🇿🇦 African Baby Names from South Africa

Explore 283 authentic baby names from South Africa, each with its meaning, pronunciation and cultural story. Names from South Africa carry the heritage of its peoples and languages.

283 names
Mdingi
South Africa

The one from Mdingi

Mercy
South Africa

compassion or forgiveness

Mfundi
South Africa

learner or one who studies

Mfundo
South Africa

Knowledge, wisdom

Miriam
South Africa

bitterness

Mokgadi
South Africa

Rejoice

Mokoena
South Africa

place of the Mokone people

Morena
South Africa

king or queen

Mosa
South Africa

Innocence

Mosadi
South Africa

woman

Mosele
South Africa

Born at dawn

Moshe
South Africa

drawn from the water