Swahili Names
- Abdalla
Origin:
AfricanMeaning:
"servant of God"
- Abdu
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"worshipper of God"
- Aisha
Origin:
Arabic; SwahiliMeaning:
"living, prosperous"
- Aleela
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"she cries"
- Ali
Origin:
Short form of Alison or Alice or ArabicMeaning:
"supreme, exalted"
- Alika
Origin:
Hawaiian; SwahiliMeaning:
"truthful; most beautiful"
- Amarli
Origin:
African, Swahili; HebrewMeaning:
"occupation, activity; my work"
- Asha
Origin:
Sanskrit; SwahiliMeaning:
"hope; life"
- Aziza
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"powerful and beloved"
- Azizi
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"precious treasure"
- Barack
Origin:
Hebrew; also Swahili from ArabicMeaning:
"thunderbolt, lightning; or blessing"
- Baraka
Origin:
KiswahiliMeaning:
"blessings"
- Dalia
Origin:
Hebrew, Spanish, or SwahiliMeaning:
"branch; dahlia; gentle"
- Dalila
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"guide"
- Dalili
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"a sign from the gods"
- Eshe
Origin:
African, SwahiliMeaning:
"life"
- Haji
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"born during the pilgrimage to Mecca"
- Hasani
- Jabari
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"comforter, bringer of consolation"
- Kamaria
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"moonlight"
- Kito
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"precious jewel"
- Kobe
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"tortoise"
- Koffi
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"born on Friday"
- Marini
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"healthy, pretty"
- Marjani
Origin:
Arabic, SwahiliMeaning:
"coral"
- Neema
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"born during good times"
- Nia
Origin:
Swahili; Welsh form of the Irish NiamhMeaning:
"resolve; brilliance"
- Nuru
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"light, born during the day"
- Nuru
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"born in daylight"
- Omari
Origin:
Swahili, ArabicMeaning:
"populous, flourishing"
- Omarr
- Omavi
- Panya
Origin:
African, Swahili; or, Russian, diminutive of StephaniaMeaning:
"mouse, tiny one; or, crowned one"
- Pilipili
- Radhiya
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"agreeable"
- Raziya
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"agreeable, pleasant"
- Sadaka
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"religious offering"
- Sadik
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"friend"
- Sanaa
Origin:
Swahili; ArabicMeaning:
"work of art; shining light"
- Shafira
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"distinguished"
- Shany
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"marvelous, wonderful"
- Simba
Origin:
Swahili or ShonaMeaning:
"lion; strength"
- Siri
Origin:
Norse, diminutive of SigridMeaning:
"fair victory"
- Subira
Origin:
African, SwahiliMeaning:
"patience"
- Sultan
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"ruler"
- Taraji
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"hope"
- Zahara
Origin:
Hebrew; SwahiliMeaning:
"to shine; flower"
- Zaina
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"beauty, grace"
- Zaynabu
Origin:
Arabic and Swahili variation of ZaynabMeaning:
"beauty, grace"