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South African given names (3 C, 28 P) T. Tunisian given names (1 C) Y. Yoruba given names (1 C, 234 P) Pages in category "African given names"
[5] [6] Some Ashanti family names (surnames) can be given to both boys and girls without changing or adding anything. [5] [6] However, there are other ethnic-Ashanti family name (surnames) that are exclusively male names, while others are exclusively female names. [5] [6]
Lieberson and Mikelson of Harvard University analyzed black names, finding that the recent innovative naming practices follow American linguistic conventions even if they are independent of organizations or institutions. [10] Given names used by African-American people are often invented or creatively-spelled variants of more traditional names.
South African masculine given names (1 C, 20 P) Y. Yoruba masculine given names (5 P) Pages in category "African masculine given names"
None of the top 10 1970s baby girl names overlapped with the top 10 list of names 50 years prior. In fact, there are only two baby girl names that made the top 25 baby girl names in both the 1920s ...
Most day names among the Mole-Dagombas are usually given to girls, and few are given to both sexes. Most Ghanaians have at least one name from this system, even if they also have an Arabic or western name. Notable figures with day names include Ghana's first president Kwame Nkrumah and former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
In 2025, popular baby names will include old-fashioned nicknames and Hawaiian-inspired names for boys and girls, expert Laura Wattenberg says.
Emrys debuted on BabyCenter's top 1,000 boys' names soaring to spot no. 954, while other boy names starting with E, such as Emir, Enrique, Edgar, and Eliel, shot up on the rankings.