Traditional Sierra Leone Names

Servant of God

Born on Monday; my father is joy

Father of

Earth, of human origin

Pilgrim to Mecca

Religious leader, scholar, or imam

First, leader, beginning

Eternal, immortal; also means 'grace' or 'bitter' in other contexts

Trustworthy, faithful, honest

From Bengal

Daughter of a king; daughter of God

Warrior, brave one

Beautiful day, pretty

Captivating, abstinent, she who abstains

Victorious, triumphant

Born on Friday

Born on Friday

Respect, honor

Goodness, beauty

Life, living

Wishing, desiring

Father of many; a prophet's name

Gift of God, salvation

From the Jalloh tribe

Hope, aspiration

Treasured, beloved

Great, mighty, exalted

Respected, dignified

Pure, sacred

Respected, dignified

Teacher, instructor

Strong, powerful

Man of peace

Respectable, esteemed

Born on Thursday

I love you

Mother, beloved

Mother, matriarch

Beloved, bitter, or a variation of Mary

Born on Wednesday

Praised, praiseworthy

Gift from God

Noble, wishing, or solitary

To draw out, or drawn from water

The chosen one, the selected

Gift from God

My mother

Grace, blessing, or meat/animal