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174 African Girl Names And Meanings

African Baby Girl Names with Meanings

African girl names are iconic and the meanings behind the names are unique to African way of life. We all know that Africa is the mother continent. We all have roots from Africa.

When we talk about African girl names and meanings of the names there are different kinds. Some African girl names have meanings related to the personality. Such as Tisha for example, meanings “Strong willed”.

Other African names for girls have meanings related to the day they were born. For example, Efia is an African girl name meaning “Born on Friday”.

There are African girl names with spiritual meanings, usually related to God. For example, Chinue an African girl name that means “God’s Blessing”.

And there are African names for girls that were given to children by their order of birth. For example, Ada is a girl name that means “First daughter”.

And finally, there are African girl names that are related to nature, such as names of wild animals or plants. For example, Paka is an African girl name meaning “Cat”.

For more African names, check out African boy names with meanings.

Without further ado, let’s begin with African girl names and their meanings.

African Girl Names And Meanings Inspired By Personality

As stated above, these African names for girls have meanings which express personality or appearance.

  1. Abeo – meaning Come to Bring Happiness
  2. Adaeze – meaning Princess
  3. Adande – African girl name meaning Challenger
  4. Adanma – meaning Daughter of Beauty
  5. Adero – meaning Life Giver
  6. Adana – means Her father’s daughter (Nigerian)
  7. Adanna – meaning Father’s Daughter
  8. Adanne – African girl name meaning Mother’s Daughter
  9. Adanya – means Her father’s daughter (Nigerian)
  10. Adwin – meaning Artist
  11. Afam – African baby girl name meaning Friendly
  12. Akili – meaning Wisdom
  13. Akuabia – meaning Here is Wealth
  14. Alaezi – African girl name meaning Exonerated
  15. Alika – meaning Most beautiful (Nigerian)
  16. Amadi – African girl name meaning Rejoicing (Nigerian)
  17. Ameena – meaning Trustworthy (Swahili)
  18. Ameenah – meaning Trustworthy (Swahili)
  19. Amina – meaning Trustworthy (Swahili)
  20. Aminah – meaning Trustworthy (Swahili)
  21. Amineh – which is meaning Trustworthy (Swahili)
  22. Anana – meaning Soft, Gentle
  23. Asha – meaning Lif
  24. Aziza – meaning Precious (Swahili)
  25. Bahati – meaning Luck/Lucky
  26. Binah – meaning Dancer
  27. Bisa – meaning Loved
  28. Chiku – African baby girl name meaning Chatterer
  29. Chipo – meaning Gift
  30. Dalia – meaning Gentle (Tanzanian)
  31. Dalila – meaning Gentle
  32. Damisi – meaning Cheerful
  33. Deka – meaning Pleasing (Somali)
  34. Doli – meaning Doll
  35. Eyelin – meaning Like the apple of the eye
  36. Fadhila – African baby girl name meaning Outstanding
  37. Faiza – meaning Victorious
  38. Farida – meaning Unique
  39. Fola – meaning Honor
  40. Ghalyela – meaning Precious
  41. Gimbya – meaning Princess
  42. Hadiya – meaning Gift (Swahili)
  43. Haiba – meaning Charm
  44. Halima – meaning Gentle
  45. Halla – African girl name meaning Unexpected Gift
  46. Hamida – meaning Gracious
  47. Hanna – meaning Happiness
  48. Hasina – meaning Good (Swahili)
  49. Isabis – meaning Something Beautiful
  50. Isoke – meaning Satisfying gift
  51. Jahia – African baby girl name meaning Prominent
  52. Jamelia – meaning Form of Jameelah Beautiful (Somali) (Swahili)
  53. Jamila – meaning Beautiful
  54. Jamilah – means Form of Jameelah Beautiful (Somali) (Swahili)
  55. Jamilia – meaning Form of Jameelah Beautiful (Somali) (Swahili)
  56. Jamilla – meaning Form of Jameelah Beautiful (somali) (Swahili)
  57. Jamille – meaning Form of Jameelah Beautiful (Somali) (Swahili)
  58. Jemila – meaning Form of Jameelah Beautiful (Somali and Swahili)
  59. Kali – African girl name meaning Energetic
  60. Kamili – meaning Perfection
  61. Kesia – meaning Favorite
  62. Lateefah – meaning Gentle, pleasant
  63. Latifa – meaning Gentle
  64. Layla – meaning Born at Night
  65. Lewa – African baby girl name meaning Beautiful
  66. Lila – meaning Good
  67. Lisha – meaning Mysterious
  68. Lulu – meaning Pearl (Tanzanian)
  69. Maha – meaning Beautiful Eyes
  70. Maisha – meaning Life
  71. Malika – meaning Queen
  72. Mandisa – African girl name meaning Sweet
  73. Mariatu – meaning Pure
  74. Messina – meaning The Spoiler
  75. Miniya – which means Much Expected of Her
  76. Nabila – meaning Noble
  77. Nadia – African girl name meaning Caller
  78. Naima – meaning Graceful
  79. Noma – meaning Farming
  80. Nyako – African baby girl name meaning Girl
  81. Nyeki – means Second Wife
  82. Pulika – meaning Obedience
  83. Rafiya – meaning Dignified
  84. Raisa – meaning Exalted
  85. Ramla – which is meaning One who predicts the future
  86. Rashida – meaning Righteous one of the popular African names for girls
  87. Reta – meaning Shaken
  88. Ridhaa – meaning Goodwill
  89. Saada – meaning Helper
  90. Sabra – meaning Patience
  91. Safara – meaning Her Place
  92. Saida – meaning Happy
  93. Semira – meaning Fulfilled
  94. Serwa – meaning Jewel
  95. Siti – meaning Lady
  96. Tabita – meaning Graceful
  97. Tamasha – meaning Pageant
  98. Thema – means Queen
  99. Tisha – African girl name meaning Strong willed
  100. Uzima – meaning Vitality
  101. Uzuri – meaning Beauty
  102. Winna – meaning Friend
  103. Xhosa – meaning Sweet (South African)
  104. Yakini – meaning Truth
  105. Yusra – African baby girl name meaning Ease
  106. Zaila – meaning Female
  107. Zalika – meaning Well Born
  108. Zawadi – meaning Gift
  109. Zene – African girl name meaning Beautiful
  110. Zina – meaning Name
  111. Zula – meaning Brilliant, Ahead
  112. Zuwina – meaning Good

