East-african Baby Names
51 East-african names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 51 baby names with a east-african feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
East-african Girl Names
Jalani#1203 in the U.S.Mighty, powerful, strong; from Swahili jalani (strong, powerful), from Arabic jalal (greatness,▶Rahma#2258 in the U.S.mercy, compassion, divine kindness▶Imara#2979 in the U.S.From Swahili imara, meaning strong, firm, stable, or resolute — a quality name celebrating stre▶Zawadi#5770 in the U.S.From Swahili zawadi, 'a gift, a present, a reward'; here for girls; used for both sexes▶Soliyana#6105 in the U.S.An Ethiopian (Amharic) name (Soliana) — variously linked to 'a gift of God', the name Solomon (▶Yoadan#6132 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Jehoaddan/Yehoaddan, 'Yahweh delights; the Lord is bliss/pleasure' (a queen of ▶Ariam#6172 in the U.S.From Tigrinya/Geez (Eritrea/Ethiopia), 'the highest heaven; paradise; the heavens'▶Riziki#6328 in the U.S.From Swahili riziki (from Arabic rizq), 'sustenance, provision; a blessing or fortune, especial▶Hiyab#7713 in the U.S.From Tigrinya/Amharic (Eritrean and Ethiopian), 'a gift; a gift from God'▶Nyota#7838 in the U.S.From Swahili, 'a star' — made known by Nyota Uhura of Star Trek; we note the pop-culture use▶Rehema#7852 in the U.S.From Swahili (from Arabic rahma), 'mercy; compassion; grace'▶Zema#7932 in the U.S.From Ge'ez/Amharic zema, 'a melody; a sacred chant; the chant of the Ethiopian Church'; also a ▶Denayt#8046 in the U.S.From the Tigrinya (Eritrean/Ethiopian), 'mercy; grace; compassion'▶Masani#8232 in the U.S.From the Luganda (Ugandan), 'one who has a gap between the front teeth' (a feature considered b▶Bahati#8500 in the U.S.From the Swahili bahati, 'luck; fortune; good luck'▶Johari#8648 in the U.S.From the Swahili johari, 'a jewel; a gem; something precious' (from the Arabic jawhar)▶Mwajuma#10790 in the U.S.From the Swahili Mwajuma, tied to Ijumaa ('Friday'), traditionally given to a girl born on a Fr▶Malaica#11719 in the U.S.From the Swahili Malaika, 'angel' (borrowed from the Arabic malak, 'angel'). A tender, celestia▶Mwavita#14675 in the U.S.Mwavita is used in Swahili-speaking parts of East and Central Africa, including the eastern Dem▶MeleyMeley reads as a short modern name; it is also used in East African (Tigrinya/Amharic) communit▶TatuFrom the Swahili tatu, 'three' — traditionally given to a third-born child. A simple, meaningfu▶
East-african Boy Names
Jabari#1022 in the U.S.Brave; fearless; from Swahili jabari (brave, bold), from Arabic jabbar (powerful, compeller)▶Jelani#1747 in the U.S.Mighty or great; from the Swahili and Arabic tradition, ultimately connected to the Arabic jali▶Abdullahi#2415 in the U.S.Servant of God; slave of Allah; Somali form of Abdullah (Arabic: abd Allah — servant/slave of G▶Dakhari#3052 in the U.S.A name of African origin, often attributed to Swahili or broader sub-Saharan African traditions▶Damiri#3104 in the U.S.From Arabic damir (conscience, inner nature, heart, character), meaning one of good conscience ▶Kimani#3555 in the U.S.From East African (Kikuyu/Swahili) — variously 'beautiful and sweet', 'great in spirit', or a K▶Johari#3628 in the U.S.From Swahili johari (via Arabic jawhar), 'jewel, gem, precious stone'; also 'jeweler'▶Jasiri#5523 in the U.S.From Swahili jasiri, 'brave, bold, courageous, daring'▶Robel#5826 in the U.S.An Eritrean/Ethiopian (Tigrinya/Amharic) form linked to the archangel Raphael — from Hebrew, 'G▶Deng#5958 in the U.S.From the Dinka (South Sudan), the name of the sky-and-rain divinity; given to a child born duri▶Maasai#6048 in the U.S.From the name of the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania — 'one who speaks Maa' (their language▶Kamau#7468 in the U.S.From the Kikuyu (Kenyan), 'a quiet warrior'▶Simba#7642 in the U.S.From Swahili, 'a lion' — made known by the lead of Disney's The Lion King; we note the pop-cult▶Yeab#7702 in the U.S.A short form of Yeabsira and related Amharic (Ethiopian) names, variously linked to 'work of Go▶Yodahe#7704 in the U.S.From the Amharic (Ethiopian), variously read 'thank Him; give thanks (to God)'; we note the sac▶Mugisha#8103 in the U.S.From the Kinyarwanda/Runyankole (Rwanda/Uganda), 'luck; blessing; good fortune; the grace/favou▶Naol#8114 in the U.S.From the Oromo (Ethiopian), a modern given name of uncertain traditional meaning (sometimes glo▶Zamani#8273 in the U.S.From the Swahili/Bantu zamani, 'a time; an age; the past; long ago' (also a surname); a word-na▶Ariam#8341 in the U.S.From the Tigrinya/Ge'ez (Eritrean/Ethiopian), 'the heavens; the highest heaven; paradise'▶Biruk#8370 in the U.S.From the Amharic (Ethiopian) biruk, 'blessed'▶Ramadhani#11972 in the U.S.From the Swahili Ramadhani (from Arabic Ramadan), given to a child born during the holy month o▶Shabani#12083 in the U.S.From Swahili, Shabani names a child born in Shaban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. A▶Shukuru#12098 in the U.S.From Swahili, Shukuru means 'be grateful; give thanks' (from the Arabic-derived shukr, 'gratitu▶Bahati#12514 in the U.S.Bahati is a Swahili name from East Africa meaning 'luck' or 'fortune'. It carries a hopeful, bl▶Tajiri#13954 in the U.S.From the Swahili tajiri, 'rich; wealthy; a merchant' — itself borrowed from Arabic tajir, 'trad▶AsumaniAn East African (Swahili) form of Uthman (Osman), the Arabic name of a revered early companion ▶IgabeIgabe reads as an East African name (from the Rwanda/Uganda region); its precise meaning is not▶MajaliwaA Swahili/East African name understood as 'the given ones; that which is granted' - carrying th▶RamazaniA Swahili/East African name from Ramazani (Ramadan), given to a child born during the holy mont▶YamunguA name of East African background (heard in Bantu-speaking regions) whose specific meaning is n▶
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Popular East-african baby names include Jabari, Jalani, Jelani, Rahma, Abdullahi, Imara. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 51 East-african baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.