From Aba to Zuri African Names offers more than a thousand names from all corners of the African continent - as well as more than 175 surnames - for adults of African descent to use in naming their children or to substitute for their own Westernized names. Names are listed alphabetically and include country of origin as well as their English translation. Here, too, are facts about the cultures and rulers of this enormous landmass, which now comprises fifty-two nations, which cast lands and peoples in a new light.