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Bantu Baby Names

5 Bantu names with researched meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

Explore 5 Bantu baby names below. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it said correctly. Names are listed most-popular first.

Bantu Girl Names

Nyala#10036 in the U.S.From the southern African (Bantu) nyala, 'a spiral-horned antelope'; also a place-name (a town ▶Nyanza#11574 in the U.S.Nyanza comes from a Bantu word for a lake or great body of water, best known from Lake Nyanza, ▶Niambi#17641 in the U.S.Niambi is an African girl's name of Bantu origin, carried into African American naming and gene▶

Bantu Boy Names

Zaire#503 in the U.S.From the Kikongo word nzadi o nzere meaning 'the river that swallows all rivers,' referring to ▶Mmunga#10425 in the U.S.Mmunga is a personal name from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, of Bantu language backgrou▶

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What are popular Bantu baby names?

Popular Bantu baby names include Zaire, Nyala, Mmunga, Nyanza, Niambi. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.

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More4Kids lists 5 Bantu baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.