African Names Meaning “Traditional”

African baby names associated with being traditional. 1,899 names that carry this beautiful quality.

1,899 names
Balengue
Equatorial Guinea

A name referring to the Balengue ethnic group

Bamadou
Mali

He who is born on a market day

Bamana
Mali

One who is from the Bambara people

Bambio
Burkina Faso

One who comes from the forest

Baranyanka
Burundi

Son of the king

Barthélémy
Republic of the Congo

son of Talmai

Basmala
Egypt

In the name of God

Basmilah
Egypt

In the name of Allah

Bata
Equatorial Guinea

river

Batho
Botswana

people

Baye
Cameroon

the elder

Bazira
DR Congo

Born during the harvest