Names for girl [female] characters of book African Africa Swahili origin

Suggesting book character names for girl [female] , of Africa African Swahili origin.

Name: kesi

Means: Swahili name meaning "born when the father had difficulties."

Origin: african

Name: selam

Means: Amharic and Tigrinya of Ethiopia unisexual name meaning "peace."

Origin: african

Name: koko

Means: Adangbe of Ghana name meaning "born second."

Origin: african

Name: adetoun

Means: Yoruba of Nigeria female name meaning "princess."

Origin: african

Name: gyamfua

Means: Ashanti of Ghana name. Meaning unknown.

Origin: african

Name: teru

Means: Amharic of Ethiopia name meaning "good." This name is most often used in combination with other names, as in TERUWORQ, which means "good gold."

Origin: african

Name: afya

Means: Swahili female name (also spelled AFIYA) and Kiswahili word meaning "health."Afya Bora means "good health."

Origin: african

Name: abena

Means: Akan of Ghana name for females born on Tuesday.

Origin: african

Name: nangila

Means: Luya of Kenya name meaning "born while the parents were traveling."

Origin: african

Name: aina

Means: Yoruba of Nigeria female name meaning "difficult birth," such as a child born with umbilical cord around neck.

Origin: african

Name: azinza

Means: The word for "mermaid" in the Mina language of Togo.

Origin: african

Name: dalila

Means: Swahili name meaning "gentle."

Origin: african

Name: safiyeh

Means: Swahili and Arabic name meaning "pure and wise" or "lion's share."

Origin: african

Name: kanika

Means: Kenyan name meaning "black material."

Origin: african

Name: ebiere

Means: Ijaw of Niger female name. Meaning unknown.

Origin: african

Name: nini

Means: West African name meaning "stone."

Origin: african

Name: nishan

Means: Amharic of Ethiopia name meaning "award, medal."

Origin: african

Name: efra

Means: A popular female name in Egypt.

Origin: african

Name: ayo

Means: Yoruba of Nigeria name meaning "joy."

Origin: african

Name: abba

Means: Ghanaian name for females born on Thursday.

Origin: african

Name: khatiti

Means: Luhya of Kenya unisexual name meaning "tiny, little."

Origin: african

Name: zuwena

Means: Swahili name meaning "good."

Origin: african

Name: sadio

Means: Name from W.African French-speaking countries meaning "pure."

Origin: african

Name: ola

Means: Ibo of Nigeria name meaning "precious, worth."

Origin: african

Name: ramatulai

Means: Wolof of Senegal name. Meaning unknown.

Origin: african

Name: desta

Means: Amharic of Ethiopia unisexual name meaning "joy, happiness."

Origin: african

Name: aret

Means: Ibibio of Nigeria name for female children born on market day, called Edet.

Origin: african

Name: ramla

Means: Swahili name meaning "fortune teller" or "prophet."

Origin: african

Name: njemile

Means: Ngoni of Malawi name meaning "upstanding."

Origin: african

Name: iyangura

Means: Nyanja of Zambia name meaning "to arbitrate" or "to perform ceremonies for the birth of twins."

Origin: african

Name: akim

Means: According to an Ibibio of Nigeria folktale, Akim was a gorgeous, fat, young woman made of oil who melted in the sun while doing farm labor.

Origin: african

Name: loiyan

Means: Masai of Kenya name. Meaning unknown.

Origin: african

Name: mpenzi

Means: Swahili name meaning "beloved."

Origin: african

Name: esiankiki

Means: A Masai and Tanzania word meaning "young maiden."

Origin: african

Name: rachid

Means: Swahili name meaning "righteous."

Origin: african

Name: kifle

Means: Ethiopian name meaning "my class."

Origin: african

Name: adwoa

Means: Akan of Ghana names for females born on Monday; peace.

Origin: african

Name: halima

Means: Swahili name meaning "gentle, humane, kind."

Origin: african

Name: xetsa

Means: Ewe of Ghana name meaning "twin."

Origin: african

Name: akua

Means: Akan of Ghana name for females born on Wednesday.

Origin: african

Name: zinsa

Means: Benin name meaning "twin."

Origin: african

Name: abebi

Means: Yoruba of Nigeria female name meaning "we asked and got her" or "we asked for her and she came to us."

Origin: african

Name: ayisha

Means: These Swahili and Arabic female names mean "woman, life, alive" and refer to the Muslim Prophet Muhammed's favored wife. See Aisha under the Arabic category for more variants.

Origin: african

Name: cleopatra

Means: Cleopatra VII reigned as Queen of Egypt from 51-30 B.C.She was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt and is believed to have been black African.

Origin: african

Name: akosua

Means: Akan or Ahsanti of Ghana name for females born on Sunday.

Origin: african

Name: zwena

Means: Swahili name meaning "good."

Origin: african

Name: wambui

Means: Kikuyu of Kenya name meaning "singer."

Origin: african

Name: alitash

Means: Amharic of Ethiopia female name meaning "may I not lose you, may I find you always my precious."May be shortened to Tash.

Origin: african

Name: china

Means: A Shona of Zimbabwe word for "Thursday."

Origin: african

Name: tabia

Means: Swahili name meaning "make incantations."

Origin: african

Names for girl [female] characters of book African Africa Swahili origin

Suggesting book character names for girl [female] , of Africa African Swahili origin.

Name: kesi

Name: selam

Name: koko

Name: adetoun

Name: gyamfua

Name: teru

Name: afya

Name: abena

Name: nangila

Name: aina

Name: azinza

Name: dalila

Name: safiyeh

Name: kanika

Name: ebiere

Name: nini

Name: nishan

Name: efra

Name: ayo

Name: abba

Name: khatiti

Name: zuwena

Name: sadio

Name: ola

Name: ramatulai

Name: desta

Name: aret

Name: ramla

Name: njemile

Name: iyangura

Name: akim

Name: loiyan

Name: mpenzi

Name: esiankiki

Name: rachid

Name: kifle

Name: adwoa

Name: halima

Name: xetsa

Name: akua

Name: zinsa

Name: abebi

Name: ayisha

Name: cleopatra

Name: akosua

Name: zwena

Name: wambui

Name: alitash

Name: china

Name: tabia

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