164 African Baby Names Starting With Letter A
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| Name | Gender | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  Girl | The beautiful one; The prettiest; The finest | |
| | Girl | Accept; Receive | |
| | Boy | One with a captivating and fascinating personality | |
| | Girl | African Akan - Girl born on Tuesday | |
| | Girl | This Biblical name means strong personality made with a stone | |
| | Boy | A Condiment (Mudama Origin) | |
| | Boy | the Servant of god | |
| | Boy | the Slave of the High | |
| | Boy | the Servant of the All-knowing | |
| | Boy | Servant Of God; Servant of Allah | |
| | Boy | Servant of god; A slave | |
| | Boy | Great ability to focus on each work; variant of name Abdo | |
| | Boy | Worshipper of God | |
| | Boy | Servant of giver of glory and almighty | |
| | Boy | Generous; One who Serves a Generous Man; Servant of Allah | |
| | Boy | Servant of the Creator | |
| | Boy | One who Serves a Kind Man; Servant of the Subtle | |
| | Boy | Servant of the Firm; Strong | |
| | Boy | Servant of the Most Compassionate | |
| | Boy | Servant of the Mercifully Gracious | |
| | Boy | Servant of the Most Merciful | |
| | Boy | Servant of the Maintainer; Provider | |
| | Boy | Servant of the Patient | |
| | Boy | Servant of the Forgiver | |
| | Boy | Servant of the One | |
| | Boy | Servant of the Giver | |
| | Girl | Flower; Abeada and Abyda are variant transcriptions of the name | |
| | Boy | Worshipper | |
| | Boy | Variant of Abir; Fragrance | |
| | Girl | African Akan - Girl born on Tuesday | |
| | Girl | We asked for her, now she is ours; Someone who is prayed for; A variant of name Abena | |
| | Girl | The first child born after death of grandmother; Abeaba and Abeabah are the variant spellings of Abiba | |
| | Boy | Born in Honor; Born during the first days | |
| | Girl | One who is born during a journey | |
| | Boy | The son of royalty; A Variant of Abiola | |
| | Girl | Girl born on Tuesday; Has an Arabic meaning as voluptuous | |
| | Girl | A girl who is born on Tuesday | |
| | Girl | One with an inventive mind | |
| | Boy | Power and strength | |
| | Boy | A Nobel God or the nobility of a God | |
| | Boy | The father of one who saves others | |
| | Girl | One who was born when the garden was overgrown | |
| |  Unisex | One who is protected by the Goddess | |
| | Girl | One born during the day time | |
| | Girl | Adornment; Noble; Oldest daughter | |
| | Girl | Crowned; Chosen; Pinnacle of a peak | |
| | Girl | Child of Beauty; Beautiful Girl | |
| | Girl | Being the father's daughter; A variant of name Adanna | |
| | Girl | Eldest daughter of father | |
| | Girl | Being the mother's daughter; A child who resembles her mother; A variant of name Adane | |
| | Girl | Ornament of God; Gift from God | |
| | Boy | Happy; Ornament; King of the path (African) | |
| | Boy | Crown; Royal; Peak; Man | |
| | Boy | 12th born child; African Akan | |
| | Girl | Honor is brought to her; She met honor | |
| | Boy | Return of the crown; A child born after many years of waiting | |
| | Boy | Crown is Added to My Wealth | |
| | Girl | The Crown is Loving; Affectionate; Crown has care; Wealth has Care; Crown is cherished | |
| | Girl | Crown of wealth | |
| | Boy | A Nigerian name of Yoruba descent in which the word Ade means crown | |
| | Girl | A daughter who is born after sunset | |
| | Girl | Apology; Virgin | |
| | Boy | Ornament of God | |
| | Girl | Equal; Just; Upright; Honest | |
| | Girl | Equal | |
| | Boy | Clear spoken person | |
| | Girl | One who belongs to the Sun | |
| | Girl | Born on Monday; A daughter who is born on Monday | |
| | Boy | Help from God | |
| | Girl | The second of twins | |
| | Boy | one who is a blessed ruler | |
| | Unisex | An artist or creative person | |
| | Girl | One born on a Monday | |
| | Boy | A Boy who is born on Friday | |
| | Girl | From Africa | |
| | Girl | A child who is born on Friday; A daughter who is born on Friday | |
| | Girl | A child who is born on Friday; A daughter who is born on Friday | |
| | Girl | Health | |
| | Boy | Child of high status; Born rich and with luxury | |
| | Girl | Whitish red | |
| | Boy | A River In Ghana, Africa | |
| | Boy | Pleasant; Sun; Without cold | |
| | Girl | A child who is born on Friday; A daughter who is born on Friday | |
| | Boy | Leopard; One who has agility and strength of a leopard | |
| | Unisex | War-like | |
| | Girl | Ruler of the house, Beautiful ornament | |
| | Unisex | Helper, nurturing, caring | |
| | Girl | One who is noble | |
| | Girl | Powerful; Complete | |
| | Boy | One who fights for possession; Noble birth; A variant of name Ajani | |
| | Boy | An Oyo emperor who was twice on the throne | |
| | Boy | Believer of Allah; Eternal | |
| | Boy | One who fights for possession; Noble birth; A variant of name Ajahni | |
| | Boy | The hand of God in the African language | |
| | Unisex | To build; Construct | |
| | Girl | Baby girl born after twins | |
| | Girl | One who was born during the harvest | |
| | Boy | Good Excellence | |
| | Girl | Clear sky; Bright sky | |
| | Girl | Born in the morning; Born during forenoon in the African language | |
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