Ashura f SwahiliFrom the name of an Islamic holy day that commemorates the death of
Husayn ibn Ali. It is so named because it falls on the tenth day of Muharram, deriving from Arabic
عشرة ('asharah) meaning "ten".
Bakari m SwahiliFrom the Swahili name for the constellation Boötes.
Fadhili m SwahiliMeans
"kindness, favour" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic.
Faraji m SwahiliMeans
"consolation" in Swahili (of Arabic origin).
Furaha f SwahiliMeans
"joy, happiness" in Swahili (ultimately of Arabic origin).
Ibrahim m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Pashto, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Avar, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Hausa, SwahiliArabic form of
Abraham, also used in several other languages.
Marijani m SwahiliMeans
"coral" in Swahili, originally a borrowing from Arabic.
Simba 2 m SwahiliMeans
"lion" in Swahili. This is the name of the main character in the Disney movie
The Lion King (1994), about a lion cub who exiles himself after his father is murdered.
Zuhura f Swahili, DhivehiMeans
"Venus (planet)" in Swahili and Dhivehi. Both are borrowed from Arabic
الزهرة (al-Zuharah), derived from the root
زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".