African Names Starting With M
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African Baby Names That Start With M Letter & Meaning (List 1)
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| Name | M/F | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Maabade |  |
Meaning : Sanctuary(Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Maalik | |
Meaning : Experience (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Hindu, Swahili |
| Maamuni | |
Meaning : Blessed ( Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Maarifa | |
Meaning : Knowledge, Skill (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Mabili | |
Meaning : East Wind Bringing Religion And Culture Used in : African |
| Mabinty |  |
Meaning : Surname Used in : American, African |
| Mabruke | |
Meaning : Blessed (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Mabuufo | |
Meaning : Troubles Used in : African |
| Macaria | |
Meaning : Seeker (kikuyu Origin ) Used in : African, Kenyan, Greek |
| Machano | |
Meaning : Born Of Wednesday (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Machele | |
Meaning : In american meaning is : Who is like God Used in : Jamaican, American, African, Australian |
| Machelle | |
Meaning : In american meaning is : Who resembles God Used in : American, African, Australian, Chinese |
| Machui | |
Meaning : Like A Leopard ( Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Machungwa | |
Meaning : Oranges (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Machupa | |
Meaning : Likes To Drink ( Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili, African, Kenyan |
| Machupa | |
Meaning : Likes To Drink ( Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili, African, Kenyan |
| Madaha | |
Meaning : Arrogance, Gracefulness, Graceful ( Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Madelyn | |
Meaning : In american meaning is : Woman from Magdala; high tower Used in : Australian, American, African, Australian, Chinese, Hebrew |
| Madhubuti | |
Meaning : Firm, Steady ( Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Madiha | |
Meaning : Worthy Of Praise Used in : African, Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Swahili |
| Madongo | |
Meaning : Uncircumcised Used in : African |
| Madu | |
Meaning : People Used in : African, Egyptian, Nigerian |
| Maduabuchi | |
Meaning : In nigerian meaning is : No one could judge over me Used in : African, Nigerian |
| Maduka | |
Meaning : In nigerian meaning is : The human person is greatest. John Maduka is a Malawian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Bloemfontein Celtic in South Africa. Used in : African, Nigerian |
| Madzimoyo | |
Meaning : Water Of Life Used in : African, Malawi |
| Mafuane | |
Meaning : Soil (Bachopi Origin ) Used in : African, Egyptian |
| Mafunda | |
Meaning : Teachings Used in : African, Swahili |
| Magoma | |
Meaning : Celebration Used in : African, Swahili |
| Magomu | |
Meaning : Younger Of Twins Used in : African, African |
| Maha | |
Meaning : In arabic meaning is : Wild Cow Used in : Hindu, Thai, Irish, African, Arabic, Japanese, Lebanese, Muslim, Sanskrit, Sindhi |
| Mahbub | |
Meaning : Beloved Used in : African, Arabic, Australian, Sindhi, Swahili |
| Mahbuba | |
Meaning : Beloved Used in : African, Afghan, Arabic, Swahili |
| Mahdi | |
Meaning : Rightfully Guided Used in : African, Arabic, Persian, Hindu, Iranian, Muslim, Swahili, French |
| Mahfudh | |
Meaning : Preserved Used in : African, Swahili |
| Mahfudha | |
Meaning : Protected Used in : African, Swahili |
| Mahiri | |
Meaning : Skillful, Clever Used in : African, Swahili |
| Mahmoud | |
Meaning : In parsi meaning is : Praised Used in : African, Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Persian, Iranian, Lebanese, Muslim, Parsi, Danish, French, German, Australian |
| Mahmud | |
Meaning : Praised Used in : African, Afghan, Arabic, Hindu, Lebanese, Muslim, Sindhi, Swahili, Danish, German |
| Maiba | |
Meaning : Grave (Shona Origin ) Used in : African, Zimbabwe |
| Maideyi | |
Meaning : What Did You Want? Used in : African, Zimbabwe, African |
| Maijani | |
Meaning : Coral Used in : African, Swahili |
| Maimuna | |
Meaning : Blessed Used in : African, Afghan, Arabic, Swahili |
| Maina | |
Meaning : A Father Of The Agikuyu Nation (kikuyu Origin ) Used in : African, Kenyan, Finnish, French, Swedish, Hindu, Japanese, Danish, Kannada |
| Maisha | |
Meaning : Life (swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Maitho | |
Meaning : Eyes To See With (kikuyu) Used in : African, Kenyan |
| Maiya | |
Meaning : In french meaning is : May. In Roman mythology Maia: (source of the month May) was goddess of spring growth. Used in : French, Latin, American, African, Japanese, Japanese |
| Maizah | |
Meaning : In arabic meaning is : Discerning. Used in : French, African, Arabic |
| Majaliwa | |
Meaning : By God's Grace Used in : African, Swahili |
| Majid | |
