Traditional Tanzanian Names

Alive, living, prosperous

Officer, chief, or steward

Peace, wishes

Trustworthy, honest, faithful, or reliable

Noble oath; one who will be prosperous

Blessing

Delicate, weak; or guide, proof

Beloved

Virtue, excellence, grace, merit, or outstanding quality

Unique, precious pearl

Captivating, abstaining, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad

Beloved, dear, friend

Gentle, mild, patient, forbearing

Born on Thursday

Good, beautiful, virtuous

Good, handsome; diminutive of Hasan

Faith

Brave, fearless, valiant

born on Friday

Distributor, one who divides

The loved one

Respectable, trustworthy, born prematurely

Good fortune, welfare, well-being

Jewel, precious thing

Pearl or peace

Angel, messenger

Beloved, bitter, or rebellion

Shepherd, one who tends to a flock or community

Who is like God? (Hebrew); also a Swahili diminutive

To draw out, or drawn from water

Born on Friday

Beautiful, good, kind

Grace, blessing, prosperity

Light

Star

God the highest; flourishing, populous

Second born

Rightly guided, discerning, rational

Gardens, meadows

Livelihood, blessings, good fortune

Rising, ascent; also associated with the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.

Pure, sincere friend

Happy, fortunate, lord, master

Safe, sound, perfect, healthy, complete

Safe, peaceful, sound, unharmed

sword

Born in Sha'ban (the eighth month of the Islamic calendar)

Wondrous, marvelous