Names with West Africa Origins

Daquan: Belonging to wealth, possessing great fortune (African/Yoruba)

Dakari: African origin, meaning "joyful" or "bringer of joy."

Amadou: "To be praised" (Arabic origin)

Abdoulaye: Servant of Allah

Prosperous life or long-lived (Arabic)

- Sanskrit: "awakening" or "enlightenment" - Tibetan Buddhism: "awakened state" - Yoruba: "born on Sunday" - Modern English: "body"

Akim: "son of Adam" (Hebrew); "beloved" (Russian); "intelligent and noble" (Arabic); "combative" (Yoruba).

Temitayo: Yoruba, "my hope in God"

Eh: Surprise, joy, peace

Kwasi: Sunday-born (Akan)

Meaning: Beautiful or favored

Keya: Flower, star, blessed child

Aissatou: "one who brings happiness" (Wolof origin)

Binta: Beautiful, daughter, pious.

Keita: Nobility, aspiration, resilience, leadership.

Kani: Beauty, grace, strength, precious, abundance, protection

Adeola: "Crown of Wealth" (Yoruba)

Oluwakemi: "God cares for me" (Yoruba origin)

Nyika: Flower, spirit of thought (Akan, West Africa)

Adesuwa (Benin): Prosperity