Best Sibling Names for Makini
Names chosen to complement Makini — matching origin (Swahili-speaking countries), era, and style.
200 options82 girl134 boy
These sibling names share Makini's Swahili-speaking countries roots or similar popularity era, and start with a different letter to avoid alliteration.
Shukura
Makini & Shukura
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Meaning 'good fortune' or 'blessing'.
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Kwanza
Makini & Kwanza
UnisexSwahili-speaking countries
First
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Subira
Makini & Subira
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
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Katika
Makini & Katika
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
The name signifies a form of the word for 'to break' or 'to tear,' with connotations of freedom.
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Kasimu
Makini & Kasimu
BoySwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
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Kiwanda
Makini & Kiwanda
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
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Kito
Makini & Kito
BoySwahili-speaking countries
The wise one; A physical princely feat or achievement
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Kamari
Makini & Kamari
UnisexSwahili-speaking countries
moonlight
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Shanga
Makini & Shanga
BoySwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
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Jumanne
Makini & Jumanne
BoySwahili-speaking countries
born on Monday
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Jamii
Makini & Jamii
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
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Daktari
Makini & Daktari
BoySwahili-speaking countries
doctor, healer
Kesi
Makini & Kesi
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
Sukari
Makini & Sukari
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Sugar
Changa
Makini & Changa
BoySwahili-speaking countries
The name Changa means 'young' or 'youthful'.
Cheza
Makini & Cheza
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
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Endesha
Makini & Endesha
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
to create or inspire.
Pashion
Makini & Pashion
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
passion
Kitwana
Makini & Kitwana
BoySwahili-speaking countries
One who is brilliant or bright
Annesa
Makini & Annesa
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Graceful
Najuma
Makini & Najuma
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
Jabari
Makini & Jabari
BoySwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
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Shalani
Makini & Shalani
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
peaceful
Akoi
Makini & Akoi
BoySwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
Kamiria
Makini & Kamiria
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Having a destiny or fate
Sakile
Makini & Sakile
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
jamaa
Makini & jamaa
BoySwahili-speaking countries
community, group, or family
Shirika
Makini & Shirika
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
to share or to distribute
Neema
Makini & Neema
UnisexSwahili-speaking countries
a good person, blessed
Heshimu
Makini & Heshimu
BoySwahili-speaking countries
to be remembered or to be acknowledged
Taifa
Makini & Taifa
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
Omaryon
Makini & Omaryon
BoySwahili-speaking countries
God's promise
Damu
Makini & Damu
BoySwahili-speaking countries
Means 'to be strong'
Ajamu
Makini & Ajamu
BoySwahili-speaking countries
He who fights for what is right.
Bwana
Makini & Bwana
BoySwahili-speaking countries
master or sir
Nyazia
Makini & Nyazia
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
Kahari
Makini & Kahari
BoySwahili-speaking countries
to be strong or to have strength
Kijana
Makini & Kijana
UnisexSwahili-speaking countries
young man, boy
Nyaja
Makini & Nyaja
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
A gift from God
Jua
Makini & Jua
UnisexSwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
Jahzara
Makini & Jahzara
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Gift of God
Sanura
Makini & Sanura
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
kitten, small cat
Bakari
Makini & Bakari
BoySwahili-speaking countries
noble, promise
Omary
Makini & Omary
BoySwahili-speaking countries
Omary is a Swahili form of the name Omar, meaning 'long-lived' or 'flourishing'.
Kamaria
Makini & Kamaria
GirlSwahili-speaking countries
Like the moon
Daniel
Makini & Daniel
Boy[English
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament.
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David
Makini & David
Boy[English
From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC.
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Christopher
Makini & Christopher
BoyUSA
From the Late Greek name Χριστοφορος (Christophoros) meaning "bearing CHRIST", derived from Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry".
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Andrew
Makini & Andrew
BoyGreece
English form of the Greek name Ανδρεας (Andreas), which was derived from ανδρειος (andreios) "manly, masculine", a derivative of ανηρ (aner) "man".
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Aaron
Makini & Aaron
Boy[English
From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew derivation, and suggest meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted".
