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This is in no way a complete list of '''Zambian names''' and does not include all the tribes of Zambia.
This is in no way a complete list of '''Zambian names''' and does not include all the tribes of Zambia.
==Names beginning with '''A'''==
==Names beginning with '''A'''==
* '''Alinani''' means "He (God) is with me" in [[Mwanga language|Namwanga]]/[[Mambwe language|Mambwe]]
 
* '''Alinaswe''' means "He (God) is with us" in [[Mwanga language|Namwanga]]/[[Mambwe language|Mambwe]]
{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Meaning !! Language !! Gender
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| Alinani || He (God) is with me || [[Mwanga language|Namwanga]]/[[Mambwe language|Mambwe]] || Male
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| Alinaswe || He (God) is with us || [[Mwanga language|Namwanga]]/[[Mambwe language|Mambwe]] || Male
|}


==Names beginning with '''B'''==
==Names beginning with '''B'''==
* '''Banji''' means "we are many" in [[Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe)|Tonga]]
 
* [[Beenzu]] means "visitors" in [[Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe)|Tonga]]
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Bupe]] means "gift" in [[Bemba language|Chibemba]]
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* [[Busiku]] means "night" in [[Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe)|Tonga]] & [[Tumbuka language|ChiTumbuka]]
! Name !! Meaning !! Language !! Gender
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| Banji' || We are many || [[Tonga language|Tonga]] ||
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| Beenzu || Visitors || [[Tonga language|Tonga]] || Unisex
|-
| Bupe || Gift || [[Bemba language|Chibemba]] || Unisex
|-
| Busiku || Night || [[Tonga language|Tonga]]||
 
|}


==Names beginning with '''C'''==
==Names beginning with '''C'''==