Abeba is an African girl name. Meaning “flower” in Amharic.

Categorized into: flower names.

Abidemi is an African boy name. Meaning “born during father’s absence” in Yoruba.

Amara is an African girl name. Meaning “grace” in Igbo.

Anansi or Ananse is an unisex pet name for spiders. It has African origin and literally means “spider” in an Akan language (southern Ghana, eastern Ivory Coast, Liberia and parts of Togo).

Spirit of West African and Caribbean folklore that can take human or arachnid form. It is a God who knows all the stories of the world.

Variants: Kwaku Ananse and Anancy.

Categorized into: Mythologic names

Berko is an African boy name. Meaning “first born” in Akan.

Dayo is an unisex boy name. Meaning “joy arrives” in Yoruba.

Emani is an African girl name.

Variant of Imani.

Farai is an African girl name. Meaning “rejoice” in Shona.

Idir is an African boy name. Meaning “alive” in Tamazight.

Ige is an African girl name. Meaning “born feet first” in Yoruba.