Names That Mean Born

Agrippa started out as a rare Roman forename (praenomen), then became a family name (cognomen), most recognized for Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, a powerful general under Augustus.

Kwadwo is a name given to men born on Monday in Western Africa, particularly Ghana and some parts of Togo and Ivory Coast. The female variant is Adwoa.

Feminine form of the male name Wanjala.

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.

Both graceful and melodious.

An evocative morning name from the Luo people of East Africa.

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).

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.

More unusual than Natalia or Natalie.

Common Japanese choice for boys born in the Spring.

In many African cultures, it is traditional to name children based on the day of the week they were born. For the Swahili people of eastern Africa, Khamisi is used for boys born on Thursday.

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.

Alternate Romanization of Haru, a classic Japanese boy name.

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.

A morning name from the Luo peoples of East Africa.

A Zulu name given to a child who is planned be the last born, literally meaning "enough, sufficient".

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.

An alternate spelling of Arusi, used throughout Africa.

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