Description: African names are complex and nuanced in meaning, often carrying associations with family, location, occupation, cultural traditions, or major events. This volume compiles, in alphabetical order, some 6,000 names, primarily from the people of eastern, central, and southern Africa, including from Burundi, Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda. Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Each succinct entry includes pronunciation guidelines, the gender associated with the name, its origins, and its meaning, including social connotations, variations in meanings of similar words used in related ethnic contexts, and the ethnic groups associated with the name.

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