Waaqtolee

Afaan Oromo for "one who reconciles" — a relational aspiration for the child, typical of older Oromo naming.

Afaan Oromo for "one with good fortune".

Afaan Oromo for "one who rewards".

Afaan Oromo for "knowledgeable".

Given for a birth during the dry season.

Afaan Oromo for "one who makes relatives" — an accommodative, community-binding name.

Given for a birth in the evening (galgala, "evening").

Afaan Oromo for "happiness, joy".

Afaan Oromo for "joy" or "happiness".

Afaan Oromo for "one who takes care of others".

Afaan Oromo for "light".

Afaan Oromo for "precious stone".

Afaan Oromo for "sprouting".

Afaan Oromo for "tolerance".

"One who rains" — given for a birth during the rains.

Afaan Oromo for "mountain".

Afaan Oromo for "one with a good aroma".

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).

Maa for "the polite one".