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Wesley
Makini & Wesley
BoyEnglish-speaking countries
Western meadow
#70 ↑
Weston
Makini & Weston
BoyEnglish
From the west town
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Jonathan
Makini & Jonathan
BoyIsrael
God has given
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Ryan
Makini & Ryan
BoyIreland
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Riain meaning "descendant of Rían". The given name Rían probably means "little king" (from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix).
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Sarah
Makini & Sarah
GirlHebrew-speaking countries
princess
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Austin
Makini & Austin
Boy[English]
Medieval contracted form of AUGUSTINE (1). Modern use of the name is probably also partly inspired by the common surname Austin, which is of the same origin. This is also the name of a city in Texas.
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Adam
Makini & Adam
BoyHebrew
Man; human; to be red, referring to the red earth.
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Xavier
Makini & Xavier
BoySpain
new house
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Dominic
Makini & Dominic
Boy[English]
From the Late Latin name Dominicus meaning "of the Lord". This name was traditionally given to a child born on Sunday.
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Damian
Makini & Damian
BoyGreece
From the Greek name Δαμιανος (Damianos) which was derived from Greek δαμαζω (damazo) "to tame". Saint Damian was martyred with his twin brother Cosmo in Syria early in the 4th century.
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Giovanni
Makini & Giovanni
BoyItaly
Italian form of Iohannes (see JOHN). The Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) and the painter and sculptor Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) were two famous bearers of this name.
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Ashley
Makini & Ashley
GirlUnited Kingdom
Ash tree clearing
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Connor
Makini & Connor
BoyIreland
lover of hounds
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Luis
Makini & Luis
Boy[Spanish]
Spanish form of LOUIS.
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Carlos
Makini & Carlos
Boy[Spanish
Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of CHARLES.
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Juan
Makini & Juan
BoySpain
God is gracious.
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Summer
Makini & Summer
Girl[English]
From the name of the season, ultimately from Old English sumor. It has been in use as a given name since the 1970s.
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Nathaniel
Makini & Nathaniel
BoyHebrew
Gift of God
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Valerie
Makini & Valerie
GirlLatin-speaking countries
strength, valor
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Jason
Makini & Jason
BoyGreek
Healer
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Ashton
Makini & Ashton
UnisexAmerican
ash tree town; ash town
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Alan
Makini & Alan
BoyFrance
rock, harmony
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Katherine
Makini & Katherine
Girl[English]
From the Greek name Αικατερινη (Aikaterine). The etymology is debated: it could derive from the earlier Greek name ‘Εκατερινη (Hekaterine), which came from ‘εκατερος (hekateros) "each of the two"; it could derive from th…
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Zachary
Makini & Zachary
BoyAmerican
the Lord has remembered
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Andrea
Makini & Andrea
GirlItaly
manly, brave
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Emmanuel
Makini & Emmanuel
BoyHebrew-speaking Countries
God is with us.
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Adonis
Makini & Adonis
Boy[Greek Mythology]
From the Semitic Adonai, which means "lord". In Greek myth Adonis was a handsome young shepherd killed while hunting a wild boar. The anemone flower is said to have sprung from his blood.
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Tyler
Makini & Tyler
BoyUSA
Maker of tiles
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Antonio
Makini & Antonio
BoyItalian
derived from 'Antonius', meaning 'priceless' or 'of inestimable worth'
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Justin
Makini & Justin
Boy[English
From the Latin name Iustinus, which was derived from JUSTUS. This was the name of several early saints including Justin Martyr, a Christian philosopher of the 2nd century who was beheaded in Rome.
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Kevin
Makini & Kevin
BoyIrish
handsome
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Sara
Makini & Sara
GirlHebrew
princess
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Jasmine
Makini & Jasmine
Girl[English
From the English word for the climbing plant with fragrant flowers which is used for making perfumes. It is derived from Persian یاسمن (yasamen) (which is also a Persian name).
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Alejandro
Makini & Alejandro
BoySpain
defender of mankind
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Amy
Makini & Amy
GirlFrench
beloved
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Andres
Makini & Andres
BoySpain
Estonian form of ANDREW.
