S/N NAME ORIGINAL / PRONOUNCIATION(P) / SEX(M/F) / MEANING – CAUSE FOR NAMING
1. ABENE / (P) AGBENIE / (M) / An injunction (not to touch) – Where children often die
2. ABASE / (P) ABASE / (M) / GOD – Entrust the child to God
3. ABIAH / (P) ABIARH / (M) / To be careful – Where there is disagreement
4. ABWA / (P) ABWARH / (M) / To divert – Not to take the course of others
5. ADINDA / (P) ADINNDARH / (M) / Taken to be the last child – To close up birth
6. ADUMA / (P) ADUMARH / (M) / Mourn over/agitator – Many opinions during pregnancy
7. AKA / (P) AKARH / (M) / Distributing – Born on the a festival
8. AKAMA / (P) AKAM / (M) / Harder/don’t accept – One to defend the family
9. AKWO / (P) AKUWH / (M) / Resemblance (same) – Commemorating / Similar
10. AYOBI / (P) AYORBIH (M) / Preserve – Neglected
11. BADIKE / (P) BADIKI / (F) / Abandoned – To be observed
12. BAKNE / (P) BAKANI / (F) / Remembrance – Renaissance
13. BAKEH / (P) BARKERH / (F) / Find out – Where there was doubt
14. BATATI / (P) BATARTI / (M) / Observe/look into – Not sure of
15. BELLE / (P) BELLERH / (F) / Calmness – Blessed
16. BITA / (P) BATARH (M) / Pebbles – Nice/all round
17. BIE / (P) BIERH / (F) / Leaf – A cover or shade
18. BOKOSA / (P) BAKUSAM / (M) / Start moving quickly – Initiate doing good things
19. BUMEH / (P) BUMH / (F) / Wanderer – Suspected being born many times
20. BWANG / (P) BWANG (M) / Not steady – Changing homes
21. DIYALLE / (P) DIYALLH (M) / Productive – To multiply the family
22. DIBO / (P) LIBOUH / (F) / The place – Born in an acceptable place
23. DIENNA / (P) DIENARH / (F) / Stay comfortable – In a comfortable home
24. DIKONG / (P) DIKING / (M) / Reduction/Getting smaller – Where there are few persons
25. DIYOMBE / (P) DIYOMBH / (F) / Begging – Begging for life
26. EBAKO / (P) EBARKU / (M) / Shaping things – Wise man
27. EBANE / (P) EBARNH / (F) / Adding – To add to what is met
28. EBANJA / (P) EBANJARH / (M) – For reasons being – To do things for a purpose
29. EBANYE / (P) EBENYH / (F) / Hot – Warrior
30. EBONGE / (P) EBOUNGH / (M) / Nursing/bring up – To take care of others
31. EDUME / (P) EDUMH / (M) / Selective – Working on choice
32. EKALE / (P) EKARH / (M) / Giving out – Extravagant
33. EKOKO / (P) EKOKON / (M) / Suffering from – Being worried
34. EKUMA / (P) EKUMH / (M) / Cook – A planner
35. EKUPI / (P) EHUPI / (M) / Usurper – A threat to others
36. ELANGO / (P) ELANGU / (M) / Census (counting) – During a census
37. ELOH / (P) ELORH / (M) / Spear – Brave
38. ELONGE / (P) ELUNGH / (M) / Builder – To bring up the family
39. EMANE / (P) EMANNH / (F) / These (my though) – Acquire what you were thinking
40. ENENE / (P) EWN / (F) / Big – Important
41. EPIE / (P) EPIEH / (M) / Recover – Back to normal life
42. EPONGO / (P) EPONGH / (M) One who reveals – Spokesman/Broadcaster
43. EPUH / (P) EPUH / (F) / Able – Equal to a task
44. ESAKI / (P) ESARKI / (M) / A shout – An embarrassment
45. ESAMA / (P) ESAMRH / (M) / You want to finish/or claim all – Self preservation
46. ESAMBE / (P) ESAMBI / (M) / Open minded – Generous
47. ESAPA / (P) ESAEPARH / (M) / You intern to come (JUJU) – Born on occasion of a juju day
48. ESEMBE / (P) ESSE-MBERH / (M) / Maybe ours – Putting hopes on the child
49. ESEME / (P) ESSE-MHN / (M) / It is ours – God’s gift
50. ESHIEH / (P) ESKIERH / (M) / Toothbrush – One everyone talks about
