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Berber Names

 

There are about 26 Berber languages spoken today in parts of countries like Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Mauritania and Egypt. 

Female names

 

Damyan 
Cognate of Dihya.


Dassin


Dihya 

Guraya 

Hennu 


Herru 

 

Iila 

Iilu 

Illi

 

Ittu 

 

Izza

Kahina

Derived from the Arabic name al-Kahinah meaning "the fortuneteller".

Kella 

Kweller

 

Lalla 

Lunja

 

Mamma
Used in southeastern Morocco.

Mammas 

Markunda 

Meghighda 

Menna

 

Rate 
Means "liver". The liver is considered to be in charge of emotions among Berbers.

 

Siman

Means "two souls".

Sinim
Means "two souls".

 

Tadefi 
Means "smoothness".

Taderfit 
Means "emancipation".

Tadla 
Means "branch".

Tafalkayt
Means "beautiful".

Tafsut 
Means "spring".

Tafukt
Means "sun".

Tagafayt 
Originally a place name.

Taghbalut 
Means "source".

Tagwerramt 
Means "pious or holy".

 

Tagwillult 
Originally a place name.

Tagwizult
Means "brave".

Tajeddigt 
Means "flower".

Takama 

Takensust 

Taksimt 

Tala

Tamalut 

Means "shadow". 

Tamanart

 

Tamaynut 
Means "new".

Tamayyurt
Means "full moon".

Tamazalt
Means "sacrifice".

Tamenzut 
Means "first".

Tameqrant 
Means "largest".

Tamesmutt
Originally a place name.

Tamzyant 
Means "lower or small".

Tamimt
Means "delight".

Tamment 
Means "honey".

Tamseggint
Originally a place name.

Tanamart 
Means "happy".

Tanazart 
Means "challenging".

Tanebdatt 
Means "support".

 

Tanefzawit 

Tanirt
Means "angel".

Tanemghurt 
Means "large".

Tasafut 
Means "torch".

Tasekkurt 
Means "partridge".


Tatbirt 
Means "dove".


Tawechkint 
Means "branch".

Tawenza 
Means "all".

Tawzalt 
Originally a place name.

Taylalt 
Means "bird".

Tayri 
Means "love".

Tazellayt 
Means "pendant".


Tazenkwet 
Means "gazelle".

Tazerwalt 
Means "blue eyes".

 

Tazikit 
Originally a place name.

Tazrurt 
Means "beautiful".

Tazrzit 

Tecwwa 

Tedus 

Means "strong".

Thiyya 
Means "nice".

Tidar 
Cognate of Tidir.

Tidir 
Feminine form of Idir.

Tifawt 
Means "light".

Tilelli 
Means "freedom".

Tinghan 
Means "ours".

Tinhinan
Means "she of the tents".

Tinifsan
Means "the open".

Tinitran 
Means "of the stars".

Tinsin
Means "the two or parents".

Tintadefi
Means "smoothness".

Tintafukt
Means "the sun".

Tintfsut 
Means "spring".

Tintifawin 
Means "light".

Tintlelli 
Means "freedom".

Tintziri 
Means "moonlight".

 

Tinwurgh
Means "the golden girl".

Titrit
Feminine form of Itri. Means "star".

Tiwul 
Means "heart".

Tizemt 
Means "lioness".

Tiziri 
Means "moonlight".

Tlafulki 
Means "nice or beauty".

Tlatig 
Means "has value".

Tlat 

Means "possesses".

 

Tlayt 
Means "brothers".

Tlaytmas 
Means "has brothers".

Tsul
Means "alive".

Tuda
Means "it's enough".

Tudatt 
Means "a female mouflon". The mouflon is a wild sheep living in North Africa.

Tuderte 
Means "life".

Tufayyur 
Means "more beautiful than the moon".

Tufitran 
Means "more beautiful than the stars".

Tufitri 
Means "prettier than the stars".

 

Tuftafukt 
Means "the sun".

Tuftent 
Means "the most beautiful".

Tuftifawt
Means "more beautiful than light".

Tugertent
Means "mature".

Tumert 
Means "happiness".

Tunaruz 
Means "bearer of hope".

Tzeddig
Means "pure".

Tzila 
Means "the sublime".

Ultafa 
Means "summit".

Ultasila
Means "the plain".

Male names

 

Aderfi 
Means "the released".

Afalkay 
Means "beautiful".

 

Afaw
Means "bright".

Afer
Means "african".

Afra
Means "peace".

Afulay

Agafay 

Agerzam 

Means "cheetah".

Aghbalu
Means "source".

Aghilas
Means "leopard".

Agizul
Means "brave".

Agwectim
Originally a place name.

Agwilal
A name used in poetry to describe beauty.

Agwillul 
Cognate of Agwilal.

Ajeddig
Means "flower".

Ameqran
Means "eldest".

 

Idir
Means "alive".

 

Itri 
Means "star".

 

Izem
Means "lion".

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