You cannot tell the contents of a parcel until you open it. —Nigeria
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NAME | PRONUNCIATION | MEANING | ORIGIN | GENDER |
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ASHIA | (ah-SHEE-ah). | Meaningful existence. | East Africa | |
ELLA | (EHL-lah). | To move towards. | Southern Africa (Tsonga) | |
NIA | (NEE-ah). | Purpose. | Kiswahili | |
NIAMOJA | (nee-ah-moh-JAH). | One purpose. | East Africa (Kiswahili) | (M) |
NJONGO | (n-JOHN-goh). | Our aim or intention. | Azania | (M) |
NOMISHINI | (nohm-ee-shee-nee). | Mission. | Azania (Xhosa) | |
NONJONGO | (nohn-john-goh). | Our aim or intention. | Azania | (F) |
SABABU | (sah-BAH-boo). | The reason why. | Sierra Leone | (M) |
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