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Jesse
Makini & Jesse
Boy[English
From the Hebrew name יִשַׁי (Yishay) which possibly means "gift". In the Old Testament Jesse is the father of King David. It began to be used as an English given name after the Protestant Reformation.
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Timothy
Makini & Timothy
BoyGreece
From 'Timotheos', meaning 'honoring God' or 'in the honor of God'.
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Joel
Makini & Joel
BoyHebrew-speaking countries
Yahweh is God
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Abraham
Makini & Abraham
Boy[English
This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM (1) and הָמוֹן (hamon) "many, multitude".
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Brandon
Makini & Brandon
BoyEnglish
broom hill
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Abel
Makini & Abel
BoyIsrael
breath or vapor
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Kimberly
Makini & Kimberly
GirlEnglish-speaking countries
from the meadow of the Royal Fortress
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Ana
Makini & Ana
Girl[Spanish
Form of ANNA.
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Patrick
Makini & Patrick
BoyIreland
From the Latin name Patricius, which meant "nobleman". This name was adopted in the 5th-century by Saint Patrick, whose birth name was Sucat.
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Eric
Makini & Eric
BoyScandinavian countries
eternal ruler
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Rafael
Makini & Rafael
Boy[Spanish
Form of RAPHAEL.
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Kyrie
Makini & Kyrie
UnisexGreece
Lord; A modern variation used as a feminine form of the male name Kyrie
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Javier
Makini & Javier
BoySpain
new house
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Nico
Makini & Nico
BoyItaly
Short form of NICHOLAS (or sometimes NICODEMUS).
#240 ↑
Daphne
Makini & Daphne
GirlGreek
Laurel tree or bay tree
#241 ↑
Ismael
Makini & Ismael
Boy[Spanish
Spanish form of ISHMAEL. This is also the form used in the Greek Old Testament.
#244 ↑
Jeremy
Makini & Jeremy
BoyEnglish
God will uplift
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Steven
Makini & Steven
BoyAmerican
crown, garland
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Dallas
Makini & Dallas
Unisex[English]
From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "meadow dwelling". A city in Texas bears this name, probably in honour of American Vice President George Mifflin Dallas.
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Lane
Makini & Lane
BoyEnglish-speaking countries
A narrow road or pathway
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Angela
Makini & Angela
GirlLatin
messenger
#255 →
Paxton
Makini & Paxton
BoyAmerican
peacock town
#257 →
Taylor
Makini & Taylor
UnisexEngland
to cut or to tailor
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Omar
Makini & Omar
BoyArabic
flourishing, long-lived
#263 →
Colt
Makini & Colt
BoyAmerican
young horse
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Derek
Makini & Derek
BoyEnglish-speaking countries
the people's ruler
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Jorge
Makini & Jorge
BoySpanish
farmer
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Ariel
Makini & Ariel
UnisexHebrew-speaking populations
lion of God
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Josue
Makini & Josue
BoySpanish-speaking countries
Jehovah is salvation
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Francisco
Makini & Francisco
BoySpain
Free man
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Angelo
Makini & Angelo
BoyItaly
Italian form of Angelus (see ANGEL).
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Erick
Makini & Erick
BoyGermanic
Ever ruler
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Cody
Makini & Cody
Boy[English
From the Gaelic surname Ó Cuidighthigh, which means "descendant of CUIDIGHTHEACH". A famous bearer of the surname was the American frontiersman and showman Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917).
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Vanessa
Makini & Vanessa
Girl[English
Invented by author Jonathan Swift for his poem 'Cadenus and Vanessa' (1726). He arrived at it by rearranging the initial syllables of the first name and surname of Esther Vanhomrigh, his close friend.
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Bryan
Makini & Bryan
Boy[English]
Variant of BRIAN.
