164 African Baby Names Starting With Letter A
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| Name | Gender | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Amahle |  Girl | The beautiful one; The prettiest; The finest | |
| Amogelang | Girl | Accept; Receive | |
| Aasir | Boy | One with a captivating and fascinating personality | |
| Aba | Girl | African Akan - Girl born on Tuesday | |
| Abana | Girl | This Biblical name means strong personality made with a stone | |
| Abbo | Boy | A Condiment (Mudama Origin) | |
| Abdalah | Boy | the Servant of god | |
| Abdalala | Boy | the Slave of the High | |
| Abdalalim | Boy | the Servant of the All-knowing | |
| Abdalla | Boy | Servant Of God; Servant of Allah | |
| Abdi | Boy | Servant of god; A slave | |
| Abdou | Boy | Great ability to focus on each work; variant of name Abdo | |
| Abdu | Boy | Worshipper of God | |
| Abdul muiz | Boy | Servant of giver of glory and almighty | |
| Abdulkareem | Boy | Generous; One who Serves a Generous Man; Servant of Allah | |
| Abdulkhaaliq | Boy | Servant of the Creator | |
| Abdullateef | Boy | One who Serves a Kind Man; Servant of the Subtle | |
| Abdulmateen | Boy | Servant of the Firm; Strong | |
| Abdulraheem | Boy | Servant of the Most Compassionate | |
| Abdulrahmaan | Boy | Servant of the Mercifully Gracious | |
| Abdulraouf | Boy | Servant of the Most Merciful | |
| Abdulrazaaq | Boy | Servant of the Maintainer; Provider | |
| Abdulsaboor | Boy | Servant of the Patient | |
| Abdultawaab | Boy | Servant of the Forgiver | |
| Abdulwaahid | Boy | Servant of the One | |
| Abdulwahaab | Boy | Servant of the Giver | |
| Abeba | Girl | Flower; Abeada and Abyda are variant transcriptions of the name | |
| Abedi | Boy | Worshipper | |
| Abeer | Boy | Variant of Abir; Fragrance | |
| Abena | Girl | African Akan - Girl born on Tuesday | |
| Abeni | Girl | We asked for her, now she is ours; Someone who is prayed for; A variant of name Abena | |
| Abiba | Girl | The first child born after death of grandmother; Abeaba and Abeabah are the variant spellings of Abiba | |
| Abiola | Boy | Born in Honor; Born during the first days | |
| Abiona | Girl | One who is born during a journey | |
| Abioye | Boy | The son of royalty; A Variant of Abiola | |
| Abla | Girl | Girl born on Tuesday; Has an Arabic meaning as voluptuous | |
| Abraha | Girl | A girl who is born on Tuesday | |
| Absco | Girl | One with an inventive mind | |
| Absko | Boy | Power and strength | |
| Abuchi | Boy | A Nobel God or the nobility of a God | |
| Abulmughayyis | Boy | The father of one who saves others | |
| Abuya | Girl | One who was born when the garden was overgrown | |
| Achebe |  Unisex | One who is protected by the Goddess | |
| Achieng | Girl | One born during the day time | |
| Adabelle | Girl | Adornment; Noble; Oldest daughter | |
| Adaeh | Girl | Crowned; Chosen; Pinnacle of a peak | |
| Adamma | Girl | Child of Beauty; Beautiful Girl | |
| Adana | Girl | Being the father's daughter; A variant of name Adanna | |
| Adanna | Girl | Eldest daughter of father | |
| Adanne | Girl | Being the mother's daughter; A child who resembles her mother; A variant of name Adane | |
| Addiah | Girl | Ornament of God; Gift from God | |
| Addo | Boy | Happy; Ornament; King of the path (African) | |
| Ade | Boy | Crown; Royal; Peak; Man | |
| Adeben | Boy | 12th born child; African Akan | |
| Adebola | Girl | Honor is brought to her; She met honor | |
| Adebowale | Boy | Return of the crown; A child born after many years of waiting | |
| Ademola | Boy | Crown is Added to My Wealth | |
| Adenike | Girl | The Crown is Loving; Affectionate; Crown has care; Wealth has Care; Crown is cherished | |
| Adeola | Girl | Crown of wealth | |
| Adetokunbo | Boy | A Nigerian name of Yoruba descent in which the word Ade means crown | |
| Adhiambo | Girl | A daughter who is born after sunset | |
| Adhra | Girl | Apology; Virgin | |
| Adiel | Boy | Ornament of God | |
| Adila | Girl | Equal; Just; Upright; Honest | |
| Adilah | Girl | Equal | |
| Adisa | Boy | Clear spoken person | |
| Adita | Girl | One who belongs to the Sun | |
| Adjoa | Girl | Born on Monday; A daughter who is born on Monday | |
| Adom | Boy | Help from God | |
| Adongo | Girl | The second of twins | |
| Adric | Boy | one who is a blessed ruler | |
| Adwin | Unisex | An artist or creative person | |
| Adwoa | Girl | One born on a Monday | |
| Afe | Boy | A Boy who is born on Friday | |
| Affrica | Girl | From Africa | |
| Afi | Girl | A child who is born on Friday; A daughter who is born on Friday | |
| Afia | Girl | A child who is born on Friday; A daughter who is born on Friday | |
| Afiya | Girl | Health | |
| Afolabi | Boy | Child of high status; Born rich and with luxury | |
| Afra | Girl | Whitish red | |
| Afram | Boy | A River In Ghana, Africa | |
| Africa | Boy | Pleasant; Sun; Without cold | |
| Afua | Girl | A child who is born on Friday; A daughter who is born on Friday | |
| Agu | Boy | Leopard; One who has agility and strength of a leopard | |
| Ahanti | Unisex | War-like | |
| Ahnika | Girl | Ruler of the house, Beautiful ornament | |
| Aibileen | Unisex | Helper, nurturing, caring | |
| Aissata | Girl | One who is noble | |
| Aiysha | Girl | Powerful; Complete | |
| Ajahni | Boy | One who fights for possession; Noble birth; A variant of name Ajani | |
| Ajaka | Boy | An Oyo emperor who was twice on the throne | |
| Ajala | Boy | Believer of Allah; Eternal | |
| Ajani | Boy | One who fights for possession; Noble birth; A variant of name Ajahni | |
| Akachi | Boy | The hand of God in the African language | |
| Akani | Unisex | To build; Construct | |
| Akello | Girl | Baby girl born after twins | |
| Akeyo | Girl | One who was born during the harvest | |
| Akhyar | Boy | Good Excellence | |
| Akia | Girl | Clear sky; Bright sky | |
| Akinyi | Girl | Born in the morning; Born during forenoon in the African language | |
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