55 African Boy Names with Meanings, Starting With A

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Name	Gender	Meaning
Amadou	Boy	Most commendable; Most praiseworthy
Ajahni	Boy	One who fights for possession; Noble birth; A variant of name Ajani
Askari	Boy	Soldier; Military
Ato	Boy	Born on a Saturday
Abdou	Boy	Great ability to focus on each work; variant of name Abdo
Alem	Boy	One who knows everything
Abdalla	Boy	Servant Of God; Servant of Allah
Abdulkareem	Boy	Generous; One who Serves a Generous Man; Servant of Allah
Abdulraheem	Boy	Servant of the Most Compassionate
Aksil	Boy	Leopard; Cheetah

Anansi	Unisex	Spider
Adetokunbo	Boy	A Nigerian name of Yoruba descent in which the word Ade means crown
Akachi	Boy	The hand of God in the African language
Andwele	Boy	God brought me
Askia	Unisex	Ruler
Ademola	Boy	The crown is with wealth
Adebowale	Boy	Return of the crown; A child born after many years of waiting
Afolabi	Boy	Child of high status; Born rich and with luxury
Abbo	Boy	A Condiment (Mudama Origin)
Abdulkhaaliq	Boy	Servant of the Creator

Abdullateef	Boy	One who Serves a Kind Man; Servant of the Subtle
Abdulmateen	Boy	Servant of the Firm; Strong
Abdulrahmaan	Boy	Servant of the Mercifully Gracious
Abdulraouf	Boy	Servant of the Most Merciful
Abdulrazaaq	Boy	Servant of the Maintainer; Provider
Abdulsaboor	Boy	Servant of the Patient
Abdultawaab	Boy	Servant of the Forgiver
Abdulwaahid	Boy	Servant of the One
Abdulwahaab	Boy	Servant of the Giver
Abedi	Boy	Worshipper

Abioye	Boy	The son of royalty; A Variant of Abiola
Adeben	Boy	12th born child; African Akan
Afram	Boy	A River In Ghana, Africa
Ainsworth	Boy	Enclosure
Akuchi	Boy	Wealth from God in the African language
Akuji	Boy	Dead and awake; Bad deed
Alake	Boy	One to be petted and made much of; Leader; Chief
Amlan	Boy	Born on Wednesday
Anane	Boy	Fourth son
Ayzize	Boy	Let it come

Abdalah	Boy	the Servant of god
Abdalala	Boy	the Slave of the High
Abdalalim	Boy	the Servant of the All-knowing
Abdul-muiz	Boy	Servant of giver of glory and almighty
Abuchi	Boy	A Nobel God or the nobility of a God
Abulmughayyis	Boy	The father of one who saves others
Afe	Boy	A Boy who is born on Friday
Ajaka	Boy	An Oyo emperor who was twice on the throne
Ajala	Boy	Chief of the horses; One who is destined to fight and wear down their opponents and win; Listening to God
Ajana	Boy	Girl

Akhyar	Boy	Good Excellence
Abeo	Boy	Bringer of happiness
Amaechi	Boy	One who knows tomorrow
Amandi	Boy	Worthy of love
Absko	Boy	Power and strength

Infographic: Top African Boy Names with Meanings, Starting With A

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African Boy Names with Meanings, Starting With A(infographic)

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