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| Northern Africa | Central Africa | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Southern Africa | Ancient Africa | Place Names | Assorted African Related |
| Ghana Names | Zulu Names | Celestial Names | Names for Beautiful | Flower Names |
| Kings of Swaziland | African Musicians | Master Names List |

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NORTHERN AFRICA 
- Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocca, Tunisia, Western Sahara
NORTHERN AFRICAN NAMES
List of male & female names & surnames

MOROCCAN NAMES
Male & female first names & surnames

NAMES OF MOROCCAN JEWS
Huge list of names and their meaning

NAMES OF CITIES IN MOROCCO
A list of cities in Morocco. Includes cities in Western Sahara 

ALGERIAN NAMES
A French site with a terrific list!

NAMES OF CITIES IN ALGERIA
A list of modern cities in Algeria

TUNISIAN NAMES
A collection of Male names and surnames

EGYPTIAN NAMES
A-Z, Male and Female.

LIST OF FAMOUS EGYPTIANS
Even Omar Sharif is mentioned!

EGYPTIAN BOYS NAMES
No fancy web design - just 228 names!

EGYPTIAN GIRLS NAMES
No fancy web design - just 138 names!

EGYPTIAN NAMES
Since Egyptian hieroglyphs did not use vowels, there are many spelling variations

OLD KINGDOM EGYPTIAN FEMALE NAMES
Also included are a few predynastic names that are clearly indicated

OLD KINGDOM EGYPTIAN MALE NAMES
List of names with meanings & origin

PHOENICIAN NAMES
The cities of Phoenicia were dominated by the Egyptians, Amorites, the Hyksos, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans at various times in their long history. 

WOMEN'S NAMES OF THE PHARAOHS OF EGYPT 
Names of the "other half"

EGYPTIAN MALE NAMES
Egypt is home to one of the earliest known civilizations of the world. Great list of strong names

NAMES OF CITIES IN LIBYA
A list of cities in Libya

NAMES OF CITIES IN EGYPT
A list of cities in Egypt

CENTRAL AFRICA 
- Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaire
CONGOLESE NAMES
Only very few names from the Congo as yet

CHADIAN NAMES
A handful of male, female & surnames from Chad

CAMEROONIAN NAMES
A few male & female names and more surnames from Cameroon

NAMES FROM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Male, female, surnames & Pygmy names

CENTRAL AFRICAN NAMES
Over 40 names to select from

EASTERN AFRICA
- Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Kiswahili, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan, Uganda

NAMES OF KENYA
Male, Female, Surnames, Kikuyu names

NAMES OF CITIES IN KENYA
A list of cities in Kenya

NAMES OF EASTERN AFRICA 
Names used in the Eastern regions of Africa. 

NAMES OF RWANDA
German East African Male, Female, Surnames

NAMES OF UGANDA
List of Male, Female, Surnames, Baganda names

NAMES OF ETHIOPIA
List of Male, Female, Surnames, Amharic, Tigrinya names

SOMALI NAMES
List of male & female names, and surnames

SOMALI NAMES
Just something a little more unusual.

NAMES OF CITIES IN SOMALIA
A list of cities in Somalia

SWAHILI PET NAMES
Extensive list for male and female.

SWAHILI DICTIONARY
Fabulous! You can even translate the name into English.

SWAHILI WORDS
Simple list of words, no meanings

SWAHILI NAMES
The Swahili are one of the largest cultural groups in Africa. Good list of male & female names

SWAHILI BABY NAMES
Small list of lovely names with meanings

SUDANESE NAMES
List of male & female names, and surnames

TANZANIAN NAMES
Male & female names of Tanganyika and Zanzibar

NAMES OF CITIES IN TANZANIA
A list of cities in Tanzania

EASTERN AFRICAN NAMES
List of male & female names used in the Eastern regions of Africa

NAMES OF CITIES IN SUDAN
A list of cities in Sudan

 

WESTERN AFRICA
- Benin, Burkina Fasu, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Togo 
NAMES OF THE GAMBIA
List of traditional names, with gender and some with meanings.

GAMBIAN NAMES
Only a handful of male & female names & surnames of Gambia

SPECIAL GHANA NAMES
Very unusual

NIGERIAN NAMES FOR PETS
Male and female. Simply great!

NAMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR
Nicknames, Slogans, Local and Operational Code-Names

NIGERIAN NAMES
Yoruba, Igbo & Hausa Names. Lovely!

NIGERIAN NAMES
Male & female names, and surnames. Terrific!

PLACE NAMES IN NIGERIA
Alphabetical order the states, and some of their towns and cities.

