Anathi

Is a Xhosa name that means "They are with us".


Afua

Afua is a Ghanaian female name, meaning "born on Friday". The name follows the Akan tradition of naming babies based on the day of the week they're born.


Yawo

Yawo is an Ewe name for females born on Thursday. Variant Thursday female names include Yawa, Awo, Awotor

This naming pattern is found among the Ewe people in all West African countries that have their presence including Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cote D'Ivoire etc

Ewes name their children Yawo, Yawo, Awo or Awotor, not Akans.


Busisiwe

Busisiwe is a Zulu name that means โ€œblessedโ€.
It is given to a girl.


Akani

Akani is a Tsonga name that means to build.


Adebola

Adebola is a Yoruba name that means the crown meets wealth.


Sibongile

Sibongile is a Zulu name that means we are grateful.


Yaa

Yaa is a Ghanaian female name, meaning "born on Thursday". The name follows the Akan tradition of naming babies based on the day of the week they're born.


Sizwe

A Nguni name that stand for Nation. It is usually given to boys.


Xikongomelo

โ€ขThe name "๐˜Ÿ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ" is derived from the Shona language, which is spoken in Zimbabwe and it means "๐˜–๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ" or "๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ".
โ€ขIn Tshivenda language means "๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด"
โ€ขIn South Africa the name Xikongomelo means "Purpose" and is of African origin



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