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African Names and Their Meanings

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ABBA	Ghanaian name for females born on Thursday.	female	african
ABEBA	Ethiopian female name meaning flower.	female	african
ABEBI	Yoruba of Nigeria female name meaning we asked and got heror we asked for her and she came to us.	female	african
ABENA	Akan of Ghana name for females born on Tuesday.	female	african
ABRIHET	Tigrinya of Ethiopia female name meaning she has made it light	she emanates light.	female
ACACIA	thorny.	female	african
ACHAN	Dinka of south Sudan name for a female child in the first pair of twins.	female	african
ADA	Ibo of Nigeria name for firstborn females.	female	african
ADAMA	Ibo of Nigeria female name meaning beautiful childor queenly.	female	african
ADANECH	Amharic and Tigrinya of Ethiopia female name meaning she has rescued them.	female	african
ADANNA	Ibo of Nigeria female name meaning father\s daughter.	female	african
ADEOLA	Yoruba of Nigeria female name meaning crown of honor.	female	african
ADETOUN	Yoruba of Nigeria female name meaning princess.	female	african
ADHIAMBO	Luo of Kenya name for females born after sunset.	female	african
ADINA	Amharic of Ethiopia word sometimes used as a female name	meaning she has saved.	female
ADJOA	ADWOA	Akan of Ghana names for females born on Monday; peace.	female
ADOWA	noble.	female	african
AFAFA	Ewe of Ghana female name for the firstborn child of a second husband.	female	african
AFIA	Akan of Ghana name for females born on Friday.	female	african
AFRA	Name meaning peaceful rulerused by ancient Romans and Greeks for females of African origin.	female	african
AFUA	born on Friday.	female	african
AFYA	Swahili female name (also spelled AFIYA) and Kiswahili word meaning health.Afya Bora means "good health.	female	african
AGBENYAGA	Ewe of Ghana name meaning life is precious.(Could be shortened to NYAGA.)	female	african
AINA	Yoruba of Nigeria female name meaning difficult birth	such as a child born with umbilical cord around neck.	female
AISHA	AYISHA	ASHA	These Swahili and Arabic female names mean woman
AJA	High Priestess of Mecca.	female	african
AKILAH	intelligent one who reasons.	female	african
AKIM	According to an Ibibio of Nigeria folktale	Akim was a gorgeous	fat
AKOSUA	Akan or Ahsanti of Ghana name for females born on Sunday.	female	african
AKPENAMAWU	Ewe of Ghana name meaning thanks to God.The Ghanaian short form of this name is AKPENA.	female	african
AKUA	Akan of Ghana name for females born on Wednesday.	female	african
ALITASH	Amharic of Ethiopia female name meaning may I not lose you	may I find you always my precious.May be shortened to Tash.	female
AMAor AMMA	Akan people of Ghana name for females born on Saturday.Also a West African name meaning happy.	female	african
AMACHI	Ibo of Nigeria name meaning who knows what God has brought us through this child.	female	african
AMANISHAKHETE	The name of one of the Candaces	or Queen Mothers	of the Nubian kingdom of Kush (now northern Sudan).This name could be shortened to AMANI
AMARA	In the legends of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) Amara is the name for paradise.Also	amarais a Kiswahili word meaning urgent business.	female
AMBER	Muslim female name meaning amber	brownish-yellow	or jewel.
AMINA	Somali and Muslim female name meaning trustful	honestand referring to Muhammed\s mother. This name is popular with the Hausa of West Africa.	female
AMINATA	A popular female name among the Wolof of Senegal.	female	african
AMINIA	A Kiswahili word meaning to believe in.	female	african
ANAYA	Ibo of Eastern Nigeria name meaning look up to God.	female	african
ANDROMEDA	Ruler of men.According to Greek mythology	Andromeda married Perseus	who had saved her from Medusa
ANNAKIYA	This means sweet facein Hausa language.	female	african
ANULIKA	Ibo of eastern Nigeria name meaning happiness is the best.	female	african
ANYANGO	Af of Kenya name meaning friend.	female	african
APHRODITE	The mythological Greek goddess of love and beauty who is sometimes depicted as being of black African origin.Aphrodite means born of the foam of the sea.	female	african
ARET	Ibibio of Nigeria name for female children born on market day	called Edet.	female
ARMANI	Derivative of IMANI	meaning faith.	female
ARTEMIS	In Greek mythology	Artemis is goddess of the moon and the hunt.She is known as the lady of wild things.This virgin goddess	who is sometimes depicted as being black African
ARUSI	Swahili name for girls born at the time of a wedding.Arusiis the Kiswahili word for wedding.	female	african
ASABI	Yoruba of Nigeria name meaning one of select birth.	female	african
ASHAKI	West African female name meaning beautiful.	female	african
ASHIA	Somali female name referring to the prophet Muhammed\s favorite wife.	female	african
ASMINA	Female name of the Nubian peoples of southern Sudan.	female	african
ASSAGGI	Zimbabwe name meaning strong.	female	african
ASURA	Swahili and Hausa name for female children born during the Muslim month of Ashur.	female	african
ATSUKPI	Ewe of Ghana name for a female twin.	female	african
AURORA	Dawn.According to ancient Greek mythology	Aurora is the goddess of the dawn. Aurora was mother of Memnon	King of Aethiopia
AYAN	Somali female name meaning bright.	female	african
AYANA	Ethiopian female name meaning beautiful flower.	female	african
AYO	Yoruba of Nigeria name meaning joy.	female	african
AZA	Swahili name meaning powerful.	female	african
AZINZA	The word for mermaidin the Mina language of Togo.	female	african
