City Names - East Africa

A list of names that are also the names of cities, towns, and/or villages in East Africa.
  1. Adama
    • Origin:

      Variation of Adam
    • Meaning:

      "earth, soil, land"
  2. Albion
    • Amaury
      • Origin:

        French form of Amalric
      • Meaning:

        "work power"
      • Description:

        Friendlier french form of ancient Germanic royal name Amalric or Emmerich.
    • Arta
      • Bayla
        • Dessie
          • Edd
            • Jinja
              • Origin:

                African place-name
              • Description:

                Gingery.
            • Juba
              • Origin:

                African
              • Meaning:

                "born on Monday"
              • Description:

                Juba, a strong and resonant unisex name, belonged to an ancient African king, is a city and river name, and is traditionally given to Ashanti (of Ghana) girls born on Monday.
            • Kaya
              • Origin:

                English, Nordic
              • Meaning:

                "pure"
              • Description:

                One of the currently trendy Kaia-Maya-Mia family, deriving either from an elaboration of Kay or an alternative spelling of Kaia, a Scandinavian diminutive of Katarina.
            • Keren
              • Origin:

                Hebrew
              • Meaning:

                "strength, power, ram's horn, ray of light"
              • Description:

                Israeli-born singer Keren Ann introduced this traditional Hebrew name to this country, where it could well be mistaken for Karen.
            • Kosti
              • Lindi
                • Moka
                  • Moya
                    • Nairobi
                      • Origin:

                        African place-name
                      • Description:

                        Kenya is fairly commonly heard as a girl's name, but its capital city makes a much more exceptional choice.
                    • Nasir
                      • Origin:

                        Arabic
                      • Meaning:

                        "helper"
                      • Description:

                        Similar to Nasser, with a slightly more altruistic meaning. Rapper Nas was born Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, and Nasir may have gotten a bump from 2016 show The Night Of, whose protagonist was named Nasir Kahn.
                    • Nyala
                      • Origin:

                        African, Ethiopian
                      • Meaning:

                        "mountain goat"
                      • Description:

                        Nyala is a secret nature name with a fashionable animal meaning. Nyala might be an appropriate name for a baby girl born under the sign of Capricorn, which is symbolized by the goat, or in the Chinese Year of the Goat -- though the last one was 2015 and we won't have another until 2027. Although the nee beginning is most frequently cited as the correct pronunciation, the name can -- and often will -- be pronounced with the first syllable rhyming with my and sigh.
                    • Raga
                      • Origin:

                        Sanskrit, musical term
                      • Meaning:

                        "color or melody"
                      • Description:

                        Raga is musical, yes, but that 'rag' syllable worries us.
                    • Randa
                      • Origin:

                        English, feminine variation of Randall; also Arabic
                      • Meaning:

                        "delicate desert tree"
                      • Description:

                        Sounds incomplete, like a pet form of Miranda.