Central African Submitted Place Names

Central African names include those from Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equitorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo. See also about African names.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Afelika (Region) Kongo
Kongo form of Africa.

Afganistáni (Country) Lingala
Lingala form of Afghanistan.

Bombo (Mountain & Other) Kongo, Literature, Popular Culture
The name of a hill in the border between southernmost mainland Congo Brazzaville and westernmost DRC; the meaningful name of a little known Tarzan inspired character.

Bukavu (Settlement & Other) Central African
Derived from the Shi word nkafu, meaning ‘cow’.

Hinda (Settlement) Kongo
The name of a small town in the Southwest part of Republic of the Congo. Rhymes with Linda.

Huambo (Settlement) Mbundu
Huambo receives its name from Wambu, one of the 14 old Ovimbundu kingdoms of the central Angolan plateau.

Kanga (Settlement & Other) Kongo, Popular Culture, Literature
Even though it is also the name of a hill range in westernmost Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kanga is best known internationally as the name of a certain Kangaroo from Winnie the Pooh books and the basis for the name Kaänga.

Kuilu (Political Subdivision, Region & River) Kongo
The first name of the Kuilu-Niadi River In Southwest Republic of the Congo.

Makabana (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Kongo

Malebo (Political Subdivision, Body of Water & Other) Kongo
A riverine lake in the border between Congo Kinshasa and Congo Brazzaville.

Mayumbe (Region, Other, Political Subdivision, Settlement & Mountain) Kongo, Central African, Yombe
Means ‘mysteries of the spirits’ in Kongo. Maiombe and Mayombe are its variants.

Niadi (River, Other, Political Subdivision & Settlement) Kongo, Central African
The name of both a river and a valley in Southwest Republic of the Congo.

Nyanga (Political Subdivision, Region & Settlement) Kongo

Zapɔ́ (Country) Lingala
Lingala form of Japão (see Japan).

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