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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Tabansi Nigerian

Tafara Shona
Tafara means "We are happy or we rejoice". It is a name of rejoicing

Tail Northern African

Takataka Central African, Southern African

Takyi Akan
Meaning unknown.

Talia Northern African

Ta Lou Western African

Tamazight Berber, Northern African
Derived from ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⵜ (Tamaziɣt), the Berber (Amazigh) name for the collective Berber language family used in North Africa.

Tamba Western African

Tanda African

Tangara Western African, Manding
Malian Bambara surname of unknown meaning.

Tanyan Nigerian

Tarawele Manding
The original variant of Traoré.

Tariah African

Tarimo Chaga

Tarmoh Western African

Tasifa Amharic
Means “hope” in Amharic.

Taunyane Tswana

Tavitha African

Tawanda Shona
Tawanda means "We have increased or multiplied". #It is a name acknowledging the birth of a child as an increase to the family".

Taye Ethiopian

Tchiki Kongo

Tchimpoko Kongo
Of uncertain meaning.

Tchouaméni Central African

Tebogo Southern African

Tedros Eastern African, Amharic, Ge'ez, Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
From the given name Tedros.

Teketeke Eastern African, Southern African

Temu Swahili
Derived from Swahili timu meaning "team".

Tendo Eastern African

Terezi African

Tersoo Tiv
Means, "father's love". Has its history from Tiv origin. Its a common name amongst the Tiv people of Nigeria.

Tesfamariam Ethiopian
Meaning "Mary hope", from 'tesifa' (hope), and 'mariyami' (Mary).

Tesfaw Ethiopian

Tesfaye Amharic, Ethiopian
From the given name Tesfaye.

Teshome Eastern African, Amharic
From the given name Teshome.

Tetteh Western African

Teukam Central African

Thathiah South African

Theo Eastern African

Theron Southern African, Afrikaans, Occitan
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations in Occitanie named Théron or Thérond, ultimately from Latin torus meaning "elevation, height, embankment". A famous bearer is South African and American actress Charlize Theron (1975-).

Tiama African

Tiarra African

Tiba Central African

Tibba Western African

Tifu African

Tiger Northern African

Tiifu Ganda

Tikitiki Central African

Tinetariro Shona
Tinetariro means "We have hope". Usually given to declare that we have our hope in God.

Tito Northern African

Tom Nigerian

Tomato Southern African

Tombere Central African

Tombura Zande, Central African
Tombura is of unknown etymology.

Tonderai Shona
Tonderai means "Remember". This name is given as a call to remember a particular event or to remember one's origins.

Tonui Eastern African

Tony Nigerian

Toronto Nigerian

Touré Western African
Probably derived from tùùré meaning "elephant" in the Soninké language.

Tra Western African

Traoré Western African, Manding
Francization of Manding Tarawele, which is of uncertain etymology. It was originally used by 13th-century Malian warrior Tiramakhan and possibly means "going to call it".

Triki Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Troud Northern African

Tshabalala African, Zulu, South African
Means "shooting star"

Tshibuabua Central African
A notable bearer is Martin Tshibuabua, a soccer player.

Tshireletso Tswana
From the given name meaning "protection" in Setswana.

Tshombe Kongo

Tsotetsi African

Tukutuku Central African

Tumas Arabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Tumas.

Turkson Akan

Tweneboa Akan
Meaning unknown.

Tyee African

Tyjani Nigerian

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