174 African Girl Names And 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 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

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