25 African Boy Names Meaning, Starting With O

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Obi
Baby Boy Sign Boy Heart
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Odo
Baby Boy Sign Boy Passionately oiled
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Oghenerioborue
Baby Boy Sign Boy Great novel triumph, superior of the contest
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Olu
Baby Boy Sign Boy The one who is outstanding or extraordinary.
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Oringo
Baby Boy Sign Boy God is merciful
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Owiti
Baby Boy Sign Boy One who was born after a misfortune
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Owuor
Baby Boy Sign Boy One who was born mid-morning
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Obuya
Baby Boy Sign Boy Born when the garden was overgrown
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Ochieng
Baby Boy Sign Boy Born in the daytime
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Odikinyi
Baby Boy Sign Boy One who was born in the early morning
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Odongo
Baby Boy Sign Boy Second of twins
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Odour
Baby Boy Sign Boy Born after midnight
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Ohon
Baby Boy Sign Boy The name is preserved
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Ojwang
Baby Boy Sign Boy One who survived despite neglect
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Okello
Baby Boy Sign Boy One who was born after twins
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Okeyo
Baby Boy Sign Boy One who was born during the harvest
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Oluoch
Baby Boy Sign Boy One who was born on a cloudy day
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Omariba
Baby Boy Sign Boy Kenyan word for clay
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Omondi
Baby Boy Sign Boy One who was born at dawn
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Onkwani
Baby Boy Sign Boy One who talks a lot
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Opiyo
Baby Boy Sign Boy First of the twins
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Osogo
Baby Boy Sign Boy The Osogo birth
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Othenio
Baby Boy Sign Boy Give birth by night
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Othiambo
Baby Boy Sign Boy One who was born in the evening
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Omwancha
Baby Boy Sign Boy He who loves people
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