African Baby Names Starting with M

1,801 African names beginning with the letter M — discover their meanings and cultural roots.

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1,801 names
Mae
Guinea-Bissau

Mother

Mafalda
São Tomé and Príncipe

strong in battle

Mafanikio
Tanzania

Success

Mafatlha
Lesotho

The one who is chosen

Mafdet
Egypt

She who runs swiftly

Mafuta
Mozambique

oil

Magdalena
Malawi

from Magdala

Maged
Egypt

glorious

Magid
Sudan

The glorious

Maha
Sudan

beautiful eyes

Mahad
Somalia

fortunate

Mahaley
Mali

Beautiful and graceful