African Names

Born on Wednesday

daughter of the king

First born child

ninth month of the Ethiopian calendar

over 10,000

She who brings gold

ancestor, forefather

After the official title; from bununu (cereals)

Born on a festival day

blessed

One born a day after Sallah day

Born into wealth

You are wealthy

Helping hand, one who helps others

One who has left her community or family

Woke up with wealth

Wake up with wealth/joy

Finds wealth at home

God's gift to me

Warrior, great warrior, powerful warrior

see, look

Be thankful; be grateful

Be seen, be shown, be visible

Pugnacious, combative, quarrelsome

Be admirable, be praised

Adds to wealth

be thankful, be grateful

Belongs to God

Old Hausa name, meaning unknown or lost to time

Blower

One born fat and squat

Fat and round

A family is born

asked for; prayed for

Look unto God

God remembers

God has sent me

God is happiness; God is joy

God is life

God is my life

God is my inheritance

God is one

God leads the way

God writes / God has written

God is merciful / God is good

God is alive

God leads me

God has sent