African Names Meaning “Traditional”

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

1,899 names
Jerónimo
São Tomé and Príncipe

Sacred name

Jesus
Equatorial Guinea

God is salvation

Jibreel
Sudan

God is my strength

Jidda
Mauritania

grandmother or ancestor

Jiddou
Mauritania

Grandfather

Jiddu
Mauritania

grandfather

Jidha
Somalia

Earth

Jilaal
Somalia

The dry season

Joana da Fé
Angola

Joanna of faith

Joaquim
São Tomé and Príncipe

God will establish

Joaquina
Equatorial Guinea

God will establish

Joël
Cameroon

Yahweh is God