I want a strong, yet beautiful name for my daughter. I'm not into contemporary american names.That means no Ashley, Madison, Karen, Sherri,Jane, Nicole, Makayla, Meridith, Jennifer etc....So I decided to go with the African baby girl names.
Choices...
Safiya (sah-fee-ah)
Zakiyah (za-key-ah)
Naya (ny-ah)
Octavia
Keenah (key-nah)
Brie
Jada
Sade
Kai
Suggestions are welcomed as long as the names are not american contemporary.
2007-08-20 17:34:59 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
Wait, what!? You decided to go with an African baby name? So what's with the names on that list?
Safiya= Arabic
Zakiyya= Arabic
Naya= ??? I don't know if that's even a real name
Octavia= the feminine form of the ancient Roman Octavius
Keenah= a surname, I'm not sure whether or not it has any basis as a first name
Brie= a kind of cheese!!!
Jada= either an English elaboration of Jade or a male Hebrew name
Sade= Finnish
Kai= a masculine name in German, a feminine name in Swedish, and a unisex name in Hawaiian
Out of those choices, I think I would pick Octavia. It's beautiful, stately, and doesn't need a pronunciation guide.
If you really do want an African name, might I suggest one of these?:
ABENA, Western African
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.
ABENI, Yoruba
Means "we asked for her, and behold, we got her" in Yoruba.
ABERASH, Eastern African
Possibly means "giving off light" in Amharic.
ABIODUN, Yoruba
Means "born on a festival" in Yoruba.
ACHIENG, Eastern African
Feminine form of OCHIENG
ADAEZE, Igbo
Means "king's daughter" in Igbo.
ADANNA , Igbo
Means "father's daughter" in Igbo.
ADANNAYA , Igbo
Means "her father's daughter" in Igbo.
ADEBOWALE, Yoruba
Means "my crown has come home" in Yoruba.
FURAHA, Eastern African
Means "joy, happiness" in Swahili.
GBEMISOLA , Yoruba
Means "carry me into wealth" in Yoruba.
IFE, Yoruba
Means "love" in Yoruba.
IGE, Yoruba
Means "born feet first" in Yoruba.
BOIPELO, Southern African
Means "proud" in Tswana.
BOITUMELO, Southern African
Means "joy" in Tswana.
BOLANLE, Yoruba
Means "finds wealth at home" in Yoruba.
CHAUSIKU, Eastern African
Means "born at night" in Swahili.
CHIAMAKA, Igbo
Means "God is beautiful" in Igbo.
CHIBUEZE, Igbo
Means "God is the king" in Igbo.
CHIBUZO, Igbo
Means "God is the leader" in Igbo.
2007-08-20 20:20:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know quite a few Naya's, Jade's/Jada's, and Brie's. Also, with Sophia being so popular, you might want to reconsider Safiya, since you want something different. I really like Zakiyah and Kai!
2007-08-21 03:58:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like Jada and Brie (but spelt Bree so it doesn't look like the kind of cheese) Not sure about the ones that need a pronunciation next to them and I think Kai is predominately a boys name now. I looked on babynamesworld.com and found these african names as well
Ada - noble/kind
Adanna - being the fathers daughter
Adelena - the oldest daughter
Amara - unfading/eternal
Azalee - she who sings
Hanna - Grace/favour
Kioni - she sees
Layla - dark beauty
Nyah - purpose
Omarosa - my beautiful child
Hope that helps. Amara has always been one of my favourite names!
2007-08-20 18:04:24 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy; mum to 3 monkeys! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AFRICAN GIRLS NAMES & MEANINGS
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Malika - Princess
Safiya - Pure
Alika - Most beautiful (Nigerian)
Abeni - Girl prayed for
Ashia - Hope (Somali)
Kande - Firstborn daughter
Jemila - Beautiful (Somali, Swahili variant of Jameelah)
Kendi - The loved one
Maha - Beautiful eyes
Malaika - Angel
Makenna - Happiness
Jabari- Brave, fearless
Jelani- Mighty
NATIVE AMERICAN NAMES & MEANINGS
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Natane - Daughter (Arapaho Indian)
Wenona - First Born Daughter (American Indian)
Nirvelli - Water Child (Tudas Indian)
Nayeli - I Love You (Zapotec Indian)
Rayen - Flower (Mapuche Indian)
Hopes this helps some. It's fun to also add names together. I know a girl called Christabella, which translates to Beautiful Christa
2007-08-20 19:15:57 · answer #4 · answered by MAGICKSTER 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My favorite is Safiya, Jade and Zakiyah, although I would spell it different, maybe Zachea or Zaqia. Hope this helps. I also would look at behindthename.com . It has some really nice (and different) names.
2007-08-20 17:49:12 · answer #5 · answered by ₪ ̻ V ¡ ¢ ז☺я ɣ ̻ ₪ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the names Jada and Brie i dont really like the rest but those 2 r beautiful
2007-08-20 17:55:20 · answer #6 · answered by golf ace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love Zakiyah and i love the name Kai too
2007-08-20 21:46:14 · answer #7 · answered by Sabre 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Brie is a great nickname if her name is Briana (bree on uh).
Safiya is very pretty too.
Jada and Kay are also pretty.
The rest I dont care for :s
2007-08-20 17:44:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I commend you for those choices. I like all of them, especially because they are unique and not the cookie cutter names you here everyday. My faves are Safiya, Keenah, and Sade. Cute!!!!! Best of luck to you! :)
2007-08-24 07:12:37 · answer #9 · answered by BamaBelle810 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually meet a lot of Bries and Nayas (more than you would think) otherwise I think all the names you chose are unique and pretty.
2007-08-20 17:43:47 · answer #10 · answered by Heather L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