Sironka

Maa for "the tall one".

Maa for "the polite one".

Given to a child born during a thunderstorm.

Often glossed as "the blessed one" in Maa. We have found this only in online name lists, not in a dictionary or a study of Maasai names.

Maa for "the wise one".

Given to a child born during a drought.

Given to a child born in the early morning.

Given to a child born in the evening.

Maa for "the sweet one".

Maa for "the lucky one".

Maa for "the peaceful one" — one of the best-known and most widely used Maasai women's names.

Maa for "the fortunate one" or "she who brings luck", a common and well-loved Maasai women's name.

Given to a child born during the rainy season.

Maa for "the joyous one".

Tamazight for "star". Amazigh names are frequently ordinary nouns used directly as personal names, rather than a separate naming vocabulary.

From "alem" (the world) and "ayehu" (I have seen): in use, understood to mean "I have enjoyed life".

Amharic for "majesty, dignity, honour".

Fulfulde for "beloved", from the root "yiɗi" (to love) plus a suffix marking the human agent of the action.

Kikuyu for "the reincarnated one", traditionally given when a child is believed to carry the spirit of a deceased relative.

"The one who returns" — the male counterpart to Njoki, in the same reincarnation-naming tradition as the existing Kariuki: given when a child is believed to carry back a departed relative's spirit, often a grandfather's name passed to a grandson.

From Dholuo "luoch" (mist).

Malagasy for "pillar".