AZIZA	Somali name meaning gorgeous.	female	african
AZMERA	Male and female name in both Amharic and Tigrinya languages of Ethiopia.It means harvest.BAHATI	female	african
BALINDA	A Rutooro of Uganda name meaning patience	endurance	fortitude.(Balinda is also used as a male name in Uganda.)
BATHSHEBA	Also known as BATSHEVA	this is the daughter of the Queen of Sheba	the legendary ruler of Abyssinia. The name means daughter of the oath.
BELA	A Kongo word meaning to perch.	female	african
BELLA	AZerma word meaning both slaveand freed slave.	female	african
BERHANE	Female and male name in the Amharic and Tigrinya languages of Ethiopia which means my light.	female	african
BIBI	An East African female name meaning daughter of a king.Also a Kiswahili word meaning ladyor grandmother.	female	african
BINATA	A popular Wolof of Senegal name for females.	female	african
BINTA	West African female name meaning with God.	female	african
BUCHI	Nigerian name. Meaning unknown.	female	african
BUPE	A Nyakyusa of Tanzania female name meaning hospitality.	female	african
CHANYA	A Taita people of Kenya female name; meaning unknown.	female	african
CHICHA	A Kiswahili word meaning grated coconut.	female	african
CHIKU	A Swahili female name meaning chatterer.	female	african
CHINA	A Shona of Zimbabwe word for Thursday.	female	african
CHINAKA	An Ibo of Nigeria female name meaning God decides.	female	african
CHINARA	An Ibo of Nigeria female name meaning may God receive.	female	african
CIRCE	According to Greek mythology	this African witch transformed the Greek troops of Odysseus into swine.The classical Greek pronunciation of her name is KEAR-kay.	female
CLEOPATRA	Cleopatra VII reigned as Queen of Egypt from 51-30 B.C.She was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria	Egypt and is believed to have been black African.	female
CRISPINA	A female name meaning curly haired.	female	african
DADA	Yoruba of Nigeria name for children with curly hair.	female	african
DALILA	Swahili name meaning gentle.	female	african
DEKA	Somali name meaning one who pleases.	female	african
DELA EDEN	Ewe of West Africa unisexual name meaning savior.	female	african
DELA O KANDE	Nigerian name for girls born after many males.	female	african
DESTA	Amharic of Ethiopia unisexual name meaning joy	happiness.	female
DOLIE	A popular Somali name	meaning unknown.	female
EBIERE	Ijaw of Niger female name. Meaning unknown.	female	african
EFFIWAT	Nigerian female name of unknown origin.	female	african
EFIA	Fante of Ghana name for females born on Friday.	female	african
EFRA	A popular female name in Egypt.	female	african
ESHE	Swahili female name meaning life.	female	african
ESI	Ewe and Fante of Ghana name meaning born on Sunday.	female	african
ESIANKIKI	A Masai and Tanzania word meaning young maiden.	female	african
ESINAM	Ewe of Ghana name meaning God heard me.	female	african
FANA	Amharic and Tigrinya of Ethiopia name meaning light.	female	african
FANTA	Guinea and Cote D\Ivoire name meaning beautiful day.	female	african
FATUMA	Popular Swahili and Somali versions of the name Muslim name	FATIMA	meaning weaned.
FAYOLA	Yoruba of Nigeria name meaning luck walks with honor.	female	african
FEMBAR	Liberian name. Meaning unknown.	female	african
FOLA	Yoruba of Nigeria name meaning honor.	female	african
FOWSIA	Popular Somalian name. Meaning unknown.	female	african
GOGO	A Tonga and Shona of Zambia of Zimbabwe word meaning grandmother.	female	african
GYAMFUA	Ashanti of Ghana name. Meaning unknown.	female	african
GZIFA	Ewe of Ghana name meaning one is at peace.	female	african
HABIBA	Muslim name popular in Somalia and N. Africa meaning beloved	sweetheart.	female
HADIYA	HADIYAH	Swahili name meaning gift.	female
HALIMA	HALIMAH	Swahili name meaning gentle	humane
HASANA	Hausa of W. Africa name meaning first born of twins.	female	african
HASINA	Swahili name meaning good.	female	african
HAWA	Swahili name meaning longing.	female	african
HOLA	Ewe of Ghana name meaning savior.	female	african
IFEOMA	Ibo of Nigeria name meaning it\s a good thingand beautiful.	female	african
IMAN	Somali and Muslim name meaning faith.	female	african
ISMITTA	Mythical N. African name for the southern wind	meaning Daughter of the Mountains of the Moon.	female
ISSA	Swahili name meaning God is our salvation.	female	african
IVEREM	Tiv of Nigeria name meaning blessing	favor.	female
IYANGURA	Nyanja of Zambia name meaning to arbitrateor to perform ceremonies for the birth of twins.	female	african
JAHA	Swahili name meaning dignity.	female	african
JAINEBA	Popular Wolof of Senegal name. Meaning unknown.	female	african
JAPERA	Shona of Zimbabwe name meaning offer thanks.	female	african
JIFUNZA	Swahili name meaning teach oneself.	female	african
JUBA	Ashanti of Ghana name meaning born on Monday.	female	african
JWAHIR	Somali name meaning golden woman.	female	african
KADIJA	KHADIJA	Swahili name meaning born prematurely.	female
KAMARIA	Swahili and Somali name meaning like the moon.	female	african
KAMBIRI	Ibo of Nigeria name meaning allow me to join this family.

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Genealogical Researcher

In my research, I found that I am a descendant of the Taita people of Kenya. My great-great grandfather was of the Taita people. He was sold into slavery, purchased in Fayetteville, NC, purchased by Ford slave owner from South Carolina, and then carried to the Hillsboro, Marion area to become a "stud" because of his strength.

#1 - Curtis B. Ford, Jr - 01/20/2012 - 17:52


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