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African Boy Names

African names for boys include some of the very biggest names on the global stage in recent years: Barack, Mandela, Kofi, and — for rather different reasons — Kanye. Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has a particularly interesting name in terms of traditional African naming conventions: Kofi means “born on a Friday”, while his middle name, Atta, means “twin”.

Male Abanu Male Alimayu Male Amadi Male Ayan Male Ayu Male Barack Male Congo Male Djimon Male Ebo Male Gahiji Male Garian Male Genet Male Ibo Male Idi Male Kano
Male Kanye Male Kato Male Kehinde Male Kenya Male Kenyatta Male Kofi Male Kwabena Male Kwadwo Male Kwaku Male Kwame Male Kymani Male Mandela Male Mandla Male Massai Male Nairobi

It remains common practice in parts of Africa to name babies according to time, day, order, or circumstances of birth. Other appealing African boy names with such meanings include the Yoruba name Kehinde (“second of twins”) and the Akan name Kwame (“born on a Saturday”). See our full selection of African baby boy names, and the stories behind them, below.

Male Obama Male Obi Male Odion Male Odissan Male Ogun Male Pili Male Senegal
Male Shango Male Taye Male Unika Male Yaw Male Zaire Male Zenebe Male Zuri
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