ext_143445 ([identity profile] shortbutfast.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] babynames2008-11-04 04:32 pm

african names (girls)

so in honor of obama... ;)

'african names' according to the babyname bible

Abena
Afia
Amadi
Ebele
Eshe
Ife
Kamali
Kamaria
Kia
Marjani
Neela
Nemy
Nuru
Nyala
Panya
Salana
Subira
Taci
Taraja
Zuri

WDYT?

[identity profile] skittles22088.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
I like:
Kamali
Marjani
Zuri

[identity profile] chirpygirly.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
Those are alright. My favorite African names are the unisex name Ekundayo which means 'sorrow becomes joy' and the boy's name Luthando, which I think means 'love'.

[identity profile] nandy-pandy.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
He's American, though.

[identity profile] ugottafriend.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
Agreed. His African father wasn't even in his life. He's as American as it gets.

[identity profile] crossingthesea.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 08:08 am (UTC)(link)
Not to mention that Africa is a huge continent with hundreds of different cultures and languages.

[identity profile] feelslike-2day.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
One of my LJ friends is named Kia- I think it's a really cute name, one you can kind of grow with too. Though she does get a lot of car jokes.

[identity profile] ugottafriend.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Makenna is also African. It means "Happiness".

Not to be confused with McKenna, which is the Celtic surname for "Son is Ken".

[identity profile] xdontxyouxwish.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
i always thought neela was a really cute name.

[identity profile] th3-unicorn.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 12:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Kya (KY-ah) is also African and means "diamond sky" :)
I know the cutest girl named this. Although she's everything BUT african.