is DJ Snake, who was born
WILLIAM Grigahcine (1986-), an Algerian-French musician.
IWUCHUKWU Igbo, AfricanIt means God's covenant is unwavering. This name is a bearer is a testimony of God's command. This ia a Christian name.
JEYI ShonaPorcupine. Wamambo. Strong, Courageous, Joyful and loving.
JLASSI Arabic (Maghrebi), BerberFrom the name of an Tamazight (Berber) tribal confederation in Tunisia; the name could be from Arabic إِخْلَاص
(ʾiḵlāṣ) meaning "sincerity, devotion, loyalty" or of unknown Berber meaning.
JOOF SererThe surname Joof (English spelling in Gambia) whit its derivatives Juuf / Juf (Seereer proper) or Diouf (French spelling in Senegal and Mauritania) is a Senegambian surname found amongst the Seereer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania...
[more] KASONGO Central AfricanA Congolese surname derived from the town with the same name, located in the Maniema Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
KAT Dutch, Frisian, Afrikaans, JewishMeans "Cat" in Dutch, Frisian, and Afrikaans, perhaps originally a nickname for someone who owned a cat or somehow resembled a cat.