Berber Names

Berber names are used by the Berber (Amazigh) people of North Africa, including the Tuareg of the Sahara.
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Akli ⴰⴽⵍⵉ m Berber
Means "slave, servant, black" in Tamazight [1] .
Amastan ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵜⴰⵏ m Tuareg
Means "protector" in Tamazight [1] .
Amayas ⴰⵎⴰⵢⴰⵙ m Tuareg
Means "cheetah" in Tamazight [1] .
Ameqran ⴰⵎⴻⵇⵔⴰⵏ m Berber
Means "large, great" in Tamazight.
Ameẓyan ⴰⵎⴻⵥⵢⴰⵏ m Berber
Means "small" in Tamazight [1] .
Dihya ⴷⵉⵀⵢⴰ f Berber
Meaning unknown. This was the real name of the Berber queen Kahina.
Idir ⵉⴷⵉⵔ m Berber
Means "alive" in Tamazight.
Itri ⵉⵜⵔⵉ m Berber
Means "star" in Tamazight.
Izem ⵉⵣⴻⵎ m Berber
Means "lion" in Tamazight [1] .
Jugurtha ⵢⵓⴳⵔⵜⵏ m Ancient Berber (Latinized), Berber
Latinized form of Berber Yugurten meaning "he surpassed them, he overcame them" [1] . Jugurtha was a 2nd-century BC king of Numidia who fought against the Roman Republic. He was eventually captured and executed in Rome.
Kahina ⴽⴰⵀⵉⵏⴰ f Berber
Derived from Arabic الكاهنة (al-Kāhina) meaning "the diviner, the fortuneteller". This was a title applied to the 7th-century Berber queen Dihya, who resisted the Arab expansion into North Africa.
Massinissa ⵎⴰⵙⵏⵙⵏ m Ancient Berber (Latinized), Berber
Latinized form of Berber Masensen meaning "their lord" [1] . This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Berber chieftain. He became the first king of Numidia after allying himself with the Roman Republic against Carthage.
Muḥand ⵎⵓⵃⴰⵏⴷ m Berber
Tamazight form of Muhammad.
Tajddigt ⵜⴰⵊⴷⴷⵉⴳⵜ f Berber
Means "flower" in Tamazight.
Tajeǧǧigt ⵜⴰⵊⴻⴵⴵⵉⴳⵜ f Berber
Kabyle variant of Tajddigt.
Taklit ⵜⴰⴽⵍⵉⵜ f Berber
Feminine form of Akli.
Tanina ⵜⴰⵏⵉⵏⴰ f Berber
From the name of a legendary bird, similar to an eagle or a phoenix.
Thanina ⵜⴰⵏⵉⵏⴰ f Berber
Variant of Tanina.
Thiziri ⵜⵉⵣⵉⵔⵉ f Berber
Variant of Tiziri.
Tidir ⵜⵉⴷⵉⵔ f Berber
Feminine form of Idir.
Tifawt ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵜ f Berber
Means "light" in Tamazight [1] .
Titrit ⵜⵉⵜⵔⵉⵜ f Berber
Feminine form of Itri.
Tiziri ⵜⵉⵣⵉⵔⵉ f Berber
Feminine form of Ziri.
Ziri ⵣⵉⵔⵉ m Berber
Means "moonlight" in Tamazight [1] .
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