African Baby Boy Names | African Baby Girl NamesTraditional African baby names often reflect the circumstances at the time of birth. You'll find lots of names that tell what day the baby was born -- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday .... Also, times of the
year, such as "harvest time" are used for African baby names.
There are African baby names that state what position in the family the child has, such as "youngest child of all boys", or third child. Also, some African baby names tell whether a twin was the "first born of twins" or the "second twin".
Of course, there are African baby names which refer to what the parents hope for their baby's future.
Vocabulary words are often used as African baby names, such as the word for "lion", "sword", and "king".
Most people in the north of Africa are Muslim and thus tend to use Arabic names. In central and southern Africa, as a result of European colonization, many nations are partially Christian and have French, English or Portuguese as an official language.
These regions use European names extensively.
These 400+
African baby names are part of our collection of names from
many different cultures. I hope you find what you need from them.
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