African Boy Names: Meanings & Origins

#	Name	Origin	Meaning	Gender

1	Abayomi	African	Nigerian name meaning bringer of happiness.	Boy
2	Abdalla	African	Servant of God. (Swahili).	Boy
3	Abeeku	African	Ghanian word for one who is born on Wednesday.	Boy
4	Abejide	African	Nigerian name for one who is born in the wintertime.	Boy
5	Abiodun	African	Nigerian name given to one born during war.	Boy
6	Abiola	African	Nigerian name given to one born during the New Year.	Boy
7	Addae	African	Ghanian word for the morning sun.	Boy
8	Ade	African	Nigerian word meaning royal.	Boy
9	Adebayo	African	Nigerian for 'he was happy'.	Boy

10	Adeben	African	Ghanian name given to the twelfth-born son.	Boy
11	Adejola	African	Nigerian name meaning 'the crown needs honour'.	Boy
12	Adesola	African	Nigerian name meaning 'the crown honoured us'.	Boy
13	Adika	African	Ghanian name given to the first child from a second husband.	Boy
14	Adio	African	Righteous. (Nigerian.).	Boy
15	Adisa	African	The clear one (Nigerian).	Boy
16	Adofo	African	Ghanian word for warrior.	Boy
17	Adom	African	God's blessing. (Ghanian).	Boy
18	Adunbi	African	Nigerian word for pleasant.	Boy
19	Adusa	African	Ghanian name given to the thirteenth-born child.	Boy
20	Aganju	African	In Yoruban mythology, Aganju was the son and husband of Ododua, the earth goddess.	Boy

African Boy Names