Gabonese Name Generator

French given names with Gabon's family names

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Generate Gabonese names: full names such as Valentin Mabika, Nadine Ndong and Pauline Onanga, double family names like Clarisse Ondo Ella, and surnames on their own, from Rawiri to Lekogo.

About Gabonese names

Gabon is a French-speaking country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, and its names show it: a French or Christian given name comes first, followed by a family name from one of the country's own languages. Most of this list is built that way, with names such as Valentin Mabika and Nadine Ndong. A small share carries Muslim given names such as Moussa and Aïcha, which a minority of Gabonese use.

The family names differ by region. Ndong, Nguema, Mba, Essono and Ondo are found among the Fang of the north and the Estuaire. Rawiri, Ogandaga, Rogombe and Onanga are names of the Myene-speaking coast and the lower Ogooué. Moussavou, Mboumba, Koumba and Nziengui are found among the Punu and Eshira of the south, and Lekogo and Ngari in Haut-Ogooué in the southeast. Obiang and Nguema are also common across the border in Equatorial Guinea, where they go with Spanish given names; here they go with French ones.

Many Gabonese carry two family names written one after the other, as in Clarisse Ondo Ella or Camille Koumba Mboumba. The list was drafted by pairing given names and family names that are in use in Gabon, so each entry is a plausible name and does not describe a particular person.

How to choose Gabonese names

  • Match the family name to the place your character comes from: a Fang name such as Essono or Mintsa for Oyem or Bitam, a Myene name such as Ogandaga for Port-Gentil, a Punu name such as Mabika for Mouila or Tchibanga, and Lekogo or Ngari for Franceville.
  • Use the given name to set the generation. Léontine, Barnabé and Philomène suit grandparents, while Kévin, Océane and Maëlle suit characters born more recently.
  • Hyphenated given names such as Jean-Rémy and Marie-Noëlle are common in French-speaking Central Africa and give a character a formal ring.
  • Write a double family name without a hyphen and keep both parts in formal use, as in Olivier Mabika Nziengui.
  • Gabon has a small population and several of these family names belong to well-known families. Search a full name before you publish it, and change the given name if it matches a real person.

Frequently asked questions

What does a typical Gabonese name look like?

Most Gabonese have a French or Christian given name followed by one or two family names from a Gabonese language. Jocelyne Essono, Daniel Nzengui and Bernadette Rawiri on this list follow the pattern. Muslim given names are used by a minority, as in Fatou Aleka.

Which family names are found in Gabon?

Ndong, Nguema, Mba, Obame and Nze are widespread Fang names. Moussavou, Koumba, Mboumba and Maganga are found in the south, Rawiri, Rogombe and Anguilet on the coast, and Lekogo in the southeast. The list holds about 160 family names, each used a few times.

Are these the names of real people?

No particular person is meant. The list was drafted by recombining given names and family names in use in Gabon, and pairings that would spell the name of a known public figure were left out where they were noticed. In a country this small a coincidence is still possible, so search a name before you use it in print.

Do Gabonese people have two surnames?

Many do. Two family names stand side by side, usually without a hyphen, as in Hugues Boussougou Mombo or Noëlle Mba Engone. Each part also stands alone as a family name elsewhere on the list.

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All 500 Gabonese names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 38 names

  • Aaron Mboumba
  • Aaron Raponda
  • Abessolo
  • Aboubakar Ndoumba
  • Adande
  • Agnès Onouviet
  • Agondjo
  • Aïcha Onanga
  • Aïcha Pambou
  • Akendengue
  • Albert Issoze
  • Albert Maganga Mabika
  • Albertine Gondjout
  • Albertine Rogombe
  • Alida Maganga
  • Alida Nguema Ebang
  • Allogho
  • André Mamboundou
  • Angèle Andeme
  • Angèle Meyo
  • Angélique Mezui
  • Anguilet
  • Anicet Anguilet
  • Anne-Marie
  • Anne-Sophie Myboto
  • Annie Mboumba
  • Antchouey
  • Antoine Mezui
  • Armel Mba
  • Armel Ondo
  • Arnaud Meyo
  • Arsène Assoumou
  • Arsène Nze
  • Assele
  • Assoumou
  • Aurore Mapangou
  • Aurore Moundounga
  • Axel Chambrier

B: 21 names

  • Barnabé Ibinga Maganga
  • Barnabé Rekangalt
  • Béatrice Nyingone
  • Bekale
  • Bénédicte Assoumou Meyo
  • Bénédicte Ngoma
  • Bernadette Abaga
  • Bernadette Rawiri
  • Bertrand Mbeng
  • Bibang
  • Bivigou
  • