Black People : african Names

cherryblossom · Mar 4, 2011

No, I don't have any official African name; but I have researched several African languages to know my name by my day of birth which was on a Saturday....Many African cultures name sons and daughters by the day of the week they were born.

So, as a Saturday child, I could be:

Ama, Ameyo, or Ami

Some African cultures name children by birth order...

So, I could also be:

Alaba - means 2nd child born after twins (which I am). It is a unisex name for a boy or a girl.

...or I could be:

Kumba - means 2nd girl/daughter (which I am).

Nsia - means 6th born child (which I am). I think this one is also unisex.

cherryblossom · Mar 4, 2011

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The Power of Your Name!

Without a name who would you be? As far as society is concern you will be a NOBODY!! Your name is what establishes your presence on earth. Your name is the evidence of your existence. When a name is attached to you, certain specific forces of conscious intelligence are stimulated. These conscious forces combined to create a complete person you can identify. That is why our names were so brutally beaten out of us during the MAAFA (African Holocaust of Slavery, Imperialism, Colonialism and Racism). Without our true names we had no connection to our true identity.....

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Ikoro · Mar 6, 2011

Birth name: Chimaobi ('a' is faint, some just pronounce it chi-mobi).

Igbo for God knows the (or 'your') heart.

My nick here, Ikoro, is also Igbo, and is the name of two things

- The drum spirit from the Igbo pantheon
- The name of a big drum that we keep in the village square usually made form the iroko tree, it is a sacred drum only used for special occasions (to alert the community of something, murder, rape etc, or to gather everyone at the village square when something crucial is at hand or something needs to be discussed).

One,

- Ikoro

cherryblossom · Jun 25, 2011

http://www.namesite.com/

Interested in culture, meanings,identity? Why not start at the beginning with your name?
Your name is your identity and a window on your culture and self. Your name links you with your past, your ancestors and is a part of your spirituality. The NameSite.com is a resource for African personal names and a meeting place for people interested in Africa, African culture and the African identity.
Taking on an African name if you are of African descent or culture is a way to make these cultural linkages.
Even if you are not black, African-American or of African heritage perusing these lists will enable you to delve a little into the rich traditions and heritage of Africa and so give you new perspective and understanding of your own rich heritage and traditions.
Amongst much else NameSite.com is intended to be the prime source for African and African related names, listed complete with meaning and correct pronunciation.
In Africa as in the rest of the world the birth of a child is an event of great joy and significance. Much importance is attached to the naming of the child.
The hopes of the parents, current events of importance and celestial events that may have attended the birth are all given consideration in naming the child. It is believed that the name chosen will exert an influence for better or for worse on the life of the child and on the family as well.
These names have been culled from all over the continent and are listed as much for your enjoyment, as for your information and inspiration. If you feel inspired to take on one of them, so much the better. They are listed by category; gender, African ethnic origin, meaning, African country and African region. We are constantly adding new names to our gallery so please visit us often. We now have an African proverbs section that you can access by the menus above, just so you also get a touch of African wisdom.

Kamau47 · Jun 25, 2011

Kamau = Quiet warrior
Chosen to reflect my pride in being a black man when I came into the knowledge of who I was and where I came from.
I also on that day quit referring to myself as an american.