Ashaआशा
girlHope in Sanskrit; life in some Swahili usage
AA-shaa · Sanskrit and Swahili
Structured name collection
African baby names
Names with documented African usage or association. Culture filters guide name discovery and never imply that a faith officially endorses astrology or numerology.
14 canonical names: 14 curated linguistic records and 0 reference usage records. Pages are paginated to stay fast on mobile.
AyoAyọ̀
unisexJoy
EYE-yo · Yoruba
Imani
girl / unisexFaith
ee-MAH-nee · Arabic through Swahili
Jabari
boyBrave or powerful
juh-BAH-ree · Arabic through Swahili
Kofi
boyBorn on Friday
KOH-fee · Akan
Kwame
boyBorn on Saturday
KWAH-may · Akan
Lerato
girl / unisexLove
leh-RAH-to · Sesotho and Setswana
Naledi
girl / unisexStar
nah-LEH-dee · Sesotho and Setswana
Nia
girl / unisexPurpose in Swahili; bright in a Welsh derivation
NEE-a · Swahili and Welsh
SadeṢadé
girlHonor earns a crown
SHAH-day · Yoruba
Sipho
boy / unisexGift
SEE-po · Zulu and Xhosa
Thandiwe
girl / unisexBeloved
tan-DEE-way · Southern Bantu languages
Themba
boy / unisexHope or trust
TEM-ba · Zulu and Ndebele
Zuri
girl / unisexBeautiful or good
ZOO-ree · Swahili
How this collection is built: canonical records are selected by the language, cultural, gender, style, or first-letter metadata shown on their pages. Curated and reference records remain visibly distinct, and similar spellings normally canonicalize to one page rather than creating duplicate thin pages.