African Names Meaning “Protective”

African baby names associated with being protective. 448 names that carry this beautiful quality.

448 names
Yemavo
Benin

Mother of the river

Yemaya
Equatorial Guinea

Orisha of the ocean

Yinda
Cameroon

A healer

Yoro
Senegal

warrior

Z-Ang
DR Congo

god of the sky

Zakpatia
Central African Republic

A warrior

Zamou
Mali

Protector

Zi
Mali

born with the spirit of a warrior

Zida
Burkina Faso

Protector

Zinakouna
Burkina Faso

The one who takes care of the home

Zinzindohoué
Benin

God is with us

Ziré Kassi
Côte d'Ivoire

Noble and warrior