Names That Mean Born

Natalino is the jaunty Italian male nickname for the gender-neutral Natale. And it has that fashionable o ending. Natalino might work as a nickname for Nathaniel too.

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday).

Adverse associations with the ruthless Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.

More unusual than Natalia or Natalie.

Common Japanese choice for boys born in the Spring.

Feminine form of the male name Wanjala.

Both graceful and melodious.

Variant of Kwasi, given to boys born on a Sunday among the Akan people of Ghana.

Slavic possibility for a girl born during the Easter season.

The form of Kwaku commonly used by enslaved people in America and the Caribbean in the 18th and 19th centuries. Quaco was sometimes nicknamed or Anglicized as Jack, Jacco, or Jacky.

The traditional West African name for a daughter born on a Thursday.

Mwajuma is the contracted form of Mwanajuma — both of which are traditionally given to girls born on Fridays. Mwajuma first entered the American baby name charts in 2021.

Quasheba is a name unique to America, where it was used among enslaved people as a variation of the West African name Kwasi for girls born on a Sunday.

Quame is an Anglicization of the Ghanaian Akan name Kwame. In West Africa, it is traditional to name your child after the day of the week on which they were born. The feminine equivalent is Mimba, a variation of Ama.

Quashee was used in America and the Caribbean — particularly Jamaica — among enslaved people. It is derived from the traditional Akan name for boys born on Sunday, Kwasi.

Not likely to become very popular in the US anytime soon.

A traditional day name used by Akan speakers in Ghana.

This elaboration of the name Junius originated as a Roman cognomen — a name that was passed down over generations.

A common name among enslaved men and boys who were born on a Monday, named in the West African tradition based on birthday. Joe was a common nickname. The female equivalent is Juba.

An alternate spelling of Arusi, used throughout Africa.