SENEGALESE NAMES
A few male & female names and surnames of Senegal

NAMES OF SIERRA LEONE
A few lovely female & male names & surnames

NAMES OF CITIES IN SIERRA LEONE
A list of cities in Sierra Leone

GHANAIAN NAMES
A few female & male names & surnames of Ghana

NAMES OF CITIES IN GHANA
A list of cities in Ghana

NAMES OF BENIN 
Male, female & surnames

NAMES OF CITIES IN BENIN
A list of cities in Benin

WESTERN AFRICAN NAMES
An extensive list of some fabulous names!

NAMES OF CITIES IN GUINEA-BISSAU
A list of cities in Guinea-Bissau

SOUTHERN AFRICA
- Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
NAMES FROM ZAMBIA
Just a few Northern Rhodesian surnames.

ENGLISH-AFRIKAANS ON-LINE DICTIONARY
Contains over 4,000 terms.

AFRIKAANS
General Words and Phrases

SOUTH AFRICAN SLANG DICTIONARY
Interesting and fun collection of typical South African slang words and phrases

ENGLISH-ZULU PHRASES
Translations of greetings and useful phrases: Excuse me = Uxolo

LIST OF ZULU KINGS
A list of Zulu chieftains and kings from their earliest known history up to the current monarch

SWAZI ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Select a Swazi name and get the English translation!

PARAMOUNT CHIEFS & KINGS OF SWAZILAND
A list of Paramount Chiefs and Kings (Ngwenyamas) of Swaziland

NAMES OF CITIES IN SWAZILAND
A list of cities in Swaziland

SHONA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Shona words translated into English

SHONA LANGUAGE SWEAR WORDS
How to swear, insult, cuss and curse in Shona! Swear words and phrases in Shona, and their English translations.

ZIMBABWEAN NAMES
Some more great Southern Rhodesian names for the RR's!

PLACE NAMES IN ZIMBABWE
Following independence in 1980, Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) began renaming cities, towns and streets

NAMES OF CITIES IN ZIMBABWE
A list of cities in Zimbabwe

SOUTHERN AFRICAN NAMES
Another great selection, male & female

NAMES OF MADAGASCAR
List of Malagasy Male, Female Names & Surnames

NAMES OF CITIES IN BOTSWANA
A list of cities in Botswana

NAMES OF CITIES IN MALAWI
A list of cities in Malawi

ANCIENT AFRICA 
- Aethiopia, Egypt, Mauretania, Nubia, Numidia
EGYPTIAN NAMES
Finally! Our list of beautiful Egyptian names, including meanings. Even included are names of pharoaos, kings etc. Enjoy!

NAMES OF GODS & GODDESSES OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Huge selection of names, including deities

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN NAMES 
Huge list of male names

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FEMALE NAMES 
Large list of female names to choose from

EGYPTIAN PHARAOHS
Enormous list of names

OLD EGYPTIAN NAMES
Women's Names of the Great Time by the Pharaohs of Egypt 

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TERMS
A huge list of wonderful names!

GLOSSARY OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TERMS AND NAMES
Long list of names or words from Ancient Egypt, with descriptions

NAMES OF EGYPTIAN KINGS/PHARAOHS
Includes names of Governors and other Rulers 

WOMEN'S NAMES OF THE PHARAOHS OF EGYPT 
Names of the "other half"

NAMES OF PHARAOHS
Pharaoh is a title used to refer to the kings (of godly status) in ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN NAMES
Interesting! Well worth exploring

NUMIDIAN NAMES
List of male & female names & Kings from Numidia (now eastern Algeria)

NAMES OF NUMIDIA AND MAURETANIA
Numidia and Mauretania were originally Berber kingdoms to the west of Carthage. The people were made up of nomadic mountain pastoralists and settled farmers along the coast. 

EGYPTIAN PAGAN GODS & GODDESSES
A small list of names

NAMES OF EGYPTIAN GODS
Brief Biographies of Egyptian Gods

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GODS AND GODDESSES
A Glossary of Gods and Goddesses 

EGYPTIAN GODS & GODDESSES 
Only a few, but excellent!

NAMES OF GODDESSES OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Extensive list, with descriptions

EGYPTIAN GODS
An excellent descriptive list

THE GODDESSES AND GODS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Yet another comprehensive list

NAMES OF PHARAOHS
Pharaoh is a title used to refer to the kings (of godly status) in ancient Egypt

EGYPTIAN GOD NAMES
A great list of the main Gods and their primary place of worship.

EGYPTIAN GOD THEMES
With descriptions, from Colorado University

EGYPTIAN PAGAN GODS & GODDESSES
A small list of names

PLACE NAMES
- Kiswahili, Sudan, Eithiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania
NAMES OF CITIES IN KENYA
A list of cities in Kenya

PLACE NAMES IN NIGERIA
Alphabetical order the states, and some of their towns and cities.

