Twin African Names
The Siamese twin says,“Let a piece of food pass through your throat and a piece through mine, and they will all go into our stomach.” -Ghana
Enjoy these African names for twins.
Twins
- ODION (oh-DEE-ohn). First-born twin. West Africa
- PATA (PAH-tah). Twin. Kiswahili
- PHAHLA (pah-lah). One of twins. Azania (Zulu)
- TAIWO (tah-EE-woh). First-born twin. West Africa
- TAWIA (tah-WEE-wah). First-born twin. West Africa
Females
- AKWETE (ah-KWEH-teh). Elder of twins. Ghana (Ga) F
- AKWOKWO (ah-KWO-kwoh). Younger of twins. Ghana (Ga) F
- DOTO (DOH-toh). Second of twins. Ghana (Ewe) F
- KAKRA (KAH-krah). Younger of twins. Ghana (Fante) F
- TAWIAH (TAH-wee-ah). First child after twins. Ghana (Ga) F
- YE (yeh-eh). Elder of twins. Ghana (Ewe) F
Males
- ATA (ah-tah). Twin. Ghana (Fante) M
- BABINI (bah-BEE-nee). There are two of them. Azania (Xhosa) M
- KPODO (koph-DOH). Elder of twins. Ghana (Ewe) M
- TANKHO (tahn-koh). Predecessor of a set of twins. Cameroon (Mubako) M
- TSE (tseh). Younger of twins. Ghana (Ewe) M
- ZESIRO (zeh-SEE-roh). Elder of twins. Uganda (Ganda) M
Sound Alike Names For Sets of Twins
- AKIL (wise) M & AKILAH (Intelligent) F
- AMIR (prince) M & AMIRA (princess) F
- AZIZ (Precious) M & AZIZA (Precious) F
- DANIA (Love one another) & KANIA (Contentment)
- FOLA (Glory and honor arrive) & FOLAMI (Breath with honor)
- HAKIM (Wise) M & HIKIMA (Wisdom) F
- JAMILAH (Elegant) F & KAMILAH (The perfect one) F
- JASIR (Fearless) M & JASIRA (Fearless) F
- KAI (Loveable) & RAI (Strength)
- MALIK (King) M & MALIKA (Queen) F
- SELAM (Peace) M & SALAMA (Peace) F
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August 4th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Hi,
I work in a Zoo in Austria and get the names for all of my African animals off this pages.
Last week a baby “Mandrill” was born, his name will be Kamalu