A detailed bibliography has been included to reference works and, more essentially to encourage further exploration and study of African naming and culture.

• Abell, S. (1992). African names and their meanings. New York: Vantage Press.
• Adebayo, B. (2005). Dictionary of African names, vol. 1: meanings, pronunciations and origin.Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse.
• Adefunmi, O. (1967). African names from the ancient Yoruba kingdom of Nigeria. Sheldon, SC: Great Benin Books.
• Amune, P. (1991).  Igarra (Etuno) names: origin and meanings.  Nigeria: Amune Printing Press.
• Asante, M. (1991). The book of African names. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press.
• Babalola, A. (2006). A dictionary of Yoruba personal names. Nigeria: West African Book Publishers.
• Beattie, J. (1957). Nyoro personal names. The Uganda Journal, 21, pp. 99-106.
• Bertrand, M., Mullainathan, S. (2003). Are Emily and Greg more employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A field experiment on labor market discrimination. Working paper. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. Retrieved May 28, 2008 from: http://papers.nber.org/papers/w9873.
• Chuks-orji, O. (1978). Names from Africa. Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company.
• Clarke, J.H. (1985, November). Education for a new reality in the African world. Keynote address presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Alliance of Black Educators in Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved May 10, 2008 from: http://www.africawithin.com/clarke/part20f10.htm.
• Cornevin, R. (1954, Summer). Names among the Bassari. Southwestern Journal of Anthropology, 10 (2), pp. 160-163.
• Crane, L. (1982). African names, people and places: At Teaching manual. Champaign, IL: African Studies Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• Damali, N. (1986). Golden names for an African people. Cedartown, GA: Blackwood Press.
• Dubois, W.E.B. (1947). The world and Africa: An inquiry into the part which Africa has played in world history. New York: Viking Press.
• Enkamit, H. (1993). African names: The ancient Egyptian keys to unlocking your power and destiny. Washington, D.C.: Ser Ap-uat Publishers.
• Ennis, E. (1945). Women’s names among the Ovimbundu of Angola. African Studies, 4 (1), pp. 1-8.
• Ezeude, E. (2000). Igbo Names. Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishing Co.
• Headstart Book of Afrikan names. (2003). Kingston, Jamaica: Miguel Lorne Publishers.
• Kapwepwe, M. (2002). Some Bemba names and their meanings. Lusaka, Zambia: Mulenga Kapwepwe.
• Karim, Y. (1976). Afrikan names. Philadelphia: Afram Press.
• Kimenyi, A. (1989). Kinyarwanda and Kirundi names: a semiolinguistic analysis of Bantu onomastics. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press.
• adubuike, I. (1985).A handbook of African names. Colorado Springs, CO: Three Continents Press.
• Mbiti, J. (1969).  African religions and philosophy.  New York, NY: Anchor Books.
• Mbiti, J. (1972). African names of God. Ibadan Journal of Religious Studies, 6 (1), pp. 3-14.
• McKinzie, H. (1980). Names from East Africa. Los Angeles: McKinzie Publishing Co.
• Mthembu-Salter, L. (2002). Call me by my name: More than 2000 Xhosa, Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele names. Cape Town, South Africa: Kwela Books.
• Musere, J. & Byakutaga, S. (2000). African names and naming.Los Angeles, CA: Ariko Publications.
• Musere, J. (2000). Traditional African names.Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
• Njoku, J. (1978). A dictionary of Igbo names, culture and proverbs. Washington, D.C.: University Press of America, Inc.
• Nsimbi, M.B. (1980). Luganda names, clans and Totems. Pasadena, CA: California Instutute of Technology.
• Odotei, I. (1989). What is in a name? The social and historical significance of Ga names. Research Review, 5, 2, pp. 34-51.
• Oduyoye, M. (1972). Yoruba Names: Their structure and meanings. Ibadan, Nigeria: Daystar Press.
• Ogbu, O. (1995). African-Igbo names: how to choose African names for yourself or for your loved ones. Oakland: Boug Publications.
• Okojie, C. G. (1980).What is in a name? Lagos, Nigeria: Alumese Palmer.
• Onyefulu, I. (2004). Welcome Dede! An African naming ceremony. London: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books.
• Osuntoki, C. (1970). The book of African names. Washington, D.C.: Drum and Spear Press.
• Perechi, R. (1996). What’s in a name: including African names and their meanings. Oklahoma city, OK: Sina Investigations & Consulting.
• Pongweni, A. (1983). What’s in a name? A study of Shona nomenclature. Gweru, Zimbabwe: Mambo Press.
• Potts, H. (1997). A comprehensive name index for the American slave.Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
• Ramazani, M. (1995). African Names: Claiming your true heritage. Manchester, NH: Montecom Publishing.
• Samaki (2001). African names: reclaim your heritage. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik Publishers.
• Sanyika, B. (1975). Know and claim your African name. Dayton, OH: Rucker Press Publishing Co.
• Saarelma-Maunumaa, M. (2001). Ndalikolule- I was far away: Personal names of Wambo Origin in Namibia.Nomina Africana, 15 (1&2), pp. 212-223.
• Skhosana, P. B. (2002). Names and naming practices amongst southern Ndebele male persons. Nomina Africana, 16 (1&2), pp. 134-145.
• Stewart, J. (1993). African names: Names from the African continent for children and adults. New York: Citadel Press.
• Stewart, J. (1996). 1001 African Names: First and last names from the African continent. New York: Citadel Press.
• Swahili personal names. (1962). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
• Tembo, M. (2006). Zambian traditional names: The meaning of Tumbuka, Chewa, Nsenga, Nogoni, and Tonga Names. Lusaka, Zambia: Julubbi Enterprises Limited.
• Terrell, F. (1988, January). The self-concept level of black adolescents with and without African names. Psychology in the Schools, 25 (1), pp. 65.
• Titanji, V., Gwanfogbe, M., Nwana, E., Ndangam, G. & Lima, A. (1998). An introduction to the study of Bali Nyonga. Yaoundé, Cameroon: Stardust Printers.
• Wescott, R. (1974). Bini names in Nigeria and Georgia. Linguistics, 124, pp. 21-32.
• Zawawi, S. (1993). What’s in a name? unaitwaje?: A Swahili book of names. Trenton, NJ: African World Press.
• Zawawi, S. (1998). African Muslim names: images and identities. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press.