African Names Meaning “Protection”

African baby names associated with being protection. 94 names that carry this beautiful quality.

94 names
Ermengarda
Cape Verde

complete, whole

Ete
Equatorial Guinea

Father

Ezequiel
São Tomé and Príncipe

God strengthens

Folorunsho
Nigeria

Under God's protection

Gabriela
Equatorial Guinea

God is my strength

Gádà
Nigeria

sword

Gatjang
Sudan

war leader

Géraldine
Central African Republic

ruler with a spear

Hazel
Malawi

From the hazel tree

Horemheb
Egypt

Horus is in jubilation

Ikenna
Nigeria

Power of the father

Ishmah
Mozambique

Purity and protection