51. ESIKA / (P) ESIKARH / (M) / Do not divide – Meant for people in place
52. ESIMO / (P) ESIMO / (M) / Joy – Being happy
53. ESONO / (P) ESONO / (M) / Luck – Lucky to have
54. ESOKA / (P) ESUKARH / (M) / A society with strike decisions – Serious in decision taken
55. ESONG / (P) ESUNG / (M) / Enema – Not to stomach any odd thing
56. ETIEN / (P) ETIEN / (M) / Equal – To fit in the society
57. ETOH / (P) ETORH / (M) / Making noise – To be inquisitive in finding out
58. ETANE / (P) ETANH / (F) / Always meeting – Quick to discover secrets
59. EWANE / (P) EBWANH / (M) / Fighter – Bulldozer
60. EYEMBE / (P) EYHMBH / (M) / Recognizance – To work with your people
61. EBWANGA / (P) EBWANGHA / (M) / Moving here and there – From one womb to another
62. EYUMBI / (P) EYOMBI / (M) / Begged – Receive through begging
63. EDIANGI / (P) EDIANGHI / (M) Smashed – Achieve an aim
64. ESANGI / (P) ESANGHI / (M) / Pure – Without stain
65. FENDE / (P) FHEN / (F) / Destroy – Scatter evil plans
66. FESSE / (P) FERH / (F) / Twin girl (Blessing) – Twin girl (2nd child)
67. FULE / (P) FUL / (F) / Take away – Drive away evil plans
68. FUH / (P) FUH / (F) / Remove – Remove evil investments
69. KINI / (P) KIN / (F) / Refuse accepting wrongs – Watchful acceptance
70. KONG / (P) KUH / (F) / Take or hold this – Accept as God’s gift
71. KOMBE / (P) KUMBI / (M) / Stumble – Reflect on disturbances
72. KWOH / (P) KWO / (M) / A tittle of recognition – Honour
73. KOTTOH / (P) KOTTORH / (M) / Not straight – Unpredictable/inconsistent
74. KIMARH / (P) KIMARH / (M) / Intending to – Full of tensions
75. LIBANDE / (P) LIBANDH / (F) / Adding – To increase
76. LIBANGE / (P) LIBANGH / (F) / Fear – No sure to live
77. LIBUNGO / (P) LIBUNGU / (M) / Maintain /care fore – To take care of others
78. LIKO / (P) LIKUH (LI TURH) / (M) / Enough – Thanks
79. LIYANGI / (P) LINYANGIEH / (M) / Birth ceremony – Name after the ceremony
80. LOBE / (P) LO-BE / (M) / You have to understand – To be ware of happenings
81. MAKALLE / (P) MAKALUEH / (M) / Things will be fine – Having hopes
82. MAKANE / (P) MAKANI / (M) / Thoughts – Having feelings for the family
83. MAKIA / (P) MA-KIERH / (M) / Failed – Evil thoughts have failed
84. MAKUMBA / (P) MA KUMBARH / (M) / A shrub use for covering evils – Peace maker
85. MALO (PLURAL) / WULOA (SINGULAR) / (F) / women juju society – Name after their feast day
86. MANDI / (P) MA-NDI / (M) / Rich man – Expected to become wealthy
87. MANYI / (P) MANYI / (F) / Twins parent (for women) – Hoping to give birth to twins
88. MAYANG / (P) MAYANG / (F) / A protective plant – Being protected
89. MASEMBE / (P) MA-SHE-MBERH (MA BWHLAN) / (M) / Imitating our deeds – To be imitated
90. MATATAKA / (P) MA-TA-TIKA / (M) / Caring – To be care taking
91. MAKUKE / (P) MATRUH / (M) / Wealth – Hope of becoming rich
92. MBAYE / (P) MBAR-YI / (M) / It was so – As expected
93. MBELLE / (P) MBWHLH (M) / One who does things – Good with performance
94. MBWI / (P) MBWI (NSONGIBARHSEH) / (M) / Many/plenty – Family is increased
95. MUKI / (P) MU-KIHIEH / (M) / A person for the town – Popular
96. MBOE / (P) MBUH / (M) / The world For all
97. MBONE / (P) MBON / (F) / Passage/away – One to lead
98. MBANG / (P) MGBANG / (M) / Fear – Not sure
99. MULANGO / (P) MU-LANGU / (M) / Census results – When census was on
