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Pages in category "African-American feminine given names" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Anika is a German variant of Anna. Anna is most likely a variant of a Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "gracious" or "favoured", because in the Bible she was a sincere and merciful woman. Ultimately the name lost its initial 'h'.
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.
In Georgia, Nana is the fifth most popular given name for girls. In Ghana, among the Akan people, particularly the Akyem, Ashanti and Akuapim peoples, Nana is used as the title of a monarch to signify their status. Furthermore, the stool names of kings and queens are always preceded by Nana. Non-royal Ghanaian people also use Nana as a given ...
Oshun is the divine patroness of the Osun River in Nigeria, which bears her name. The river has its source in Ekiti State in the west of Nigeria and passes through the city of Osogbo , where Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove , the principal sanctuary of the deity, is located. [ 3 ]
Pages in category "Feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,858 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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"
Statue of a goddess of fertility, Copenhagen A fertility deity is a god or goddess associated with fertility, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, and crops.In some cases these deities are directly associated with these experiences; in others they are more abstract symbols.