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impi – from Zulu language meaning "war, battle or a regiment" indaba – from Xhosa or Zulu languages – "stories" or "news" typically conflated with "meeting" (often used in South African English) japa – from Yoruba, "to flee" jazz – possibly from Central African languages From the word jizzi”.
Shaquille, shortened to "Shaq", is an example of an invented African-American spelling of the name Shakil. The Afrocentrism movement that grew in popularity during the 1970s saw the advent of African names among African Americans, as well as names imagined to be "African-sounding". Names such as Ashanti have African origins. [4]
[5] [6] The Ashanti people usually give these names so that the names of close relatives be maintained in the families to show the love for their families. [5] [6] In the olden days of Ashanti it was a disgrace if an Ashanti man was not able to name any child after his father and/or mother because that was the pride of every Ashanti household.
Traditionally in Ghana, a child would receive their Akan day name during their Outdooring, eight days after birth. [1] [2] According to Akan tradition, people born on particular days exhibit certain characteristics or attributes. [1] [2] Kwame has the appellation "Atoapoma" or "Oteanankannuro" meaning "combat ready". [1] [2]
Masculine given names originating or commonly found among African Americans. Pages in category "African-American masculine given names" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Given names of East African origin (1 C) K. Kenyan given names (2 P) N. Namibian given names (2 P) Given names of Nigerian origin (2 C, 43 P) S. Given names of South ...
African feminine given names (2 C, 24 P) H. Hausa given names (28 P) I. Igbo given names (79 P) M. African masculine given names (4 C, 77 P) Moroccan given names (1 C) S.
Oshun is the divine patroness of the Osun River in Nigeria, which bears her name. The river has its source in Ekiti State in the west of Nigeria and passes through the city of Osogbo , where Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove , the principal sanctuary of the deity, is located. [ 3 ]