Derived from Arabic صحارى ṣaḥārā meaning deserts the plural of صحراء ṣaḥrāʾ meaning desert.

Swahili names for places. The Swahili girl names are inspired by the Swahili peoples. From the name of the Namib Desert derived from Khoekhoe namib meaning desert or vast place. The meanings tend to focus on either personal qualities or social status in the community.

Bahari ba-ha-ree - ocean. Swahili is a prevalent child naming dialect in countries such as Kenya Uganda Tanzania Burundi the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. Tanganyika Region Country Eastern African Swahili English From Swahili.

Heres a list of translations. The list of Swahili names is endless. Some of the common Swahili names for boys include Azizi Ayubu Abedi Jamal Jabali Rashid Kamari Hodari Issa and others.

On the other hand the most common Swahili names for girls include Neema Aisha Kaluwa Kamaria Bahati Adila Afiya Lulu Kanzi Nina Nuru Penda Safiyah Zuwena and Zuri. More Swahili words for country. Abasi or Abasea ah-bas-ee - stern.

Whats great about the language is that the dialects can be used as names which also has some cool meanings. Kizimkazi Dimbani Zanzibar island. Shanga Manda and Gedi Kenya.

So we have prepared a list of 40 lion names in Swahili that you will surely love. The Swahili peoples whose language is basically the Swahili language are the peoples of the African Union and officially recognized as a lingua franca of the East African Community. Swahili Towns.