African Girl Names

If you're looking for a name for your little one that brings with it tremendous meaning, you should consider a girl's name of African origin. Here are 25 names for little girls that are both exotic and feminine at once.

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• Amahle – Amahle is an African girl name. It means 'the beautiful ones.'
• Thandolwethu – Thandolwethu is an African girl name. It means 'our love.' The name is pronounced 'than-do-le-thu.'
• Afra – Afra is an African girl name. It means 'white.' Afra can also be seen in Arabic, Hebrew, Muslim, and American cases.
• Kimonia – Kimonia is an African girl name. It means 'great woman.'
• Awo – Awo is an African girl named 'ah-woo.' It means 'girl born on Thursday.'
• Nomatha – Nomatha is an African girl name. It means 'big surprise.'
• Sha-Mia - Sha-Mia is an African girl name. It means 'to be of high spirit.'
• Zuri – Zuri is an African girl name that some boys have as well. It means 'good' and 'beautiful.' It is part of the Swahili language. A celebrity with the name Zuri is Zuri Hall, a TV host.
• Behati – Behati is an African girl name that is an Afrikaans version of Beatrice. It means 'blessed' and 'she who brings happiness.'
• Ngozi – Ngozi is an African girl name, pronounced 'n-gaw-zee.' The name, common in Africa, means 'blessing.'
• Tisa – Tisa is an African girl name meaning 'ninth born.' It is related to Western names such as Lisa and Trisha.
• Thandie – Thandie is an African girl name originating from South Africa. The name means 'beloved.'
• Zella – Zella is an African girl name. It means 'lacking nothing' and 'one who knows the way.'
• Nairobi – Nairobi is an African girl name. It is also the capital and largest city in Kenya. Both Kenya and Nairobi are African girl names.
• Chioma – Chioma is an African girl name. It means 'good God.'
• Akosua– Akosua is an African girl name. It means 'born on Sunday.' It is common for the Akan of Ghana and the Ivory Coast to name their babies after the day of the week they are born.
• Maaza- Maaza is an African girl name pronounced 'mah-zah.' Maaza means a pleasant scent, particularly from a yellow daisy prevalent in Ethiopia. A woman with the name Maaza is the Ethiopian-American novelist Maaza Mengiste.
• Habiba – Habiba is an African girl name. It means 'beloved,' and 'sweetheart.' It is a name in the Muslim religion popular in North Africa and Somalia.
• Amara – Amara is an African girl name, pronounced 'a-mahr-a.' It means 'elegance' and 'grace.'
• Ife – Ife is an African girl name, pronounced 'ee-feh.' It means 'woman of love.' Ife is the name of the ancient Nigeria city Yoruba.
• Dayo – Dayo is an African girl name. It means 'pleasure is coming,' and it originated in the Yoruba language.
• Arusi – Arusi is an African girl name. It is pronounced 'uh-roo-see.' Originating from the Swahili language, it means 'born at the wedding time.'
• Fumnaya – Fumnaya is an African girl name, pronounced 'foom-NAH-yah.' The name means 'give me love.'
• Lerato – Lerato is an African girl name. It means 'beloved woman.'
• Mbali – Mbali is an African girl name, pronounced 'mbah-lee.' Popular in Southern Africa, Mbali means 'like a flower.'

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