Amazigh (Berber) names
21 names from the Amazigh (Berber) naming tradition, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and how it is seen around the world.
- AkliBoyKabyle for a black-skinned man, a word once also used for an enslaved person.
- AmastanBoyTamashek for "protector", from a Tuareg root meaning to guard or watch over.
- AmayasBoyTamashek for "cheetah".
- AmeqranBoyKabyle for "the big one" or "the eldest", from a root meaning great or large.
- AmeẓyanBoyKabyle for "the small one" or "the youngest", from a root meaning little or young.
- DihyaGirlA traditional Berber name of uncertain origin, carried by the 7th-century Berber queen better known by her Arabic…
- IdirBoyKabyle for "he lives" or "may he live", from the Tamazight verb to live.
- ItriBoyKabyle for "star".
- IzemBoyThe everyday Tamazight word for "lion", used directly as a boy's name.
- JugurthaBoyA Latin spelling of an ancient Berber name usually read as "he who overcomes them" or "he who prevails".
- KahinaGirlFrom an Arabic word for a female diviner or priestess, carried into Berber as the byname of a famous 7th-century queen.
- MassinissaBoyA Latin spelling of an ancient Berber name usually read as "their lord" or "their master".
- MuḥandBoyA Kabyle reshaping of the Arabic name Muhammad, worn down to fit Berber pronunciation.
- TajddigtGirlTamazight for "flower" or "blossom", used as a girl's name.
- TaklitGirlFeminine counterpart of the Kabyle name Akli, a word historically tied to servile status or dark skin that later…
- TaninaGirlThe name of a great mythical bird in Kabyle folklore, often described as being like an eagle or a phoenix.
- TidirGirlFeminine form of Idir, from a Berber verb meaning "to live": roughly "she will live" or "long life".
- TifawtGirlFrom Kabyle tifawt, "light".
- TitritGirlFrom Kabyle titrit, the feminine form of itri, "star".
- TiziriGirlFrom Kabyle tiziri, "moonlight", also read as the feminine form of Ziri.
- ZiriBoyFrom Kabyle ziri, "moonlight".