1001 African Names: First and Last Names from the African Continent

By Julia Stewart

Book Overview

A wide selection of first and last names from more than 25 African countries. From Abadeet to Zoan, the book offers names for Africans to use for their children or to substitute for previously given Western names. Unlike most Western names, African names are loaded with meaning. Evolved over countless generations, they may signify when a child is born, mark the circumstance of a pregnancy or birth, or indicate the state of the community in which the child is born.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806517379
• ISBN13: 9780806517377
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Citadel Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Great Book!

I'm interested in naming my children with unique names with an African decent. Unlike others, the book truely reflect what I was looking for in a book of African names. Since African names are hard to pronounce, I was impressed how they took the time to input how to pronounce the names into the book.

A useful and timely guide!

This is a great book to have handy. As a complement to this guide and a realistic approach to the genealogy issue I recommend the "Ancestry DNA Toolbox" available at .... Many studies with the human Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA have made it possible to trace back our ancestry. In many cases names and DNA markers can be coupled to study our genealogy. It is not an easy task but worth investigating.

it is the most exciting book ever

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