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The Best African & African-American Name Books

1,001 African Names: First and Last Names from the African Continent (Our Recommendation)
From Abadeet to Zoan, 1001 African Names offers names for African-Americans to use in naming children or to use as substitutes for their own Western names. Weaving in African proberbs, the book reveals the meaning of the names and traces the common threads of Africa's rich naming traditions.

African Names
This book contains over 1,600 African names, their meanings and origin, and includes an introduction by South African mystic and Sangoma Credo Vusamazulu Mutwa.

Baby Names (Real Names with Real Meanings for African Children)
 

Proud Heritage : 11,001 Names for Your African-American Baby
A collection of names that both reflect the influence of the European and African cultures and that celebrate the roots of African ancestry features eleven thousand entries, including origin and historical information.

The African-American Baby Name Book
Names are a hallmark of our heritage, reflections of both the ethnic and religious roots of our past and our dreams for our children's future. This A-to-Z guide includes more than 10,000 names, ranging from African names to contemporary names to traditonal Muslim names and more.

African Muslim Names: Images and Identities
African muslim names discusses the social and cultural significance of proper names. It explains how names are chosen for newborns in African societies.

African-American Baby Name WorkBook
A baby name book with a three-column format designed especially for African-Americans. This format allows the parents-to-be to experiment with different combinations until they find just the right name for their new bundle of joy.

1000+(African) Òrìsà Yorùbá Names
The book gives the true meanings of names given to children born abiku, or born to Ayan (drummers), Egungun priests, Babalawos, Iwin, Intra-Family-Marriage, just to name a few topics covered in the book. 1,000+ (African) Orisa Yoruba Names has 179 pages and is bound in a beautiful gold color paper back.

The Complete Guide to African-American Baby Names
From ancient Africa to the Caribbean to the contemporary United States, this baby name reference is a comprehensive study that includes not only the pronunciation of each name, but the history of the culture from which the name originated, and facts about noted African-Americans.

African Names: Names from the African Continent for Children and Adults
This book consists of about 1000 names culled from across black Africa, although there is a slight emphasis on Swahili names. It includes not only personal names, but names of towns, lakes, ethnic groups, etc., that are useful in formulating an African name for oneself.

The Book of African Names
The growing usage of African names in the United States makes this book appealing for those who want to understand the meaning, proper usage and significance of African names. Asante provides the historical rationale and the proper translations and usage of African names from the four corners of the continent.

What to Name Your African American Baby
A comprehensive guide provides a thorough listing of African-American baby names, including those of important historical figures and African legend, and reveals popular naming trends and how they are derived from four major African languages.

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