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Re’Mec
Rudjek
Sani
Sanjeet
Somto
Sukar
Suran
Tade
Tade is a compact masculine name with diverse cultural roots. In Yoruba culture of Nigeria, Tade is a shortened form of names beginning with 'Olutade' or similar elements, often meaning 'crown' or…
Tom
Diminutive of Thomas
"twin"
Just like Sam and Ben, Tom could be revived as a simple, well liked name on its own. Tom, just Tom, is one of the Top 100 Boy Names in France
Tunde
Uriyah
Uriyah is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, a variation of Uriah, meaning "God is my light" or "flame of God." The name appears in biblical contexts, most notably as the name of a loyal soldier in…
Ugeniou
Umansa
Uran
Zack
Short form of Zachary or Zachariah
As the common short form of Zachary or, more unusually, Zachariah, Zack is less intuitive than Zach or Zac in terms of spelling but clearer in terms of pronunciations. Maybe because it rhymes with…
Zuri
Kiswahili
"good, beautiful"
Singular, strong, and rare outside East Africa.
Zathulu
Adwoa
Akan, Ghanaian
"born on Monday"
Adwoa is a given name used for women born on Monday in Western Africa, particularly Ghana and some parts of Togo and Ivory Coast. The male equivalent is Kwadwo. The most famous people with this name…
Afua
Akan
"born on Friday"
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…
Ama
Ewe, Akan, Ghanaian, Cherokee
"born on Saturday; water"
Ama is a day name used by the Akan people of Ghana for girls born on Saturday. Names that reference a baby's birth by day of the week, time of day, or season of the year are common in many African…