Africa Names, Meanings, and their History

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Aganya (uh-gahn-yuh)

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africa female priceless given igbo english christian

aganya name meaning

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Cheta (CHE-tah)

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nigerian igbo unisex africa baby

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Gallaasa (ga-la-a-sa)

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ethiopian africa baby oromo

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Iswah (ee-swah)

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nigerian muslim nigeria female igbo nigerian-yoruba yoruba-nigerian

iswah name meaning

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Lookman (LOOK-man)

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yoruba-nigerian male muslim yoruba baby religion masculine

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Munbisat (mun-bee-sat)

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female girl nigerian africa muslim feminine hausa

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Sami (SAA-mee)

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northern sami muslim feminine masculine israeli-hebrew baby northern sami-arabic

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Shem (shem)

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baby masculine hebrew jewish biblical boy africa

shem name meaning

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Tabina (tuh-BEE-nah)

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arabic-ethiopian muslim arabic-swahili swahili-arabic female africa ethiopian

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Tolana (toh-lah-nah)

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africa commendable unisex baby girl russian feminine

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Ummi (OO-mee)

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turkish-italian swedish-polish french-algerian greek-indian yoruba-arabic maltese-lebanese swedish-vietnamese

ummi name meaning

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