162 African Baby Names Meaning, Starting With A
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Name | Gender | Meaning | |
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| Warrior; Army man | ||
| Watchful; Seeing | ||
| Sign; Evidence | ||
| Ornament of God | ||
| Beautiful flower | ||
| A unique flower which is forever blooming | ||
| Hope; Alive; Desire | ||
| One who fights for possession; Noble birth; A variant of name Ajahni | ||
| War; Restlessness | ||
| Trustworthy; Faithful | ||
| One with a captivating and fascinating personality | ||
| Beloved; Strong | ||
| Thank you | ||
| Come here | ||
| Variant of Abir; Fragrance | ||
| one who is a blessed ruler | ||
| Eldest daughter of father | ||
| One who is noble | ||
| Help from God | ||
| One who fights for possession; Noble birth; A variant of name Ajani | ||
| One who is born on Saturday | ||
| Child born on Saturday | ||
| One who brings joy | ||
| African Akan - Girl born on Tuesday | ||
| A child who is born on Friday; A daughter who is born on Friday | ||
| Crown; Royal; Peak; Man | ||
| Highly praised; One who constantly thanks God; Free-born | ||
| Great ability to focus on each work; variant of name Abdo | ||
| One who knows everything | ||
| Being the father's daughter; A variant of name Adanna | ||
| Servant Of God; Servant of Allah | ||
| Health | ||
| Crown of wealth | ||
| Chosen; Worthy of respect; Exalted; Revered; A variant form of Augustus | ||
| Generous; One who Serves a Generous Man; Servant of Allah | ||
| Servant of the Most Compassionate | ||
| Strong, courageous, revolutionary | ||
| Whitish red | ||
| Clear sky; Bright sky | ||
| Servant of god; A slave | ||
| A Nigerian name of Yoruba descent in which the word Ade means crown | ||
| Worshipper of God | ||
| The hand of God in the African language | ||
| God brought me | ||
| Adornment; Noble; Oldest daughter | ||
| A child who is born on Thursday | ||
| God's grace; Mercy of God | ||
| The last daughter | ||
| One who is beautiful | ||
| Warlike | ||
| Crown is Added to My Wealth | ||
| Clear spoken person | ||
| Born in Honor; Born during the first days | ||
| One born on a Monday | ||
| Return of the crown; A child born after many years of waiting | ||
| Child of high status; Born rich and with luxury | ||
| We asked for her, now she is ours; Someone who is prayed for; A variant of name Abena | ||
| Girl child born on Sunday | ||
| Helper, nurturing, caring | ||
| Call to prayer; One who inspires everyone | ||
| Ruler of the house, Beautiful ornament | ||
| A child who is born on Friday; A daughter who is born on Friday | ||
| Girl born on Tuesday; Has an Arabic meaning as voluptuous | ||
| Equal; Just; Upright; Honest | ||
| The Crown is Loving; Affectionate; Crown has care; Wealth has Care; Crown is cherished | ||
| African Akan - Girl born on Tuesday | ||
| Honor is brought to her; She met honor | ||
| Born on Monday; A daughter who is born on Monday | ||
| One who is born during a journey | ||
| Powerful; Complete | ||
| The fourth child who is blessed with soft and gentle personality | ||
| Graceful; Fearless; Goddess Durga; Soldier | ||
| The beautiful one; The prettiest; The finest | ||
| A Condiment (Mudama Origin) | ||
| Servant of the Creator | ||
| One who Serves a Kind Man; Servant of the Subtle | ||
| Servant of the Firm; Strong | ||
| Servant of the Mercifully Gracious | ||
| Servant of the Most Merciful | ||
| Servant of the Maintainer; Provider | ||
| Servant of the Patient | ||
| Servant of the Forgiver | ||
| Servant of the One | ||
| Servant of the Giver | ||
| Flower; Abeada and Abyda are variant transcriptions of the name | ||
| Worshipper | ||
| The first child born after death of grandmother; Abeaba and Abeabah are the variant spellings of Abiba | ||
| The son of royalty; A Variant of Abiola | ||
| Child of Beauty; Beautiful Girl | ||
| Being the mother's daughter; A child who resembles her mother; A variant of name Adane | ||
| Happy; Ornament; King of the path (African) | ||
| 12th born child; African Akan | ||
| A daughter who is born after sunset | ||
| Apology; Virgin | ||
| From Africa | ||
| A child who is born on Friday; A daughter who is born on Friday | ||
| A River In Ghana, Africa | ||
| Pleasant; Sun; Without cold | ||
| Leopard; One who has agility and strength of a leopard | ||
| Born in the morning; Born during forenoon in the African language | ||
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