Meaning : Innovator Used in : African, Afghan, Arabic, Persian, Iranian, Malaysian, Muslim, Parsi, Pashtun, Swahili, Danish, French, German |
| Majuto | |
Meaning : Regret (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Makalani | |
Meaning : Clerk, One Skllled In Writing (Mwera Origin ) Used in : African, Egyptian, Kenyan, African, Kenyan |
| Makame | |
Meaning : High Rank, Ruler (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Makamu | |
Meaning : Dignified (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Makeda | |
Meaning : In Jamaican meaning is : Beautiful Used in : Jamaican, African, Chinese, Hebrew |
| Makena | |
Meaning : The Happy One ( Kikuyu Origin ) Used in : American, African, Kenyan |
| Makenna | |
Meaning : Used in : African, American, African, Australian, Chinese |
| Makeva | |
Meaning : Good One Used in : American, African |
| Maki | |
Meaning : In japanese meaning is : True record Used in : African, Japanese, Sanskrit, Japanese |
| Makini | |
Meaning : Of Good Character (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili, African, Swahili |
| Makini | |
Meaning : Of Good Character (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili, African, Swahili |
| Makori | |
Meaning : Born On The Way (kisii Origin ) Used in : African, Kenyan |
| Makungu | |
Meaning : Initiation Used in : African, Swahili |
| Makwangwala | |
Meaning : Crown Used in : African, Malawi |
| Makwetu | |
Meaning : Our Place (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Malaika | |
Meaning : Used in : African, German, Netherlands, African, Australian, Swahili, Danish |
| Malaki | |
Meaning : In american meaning is : My messenger or my angel Used in : American, African, Australian, Chinese, Irish, Australian |
| Malawa | |
Meaning : Flowers Used in : African, Malawi |
| Malek | |
Meaning : In Afghan meaning is : Owner Used in : African, Afghan, Arabic, Iranian, French, Australian |
| Malene | |
Meaning : In german meaning is : Magnificent Used in : German, Jamaican, American, African, Australian, Swahili, Danish |
| Malenga | |
Meaning : She Sings Well Used in : African, Swahili |
| Mali | |
Meaning : Wealth, Riches (Kiswahili) Used in : German, Swedish, African, Hindu |
| Malicia | |
Meaning : In american meaning is : Evilness Used in : French, American, African |
| Maliha | |
Meaning : Pleasant Used in : African, Arabic, Hindu, Muslim, Swahili |
| Maliik | |
Meaning : King, Owner Used in : African, Swahili |
| Malik | |
Meaning : King (swahili Origin ) Used in : American, African, Afghan, Arabic, Hebrew, Malaysian, Sindhi, Swahili, French, German, Jamaican, Gujarati |
| Maliki | |
Meaning : King, Owner Used in : African, Swahili |
| Malkia | |
Meaning : Queen (swahili Origin ) Used in : Hebrew, African, Hebrew, Swahili |
| Maluum | |
Meaning : Special Used in : African, Swahili |
| Mama | |
Meaning : Born On Saturday Used in : African, Ghanaian |
| Mambo | |
Meaning : Matters, Event ( Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Mamello | |
Meaning : Patience (Basotho Of Lesotho) Used in : African, African |
| Mamello | |
Meaning : Patience (Basotho Of Lesotho) Used in : African, African |
| Mana | |
Meaning : In parsi meaning is : Alike; similar; also name of a God Used in : Australian, Hebrew, German, Latin, British, English, African, Ghanaian, Australian, Persian, Hebrew, Iranian, Japanese, Parsi, Czechoslovakian |
| Manani | |
Meaning : Almighty (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Mancel | |
Meaning : In Jamaican meaning is : From the manse Used in : American, African, Australian, Jamaican, Australian |
| Mandala | |
Meaning : Spectacles Used in : African, Malawi |
| Mandara | |
Meaning : Leader (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili, Hindu, Kannada |
| Mandisa | |
Meaning : Sweet (Xhosa Origin ) Used in : African, Australian |
| Mandondo | |
Meaning : Drops Used in : African, Malawi |
| Maneno | |
Meaning : Words (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Manga | |
Meaning : Used in : African, African, Swahili |
| Mangeni | |
Meaning : Fish Used in : African |
| Mani | |
Meaning : In Farsi meaning is : A painter who later claimed to be a prophet Used in : African, Persian, Hebrew, Iranian, Tamil, German, Norse, Persian, Iranian, Parsi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Thai, Gujarati, Gujarati |
| Manu | |
Meaning : Second Born Child (Akan Origin ) Used in : African, Egyptian, Ghanaian, Sindhi, Basque, German, Finnish, French, German, Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Manzi | |
Meaning : Residence( Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Australian, Swahili |
| Manzili | |
Meaning : Sent By God (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Mapemba | |
Meaning : Millet Used in : African, Malawi |
| Mapenzi | |
Meaning : Favor, Desire, Inclination, Romance ( Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |
| Mapira | |
Meaning : Millet Used in : African, Malawi |
| Mapute | |
Meaning : Empty, Taken Away (Swahili Origin ) Used in : African, Swahili |