AFRICAN BAPTISMAL (CHRISTIAN) NAMES
          NAME  GENDER  MEANING 

      1. Ablorde   (Male/Female)         Freedom

2. Afeanyetornye   (Female)        The house is the Lord's

3. Akorwome     (Male)                 In thine bossom

4. Akpene       (Male/Female)       Thanks be to Him

5. Akpetor      (Male)                    Thank you Lord

6. Aleawobenenor    (Female)       As destined

7. Aseye      (Female)                   Joy

8. Asiwome     (Female)               In thine Hands

9. Avanya        (Male)                 Thou would know

10. Bubune     (Male)                  Honour to Him

11. Dela       (Male/Female)         Saviour

12. Deladem  (Male/Female)       Redeemed by the Saviour

13. Delado        (Male)                 The Saviour emerged

14. Dodzi           (Male)                Perservere

15. Dogbeda      (Male/Female)   Pray

16. Dormenyo      (Female)         Generosity

17. Dzidedi     (Female)               Contented

18. Dzidzor     (Male/Female)       Happiness

19. Dzidzorli   (Male/Female)      There is happiness

20. Dzidzornyo    (Male)               Happiness is good

21. Dziedzorm     (Male)               I was glad

22. Dzifa      (Female)                   Heart at peace

23. Dzigbodi    (Female)              Patience

24. Dzineli        (Female)              His praise abounds

25. Dzorgbenyuie    (Female)     Fortune

26. Dzudzonyo     (Male)            Rest at last

27. Edem     (Male/Female)         God redeemed me

28. Elikem     (Male/Female)      God established me

29. Elikplim    (Male/Female)     God is with me

30. Elikplimi     (Male/Female)   God is with us

31. Elolo      (Male)                      God is great

32. Elorm       (Male)                   God loves me

33. Emefa     (Female)                 It is peaceful

34. Emekor     (Female)              It is apparent

35. Enazim      (Male)                  God set me up

36. Enyo      (Female)                  God is good

37. Enyonam    (Female)              It is good

38. Esegbe     (Male)                    God has heard

39. Esenee      (Female)                God hears always

40. Esiali      (Female)                   This exists

41. Esinam     (Female)                God has heard me

42. Etorkor      (Male)                   Only God's

43. Etornam     (Male)                   God responded to me

44. Evenunye    (Male/Female)    God had mercy on me

45. Exornam      (Female)             God saved me

46. Fafali          (Female)               Serenity

47. Fakor      (Male/Female)         Console

48. Fakorne     (Female)                Console him/her

49. Gae     (Female)                      God is great

50. Gbemagbe      (Male)               The Lord's day

51. Kafui      (Male)                      Praise him

52. Kedem       (Male/Female)       Then save me

53. Klenam       (Male)                  Shine

54. Koenya      (Female)                Only He knows

55. Kplorla      (Female)                 Sherpherd

56. Kplorm     (Male)                     Guide me

57. Kpormor       (Male)                  Hope

58. Lebene    (Male/Female)           Cherish

59. Likem    (Male/Female)            Establish me

60. Lorlor        (Female)                  Love

61. Madi    ( Male/Female)              I will save her/him

62. Madonudenu  (Male)                My confidence is in Him

63. Magava      (Male)                    I shall return

64. Makafui       (Male)                  I will praise Him

65. Malike     (Male)                      I will be established

66. Manorgbe     (Male)                I shall live

67. Mawufeasi     (Male)              God's hand

68. Mawufemor     (Female)        God's way

69. Mawuko     (Male/Female)    Only God

70. Mawukoenya   (Female)       Only God knows

71. Mawulawoe   (Male/Female) God shall perform

72. Mawuli    (Male)                   There is God

73. Mawumenyo   (Female)        It is good to fellowship

74. Mawunyo    (Female)          God is good

75. Mawusi     (Female)            In God's hand

76. Mawutor     (Male)              God's own

77. Mazi       (Female)               Silent and waiting on God

78. Meli     (Female)                 I God exist

79. Meseseneo  (Female)        Nothing is impossible for Him

80. Mesidi     (Female)            I had prior notice

81. Midim     (Female)             Seek me

82. Mliwomor  (M/F)             Commit thy will unto the Lord

83. Monorvi     (Female)        False love

84. Morkporkpor      (Male)   Hope

85. Naminya    (Male)            Let us know

86. Nenema    (Female)         As it should be

87. Nenor     (Female)           It should be

88. Norkplim    (Male)          God, be with me

89. Nyakpoo      (Male)         A calm answer

90. Nyame     (Male)            God

91. Nyamekye   (Male)        God's Gift

92. Nyeenyami   (Male)      I knew THEE

93. Nyuitor    (Female)        The best

94. Sedem    (Female)         God has redeemed me

95. Sedenkor    (Male)       God  revealed His name

96. Sedzoame     (Male)      God is the creator

97. Selali    (Male/Female) God ,who hears, exists

98. Selalinam  (Male/Female)   God ,who hears me, exist

99. Selasi     (Male/Female)     God, who hears, heard

100. Semekornawo  (Female)        Their God is plain

101. Semorlevo         (Male)          God's ways are different

102. Sena      (Male)                      God gives

103. Senam     (Male)                   God gave me

104. Sename      (Female)             God gives

105. Senanu    (Male)                   God gave

106. Senyegbe   (Male)               Hear my instruction

107. Senyezi     (Male)                 God is my stool

108. Seshie    (Male)                   From God

109. Setsoafia     (Male)              God has judged

110. Sitsofe     (Male/Female)    Refuge

111. Sosu      (Male)                   Son of God

112. Tegbee     (Female)            For ever

113. Tonyevado   (M/F)           Mine has arrived

114. Tornam   (Male/Female)  God, hear my supplication

115. Tornyeli   (Male/Female)  Mine exists

116. Towordzor   (Male)           You are innocent

117. Tsoenamawu  (Female)    Leave it to God

118. Tsoene    (Female)            Leave it to God

119. Veliane    (Female)          Companion

120. Venunye   (M/F)            Have mercy on me

121. Woeli    (Female)          In God I trust

122. Woelinam   (Female)    In God I trsust

123. Worlali   (Male/Female)    God, the creator

124. Worlasi  (Male)               In the hand of the creator 

125. Wovenu   (Male)            God had mercy on him

126. Xorlali   (Male/Female)  The Saviour exists

127. Xornam    (Female)        Save me

128. Xose    (Male/Female)   Faith

129. Yehowada   (Female)  

130. Yesuto   (Male/Female)  Jesus's own

131. Yingor    (Male)              Forward

132. Yomawu     (Female)      Call on God

133. Yram     (Male)               Bless me

134. Ziordope     (Male)       A place of rest

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