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Leonel
Makini & Leonel
BoySpain
young lion
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Andre
Makini & Andre
BoyFrance
derived from André, meaning 'manly' or 'brave'
#309 →
Ali
Makini & Ali
UnisexArabic
Exalted, noble
#311 →
Dante
Makini & Dante
BoyItalian
enduring
#313 →
Reid
Makini & Reid
BoyScottish
red-haired
#315 ↓
Rebecca
Makini & Rebecca
GirlHebrew
to bind
#315 ↓
Casey
Makini & Casey
UnisexAmerican
Brave in battle
#316 ↑
Brian
Makini & Brian
BoyIreland
noble, strong
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Niko
Makini & Niko
BoyJapan
Finnish form of NICHOLAS, and a Croatian and Slovene short form of NIKOLA (1).
#320 ↑
Cristian
Makini & Cristian
BoySpain
A follower of Christ
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Nicole
Makini & Nicole
GirlFrench
Victory of the people
#327 ↓
Regina
Makini & Regina
GirlLatin
queen
#328 ↑
Damien
Makini & Damien
BoyGreece
To tame
#330 ↓
Colin
Makini & Colin
BoyFrance
victorious people
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Joaquin
Makini & Joaquin
BoySpanish
established by God; Yahweh has established
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Callan
Makini & Callan
UnisexIreland
Rocky place
#339 ↑
Joanna
Makini & Joanna
GirlGreece
English and Polish form of Latin Iohanna, which was derived from Greek Ιωαννα (Ioanna), the feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN).
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Jared
Makini & Jared
Boy[English
From the Hebrew name יָרֶד (Yared) or יֶרֶד (Yered) meaning "descent". This is the name of a close descendant of Adam in the Old Testament.
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Lauren
Makini & Lauren
GirlFrance
Laurel
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Fernando
Makini & Fernando
BoySpain
Adventurous traveler.
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Heidi
Makini & Heidi
GirlGermanic
noble, kind
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Eduardo
Makini & Eduardo
BoySpain
Spanish and Portuguese form of EDWARD.
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Bradley
Makini & Bradley
BoyEnglish
From the broad meadow
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Raven
Makini & Raven
Girl[English]
From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn. The raven is revered by several Native American groups of the west coast. It is also associated with the Norse god Odin.
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Laura
Makini & Laura
GirlLatin-speaking countries
laurel
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Cesar
Makini & Cesar
BoySpain
long-haired
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Ricardo
Makini & Ricardo
BoySpain
brave ruler
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Titus
Makini & Titus
BoyRoman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to Latin titulus "title of honour". It is more likely of Oscan origin, since it was borne by the legendary Sabine king Titus Tatius.... [more]
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Aisha
Makini & Aisha
GirlArabic
alive, living
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Travis
Makini & Travis
Boy[English]
From the English surname Travis (a variant of TRAVERS). It was used in America in honour of William Travis (1809-1836), the commander of the Texan forces at the Battle of the Alamo.
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Hector
Makini & Hector
BoyGreek
holding fast
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Tyson
Makini & Tyson
BoyEnglish-speaking countries
Derived from the surname meaning 'firebrand' or 'son of Ty,' from Old French 'dis' meaning 'smoky’.
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Kane
Makini & Kane
BoyIrish
Warrior
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Alexandria
Makini & Alexandria
GirlGreece
defender of mankind
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Sunny
Makini & Sunny
Unisex[English]
From the English word meaning "sunny, cheerful".
#406 ↑
Sergio
Makini & Sergio
BoyItaly
Italian and Spanish form of SERGIUS.
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Veronica
Makini & Veronica
GirlLatin
she who brings victory
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Hugo
Makini & Hugo
BoyFrance
Latinized form of HUGH. As a surname it has belonged to the French author Victor Hugo (1802-1885), the writer of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and 'Les Misérables'.
#415 ↑
Arielle
Makini & Arielle
GirlHebrew
lioness of God
#419 ↓
Elisa
Makini & Elisa
GirlHebrew
God is my oath
#420 ↑
Damon
Makini & Damon
BoyGreece
One who tames, subdues
#425 ↑
Sean
Makini & Sean
BoyIreland
Anglicized form of SEÁN.
#427 ↓
Kian
Makini & Kian
BoyIran
ancient, enduring; king
#428 ↑
Carmen
Makini & Carmen
Girl[Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carmen "song". This was the name of the main character in George Bizet's opera 'Carmen' (1875).