100. MISSINGA / (P) MI-SINGARH / (M) / Strings – Uniting persons
101. MUALLA / (P) MU-WALLA / (M) / Care taker – Handling people well
102. MPINYE / (P) MPINYAN / MPINYA / (M) Use bit by bit/fresh Not to hurry/something new
103. MUDIKI/MIDIKI / (P) MI-DIKI / (M) / Kept by worries – Embarrassed
104. MUDIMI / (P) MUDI-MIERH / (M) / Juju my mind or thought – Name after the occasion
105. MUKOTO / (P) MUKUTUEH / (M) / Green snake – Dangerous actor
106. MBUNJI / (P) MBUNJIEH / (M) / Flower – Beautifying
107. MUSONGE / (P) MUSUNGWEH / (M) / This may tie you down – Born at hard times
108. MAKENE / (P) MA-KHN / (M) / Blocking – Disturbing
109. NAH / (P) NARH / (F) / So – According to thy will
110. NDEME / (P) NDEH-MIEH / (M) / My house – Ownership
111. NDENGU / (P) NDEH-E-NGUH / (M) / House of oath – Promising good for the child
112. NDI / (P) NDIH / (M) / Richman – Born to be fine
113. NDIAH / (P) NDIARH / (M) / I have to eat – Expensive
114. NDIAKA / (P) NDIA-KAH / (M) / I will eat – Expecting gifts
115. NDIBA / (P) NDIBARH / (M) / Lucky man – To be lucky
116. NDOH / (P) NDORH / (F) / Soil – Made out of soil
117. NDUKU / (P) NDUTUEH / (M) / Farmer Supplier
118. NDUWE / (P) NDUWEH / (M) / Opener – Broadcaster
119. NDUTU / (P) NDUTEH / NDUTU / (M) / Worker/sorrow – To work hard /sympathizer
120. NGULE / (P) NGUH / (M) / Oath – Being sure
121. NGANG / (P) NGANG / (M) / Refusal / rejected – Out of problems
122. NGUNG / (P) NGUH / (M) / Skin – Your image
123. NGOH / (P) NGORH (Intimacy) / (M) / Hook / lion (in mbo) – Strong love to bring people together
124. NGONE / (P) NGON / (M) / Mien young girl – Beautiful
125. NFANG / (P) NFARH / (F) / Putting together – Supplier
126. NFANGA / (P) NFARH –A- NGARH / (M) / Investing wealth – To invest
127. NGUBA / (P) NGU-EBARH / (M) / Blood pack – To love intensively
128. NLOH / (P) NLOH / (M) / Mud – Out of mud
129. NGUSEH / (P) NGU-E-SHE / (M) / Our skin – Part of us
130. NNOKO / (P) NNOKON / (M) / Struggling – Hopeful despite hardship
131. NKENDOH / (P) NKEM-NDOH / (M) / Lump of mud – Built up of mud
132. NSAKANI / (P) NSARHKANNI / (M) / Thanks – Thanking God
133. NKELLE / (P) NKHLLI / (M) / Keep hanging (retire)
134. NKWELLE / (P) NKWHLLE / (M) / Cut – Ending up a problem
135. NJIE / (P) NJIH / (F) / Road bounding – Limiting yourself / confine
136. NJEH / (P) NJEH / (M) / Hunger – Expecting
137. NJOMBO / (P) NJOMBH / (M) / A right – Having a clear mind
138. NJEMBU / (P) NJI-E-MBUH / (M) / The way home – Directory
139. NTUBA / (P) NTUBARH / (M) / Releasing secrets – Outspoken
140. NSUME / (P) NSHUMI / (F) / Stand firm – First twin girl
141. NJULI / (P) NYULI / (F) / Light up – Purified / open-up
142. NJANG / (P) NJANG / (M) / Togetherness – Oneness-unity
143. NDUMBE / (P) NDUH-MBE / (M) / Opening the way – Exemplary
144. NYISSE / (P) NYI ASSEH / (F) / In disagreement – On the contrary
145. NDONE / (P) NDON / (F) / Fish – Bringing people together
146. NSUNGU / (P) NSUH-NGUH / (M) / Uplift a ban (thow an oath) – Unexpected birth
147. NDUME / (P) NDUM / (M) / Selective – Not for everybody
148. NANTOH / (P) NA-NTORH / (F) Noisy – Expressing your right
149. NKUMBA / (P) NKUMBARH / (M) / Gun – To fight against enemies
150. NGUTI / (P) NGUTI / (M) / A blow – Coming up as a surprise
151. SASSE / (P) SA-SERH / (F) / Not us – Representative
152. SONA / (P) SON-NAN / (M) / Right now – Taking immediate action