NAMES OF CITIES IN KENYA
A list of cities in Kenya

PLACE NAMES IN ZIMBABWE
Following independence in 1980, Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) began renaming cities, towns and streets

HISTORICAL AFRICAN PLACE NAMES
A list of historical African place names

NAMES OF CITIES IN RWANDA
A list of cities in Rwanda

NAMES OF CITIES IN SWAZILAND
A list of cities in Swaziland

NAMES OF CITIES IN TANZANIA
A list of cities in Tanzania

NAMES OF CITIES IN GHANA
A list of cities in Ghana

NAMES OF CITIES IN SOMALIA
A list of cities in Somalia

NAMES OF CITIES IN SIERRA LEONE
A list of cities in Sierra Leone

NAMES OF CITIES IN MOROCCO
A list of cities in Morocco. Includes cities in Western Sahara

NAMES OF CITIES IN BENIN
A list of cities in Benin

NAMES OF CITIES IN ALGERIA
A list of modern cities in Algeria

NAMES OF CITIES IN BOTSWANA
A list of modern cities in Botswana

NAMES OF CITIES IN THE CONGO
A list of modern cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

NAMES OF CITIES IN LIBYA
A list of cities in Libya

NAMES OF CITIES IN EGYPT
A list of cities in Egypt

NAMES OF CITIES IN GUINEA-BISSAU
A list of cities in Guinea-Bissau

NAMES OF CITIES IN MALAWI
A list of cities in Malawi

NAMES OF CITIES IN SUDAN
A list of cities in Sudan

ASSORTED AFRICAN RELATED

AFRICAN NAMES
Actually for Rhodesian Ridgebacks, but can suit our lions.

AFRICAN NAMES 
A great alphabetical list of male and female names, with meanings and origin.

AFRICAN NAMES FOR DOGS
Over 3400 exciting names to select from!

AFRICAN NAMES
Great list of male and female Ethnic African, Afrocentric and African American Names

AFRICAN & ARABIC MALE DOG NAMES
Great selection - with descriptions or suggestions

AFRICAN & ARABIC FEMALE DOG NAMES
Interesting selection - with descriptions or suggestions

AFRICAN NAMES
From Dakarai (happiness) to Zuri (beautiful)

AFRICAN DOG NAMES
An extensive alphabetical list

AFRICAN NAMES
An excellent list! From Abiba to Zwanga.

AFRICAN NAMES FOR YOUR PET
Unusual names here. Excellent!

AFRICAN NUMBERS
Words in Yoruba, Ibo and Hausa

GREAT AFRICAN KING NAMES
The power, the glory, the splendour, the greatness and the intelligence of Great African Kings

GREAT AFRICAN QUEEN NAMES
Only a small list, but very powerful!

AFRICAN FEMALE NAMES
A large selection

AFRICAN MALE NAMES
Great list of names here

NAMES OF AFRICAN GODDESSES
A long list with descriptions

AFRICAN DEITIES
Names of the god or goddess, or the variations thereof, and details about their abilities and/or attributes

SOUTH AFRICAN SLANG DIRECTORY
Interesting and fun collection of typical South African slang words and phrases

AFRICAN BABY NAMES
List of lovely names with meanings

AFRICAN GODS & GODDESSES
Only a few, but excellent!

AFRICAN GODDESSES
List of African Goddesses with descriptions

LIST OF GODS AND GODDESSES FROM AFRICA
168 African deities currently in database

AFRICAN PAGAN GODS & GODDESSES
A small Dictionary of Pagan Gods & Goddesses

THE GODS AND GODDESSES OF AFRICA
Most African cultures, if not all, believe in a Supreme Creator in one form or another. A God behind the Gods, a Supreme God who created everything.

AFRICAN PAGAN GODS & GODDESSES
A small list of names

AFRICAN GODDESSES
A few good ones

GODDESSES OF AFRICA
A wonderful list!

AFRICAN GODS
Names of African Gods & their associates

AFRICAN GODS OF MYTHOLOGY
Names from Ashanti, Fon, Dinka, Yoruba, Khoikhoi, Ibo, Xhosa, Shongo, and Zulu mythologies

NAMES OF AFRICAN ORIGIN
Many African American people are becoming more interested in their African roots and a desire to reject or replace white culture has led to many names from Africa being used

AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE NAMES 
(Arabic/Muslim Origin) Increasing numbers of African Americans are converting to Islam and this has led to the adoption of many Muslim or Arabic names

JUNGLE NAMES
Great list of names here!

URHOBO NAMES
Urhobo names have deep meanings. Names are not mere labels, as they are in some other societies.

AFRICAN BABY NAMES
Extensive alphabetical list of boy and girl names, with meanings.

AFRICAN DICTIONARIES & GLOSSARIES
Wonderful list of Babylon Dictionaries and Glossaries in over fifty languages

 

| Northern Africa | Central Africa | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Southern Africa | Ancient Africa | Place Names | Assorted African Related |
| Ghana Names | Zulu Names | Celestial Names | Names for Beautiful | Flower Names |
| Kings of Swaziland | African Musicians | Master Names List |

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