African Names for Girls

Sassy alternative to Cassandra -- maybe too sassy.

If you're looking for an African place-name, this one belongs to the main town in eastern Morocco.

Kadida is an Anglicized form of the Arabic name Khadija, wife of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.

One African choice that might be easier to understand if spelled phonetically: it's pronounced TAH-shee.

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday).

This name of Angola's capital city has occasionally been used for baby girls.

More original than any made-up name.

Gingery.

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday).

Unlikely to take over Kenya's spot as the dominant African place-name.