Children born in Africa were traditionally named for ancestors, spirits, places, or events occurring around the time of their birth (such as a harvest or flood). The second-largest continent, Africa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amondi/Omondi — From the Luo tribe of Kenya, this moniker means "born at dawn." Ayodele — This gender-neutral moniker means "joy ...

The struggle of having an African name is real. Africans assign names to their children according to the happening of a certain situation, or after their grandfathers/mothers as a way to keep their ...

Names are fascinating because of their origins, meanings, cultural and family histories. Black American naming traditions were dramatically influenced by slavery. The word slave comes from the word ...