153. TABI / (P) TAH-A-BI / (M) / Father knows – God will take care
154. TIMA / (P) TIM-MARH / (M) / Go back – Suspected for coming and going
155. TIKI / (P) TI-KI / (F) / Tight up – Facing hard times
156. TUKU / (P) TUKU / (F) / Revive – Bring back the loss
157. TUNG / (P) TUNG / (F) / A room – Hosless
158. TONG / (P) TONG / (F) / Horn – Being able to face challenges
159. TUAH / (P) TUARH / (M) / Be careful – To watch out
160. TITI / (P) TITI / (F) / Star – To prosper or shine
161. WASE / (P) WAR-SI (Investigate) / (F) / Lock round (twin girl) – To be observed
162. WENSAN / (P) WEN-SAN / (F) / Persevere – To preserve
163. WUKE / (P) WU-KH (Wuhierh) / (F) / Your stay will be alright – Amounted to stay
164. WUKOH / (P) WU-KOH (Wungang) / (F) / Your relationship will extend – Expanding relationship
165. WUH / (P) WUHERH / (F) / Listener – Submissive
166. WUYAH / (P) WU-YAR / (F) / The day will break – Expectation/future will tell
167. YALLE / (P) YAL-LH / (M) / Productive – To be productive
168. YENGE / (P) YH-NGH / (M) / Shrine – Protected
169. YOH / (P) TORH / (F) / Get rotten – Abandoned
170. YUH / (P) YU / (F) / Light up/play – Prosper with ease
171. YABIA / (P) YA-BIARH / (M) / Luck – Well received
172. ESIE / (P) ESIERH / (M) / No having – Lacking
173. EKENE / (P) E-KHNH / (M) / Blocking (the child) – Disturbing
174. MAKANE / (P) MA-KHNH / (M) / Block/disturb (prosperities) – Not to close up prosperity
175. NTAH / (P) NTARH / (M) / Suffer man – To struggle
176. BALLA / (P) BA-LARH / (F) / Humiliation – Not of protection
177. NDOKI / (P) NDONKI / (M) / Cleanser (sending out odds) – Peace maker
178. BABIENE (exception) / (P) BA-BIA-NI (X)/ (F/M) / Popular – Well known
179. DEDIE / (P) BI-DIER / (F) / Be in place – To control
180. NKUTA / (P) NKUTARH / (M) / One who covers – A family umbrella
181. EPALLA / (P) EPA-LARH / (M) / Harvester – To main/bring family together
182. MAKOLO / (P) MAKULH / (M) A spirant (mountaineer) – To aspire
183. BALEMBA / (P) BARH NLEM MBARH / (M) / Kind – People of good character
184. DIBONGO / (P) DIBUNGU / (M) / Care – To care
185. DISAMA / (P) DI-SA-MARH / (M/F) / Appreciation – Family to appreciate
186. DIKOKI / (P) DI-KO-KI / (M) / Victory – / To be victorious or win
187. DYOMBE/OYUMBE / (P) DI-YOMBI/OYUMBI / (F) / Plea – A pleaded gift
188. EKAMBI / (P) EKAMBIH / (M) / Difficult – Unpredictable
189. EWANG / (P) E-WANG / (M) / Condition – To be conditioned
190. EYOH / (P) E-YORH / (M) / Allow to get rot for observation
191. EYUME / (P) E-YUMI / (M) / Transfer of power – To act as parent (Father)
192. MASSANGO / (P) MAS-SAN-NGOR / (M) / Reconciliation – To reconcile families
193. MENDE / (P) MENDE / (M) / ‘LEGS ‘ in Orocko (borrowed) – Expecting luck
194. MUNYENGE / (P) MU-NYINGI / (F/M) / Happiness – In state of happiness
195. MATIMA/TIMA / (P) (MA-TIMARH) / (F) / Go back – Doubtful situation
196. MBONGO / (P) MBUNGU / (M) / To bring up – Assuring care
197. NDENKI / (P) NDERH-NKIH / (M) / Hope (HOUSE) – Family hopes
198. NDENGU / (P) NDERH-NGUH / (M) / Place (HOUSE) of oath security
199. NKUTA / (P) NKUTARH / (M) / SACK TOLERANCE
200. NTUA / (P) NTUARH / (M) / Payback – Return favour or deed
201. PUELE / (P) PUE / (F) / Choose – Selective
202. WUTAME / (P) WUTAM / (F/M) / Spread out/BAFAW Juju – Promising/The day of juju dance