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Lemtuna (Also Lemta)
Meaning - Legendary ancestral mother of all Tuaregs
A girl's name
Ethnic origin - Tuareg
Country/ Region of Origin - Algeria, Libya, Mali, Niger, Morocco



Menelik
Meaning - Son of the wise man
A boy's name
Ethnic origin - Amharic
Country/ Region of Origin - Ethiopia



Lelo
Meaning - Grace
A girl's name
Ethnic origin - Oromo/ Oromigna
Country/ Region of Origin - Ethiopia, Kenya



Traore
Meaning - A clan name of the old Mandinka Empire
Ethnic origin - Mandinka
Country/ Region of Origin - Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire , Sierra Leone, Liberia and Niger



Ndege
Meaning - A bird
A boy's name
Ethnic origin - Swahili
Country/ Region of Origin -Tanzania,Kenya




Wende
Meaning - Love
A girl's name
Ethnic origin - Kihehe/ Kibena
Country/ Region of Origin - Tanzania



Luzolo
Meaning - Love
A unisex name
Ethnic origin - Kikongo, Country/ Region of Origin(Tanzania,Kenya)



Alek
Meaning - Black-spotted cow
A girl's name
Ethnic origin - Dinka
Country/ Region of Origin - South Sudan



Nyawela
Meaning - Traveller; Born away from home
A girl's name
Ethnic origin - Anyuaa (=Anyuak)
Country/ Region of Origin - South Sudan



Tiiga
Meaning - Alive; Verdent green tree
A girl's name
Ethnic origin
Country/ Region of Origin - Burkina Faso



Alaso (Alt. Calaso)
Meaning - Smooth/ fair-skinned
A girl's name
Ethnic origin - Somali
Country/ Region of Origin - Somalia, Kenya



Shangwe
Meaning - Rejoicing
A girl's name
Ethnic origin - Swahili Country/ Region of Origin(Tanzania,Kenya)



Welly
Meaning - Likeable
A girl's name
Ethnic origin - Peul or Peulh (=Fulani)
Country/ Region of Origin(Tanzania,Kenya)



Mashaka
Meaning - Doubts
A boy's name
Ethnic origin - Swahili Country/ Region of Origin (Tanzania,Kenya)



Ziri
Meaning - Moonlight
A boy's name
Ethnic origin - Tuareg
Country/ Region of Origin - Algeria, Libya, Mali, Niger, Morocco




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A name makes the person
Many African cultures hold the belief that the name given to a person must be carefully selected as it will influence the character of that person.
Meaning of name has baby and parents waiting
Despite the trappings of the modern day urbanite, African families still try to maintain naming traditions.
It takes a village to name a child
Strange as it may sound, there is no greater or more political decision than the naming of a child in Africa.