African girl names and meanings

African Girl Names And Meanings By Birth Order

Here are African names for girls that have meanings related to their birth order.

  1. Ada – meaning First daughter (Nigerian)
  2. Adah – which means First daughter (Nigerian)
  3. Akuako – means Youngest Twin
  4. Akwate – means Oldest Twin
  5. Alaba – meaning 2nd Child
  6. Audi – girl name meaning Last daughter
  7. Baako – African girl name meaning 1st Born
  8. Kande – meaning Firstborn Daughter
  9. Kasinda – meaning Born to a family with twins
  10. Kiden – means Female Born after 3+ Boys
  11. Kenda – which means Nine or December
  12. Tawia – African girl name meaning Born after Twins

African Names For Girls With God Related Meanings

Here are African girl names that have religious meanings.

  1. Abayomi – means Come to Bring Joy
  2. Abebe – African girl name meaning Asked for (Nigerian)
  3. Abebi – meaning Asked for (Nigerian)
  4. Abeni – African baby girl name meaning Girl prayed for
  5. Aidoo – meaning Arrived
  6. Binta – African girl name meaning With God
  7. Chika – means God is supreme (Nigerian)
  8. Chinue – African baby girl name meaning God’s Blessing
  9. Genet – means  Eden
  10. Johanna – African girl name meaning God’s Grace
  11. Kalifa – meaning Chaste, holy (Somali)
  12. Muna – African girl name meaning The Lord is With You
  13. Shukuma – meaning Be Grateful

Beautiful African Girl Names And Meanings Inspired By Nature

These African names for girls were inspired by wild life in Africa, from wild animals, to domestic animals and plants.

  1. Abla – African girl name meaning Wild Rose
  2. Adiel – meaning Goat
  3. Ayanna – African baby girl name meaning Beautiful Flower
  4. Ellema – means Milking a Cow
  5. Paka – African girl name meaning Cat
  6. Sanura – meaning Kitten (Swahili)
  7. Tiaret – powerful African baby girl name meaning Lioness
  8. Wangari – powerful African girl name meaning Leopard
  9. Yasmin – one of the most popular African names for girls meaning Jasmine
  10. Zahra – African girl name meaning Flowering (Swahili)

Beautiful African Girl Names And Meanings

Here are some of the most beautiful African girl names with positive attitude, expressing life and happiness.

  1. Agbeko – beautiful African girl name meaning Life
  2. Aisha – beautiful African baby girl name meaning Life
  3. Alyetoro – beautiful African girl name meaning Peace on Earth
  4. Ashia – meaning Hope Mythology – the wife of a Hindu demigod (Somali)
  5. Bunme – means My Gift
  6. Delu – meaning The only girl
  7. Eshe – which means Life
  8. Hija – African baby girl name meaning Daughter
  9. Imena – beautiful African girl name meaning Dream
  10. Jina – African girl name which means Named child (Swahili)
  11. Juji – another beautiful African girl name meaning Heap of Love
  12. Kia – means Season’s Beginning
  13. Nasha – beautiful African baby girl name meaning Born During Rainy Season
  14. Rabia – means Spring
  15. Ummi – meaning My mother

African Girl Names With Meanings Of The Day They Were Born

African baby names often have the meanings given by the day in the week the baby was born. Here are African girl names with such meanings.

  1. Adjua – African girl name meaning Born on Monday
  2. Adzo – meaning Born on Monday
  3. Afi – meaning Born on Friday
  4. Ama – African baby girl name meaning Born on Saturday
  5. Ami – meaning Saturday’s child (Ghanese)
  6. Baba – meaning Born on Thursday
  7. Benada – African baby girl name meaning Born on Tuesday
  8. Efia – means Born on Friday
  9. Sisi – African girl name meaning Born on Sunday
  10. Tanesha – meaning Born on Monday
  11. Tanisha – beautiful African girl name meaning Monday’s Child
  12. Tanishia – means Born on Monday

More Baby Names

You can find many more baby names on Kidzable. You can take a look at our top Hebrew girl names which all have meanings. Or you can browse on our German boy baby names with meanings for more inspiration.

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