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Solomon
Makini & Solomon
BoyHebrew
Peace
#438 ↓
Alicia
Makini & Alicia
GirlSpanish
noble
#440 ↓
Colette
Makini & Colette
GirlFrance
a diminutive form of Nicole, meaning 'victory of the people'
#442 ↑
Esteban
Makini & Esteban
BoySpain
crowned
#442 →
Callen
Makini & Callen
BoyIrish
Battle; rock; Handsome
#450 ↑
Holly
Makini & Holly
GirlAmerican
The name is derived from the holly tree, symbolizing protection and peace.
#451 ↑
Noel
Makini & Noel
UnisexFrance
Noël is derived from the word for 'Christmas'.
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Erik
Makini & Erik
BoySweden
Means 'eternal ruler' or 'ever-ruler' from the elements 'ei' (ever) and 'rikr' (ruler).
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Joy
Makini & Joy
GirlAmerican
Happiness, delight
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Kayce
Makini & Kayce
GirlAmerican
A variation of 'Casey' meaning brave in battle
#459 ↑
Troy
Makini & Troy
Boy[English]
From a surname that originally denoted a person from the city of Troyes in France. This was also the name of the ancient city that was besieged by the Greeks in Homer's 'Iliad'.
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Devin
Makini & Devin
Boy[English
From a surname, either the Irish surname DEVIN (1) or the English surname DEVIN (2).
#462 ↓
Bianca
Makini & Bianca
GirlItaly
white
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Johnathan
Makini & Johnathan
Boy[English]
Variant of JONATHAN.
#467 ↓
Donovan
Makini & Donovan
BoyIreland
dark warrior
#468 ↓
Stephanie
Makini & Stephanie
GirlAmerican
Crown, garland
#468 ↓
Briana
Makini & Briana
GirlIreland
Feminine form of BRIAN. This name was used by Edmund Spenser in 'The Faerie Queene' (1590). The name was not commonly used until the 1970s, when it rapidly became popular in the United States.
#470 ↑
Alison
Makini & Alison
GirlEnglish-speaking countries
noble
#471 ↓
Renata
Makini & Renata
GirlItaly
reborn
#472 →
Kendrick
Makini & Kendrick
Boy[English]
From a surname which has several different origins. It could be from the Old English given names Cyneric "royal power" or Cenric "bold power", or from the Welsh name Cynwrig "chief hero".
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Bo
Makini & Bo
BoyChinese
In Chinese, it can mean 'to conquer' (博), 'wave' (波), or 'precious' (宝) depending on the characters used.; Derived from Scandinavian roots meaning 'to live' or 'to dwell'.
#479 ↑
Amanda
Makini & Amanda
GirlLatin
Worthy of love
#483 ↓
Garrett
Makini & Garrett
BoyIrish
Spear strength
#483 ↓
Emanuel
Makini & Emanuel
BoyHebrew
God is with us
#484 ↓
Jeffrey
Makini & Jeffrey
BoyEnglish-speaking countries
Divinely peaceful
#485 ↓
Collin
Makini & Collin
Boy[English]
Variant of COLIN (2).
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Danielle
Makini & Danielle
Girl[French
French feminine form of DANIEL. It has been commonly used in the English-speaking world only since the 20th century.
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Kimani
Makini & Kimani
UnisexSwahili-speaking countries
Swahili
Rodrigo
Makini & Rodrigo
BoySpain
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of RODERICK. A notable bearer was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as El Cid, an 11th-century Spanish military commander.
#497 ↑
Ameisha
Makini & Ameisha
GirlIndia
One who is charming and pleasant; A combination name representing 'A' and 'Misha'
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Andy
Makini & Andy
Boy[English]
Diminutive of ANDREW or sometimes ANDREA (2). American pop artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was a famous bearer of this name.
#500 ↓
Amande
Makini & Amande
GirlFrench
Loved, beloved
#500 →
Chioke
Makini & Chioke
BoyNigeria
God's strength.
#500 →
Grissel
Makini & Grissel
GirlScotland
Old Norse
#500 →
Jonnika
Makini & Jonnika
GirlEnglish
God is gracious
#500 →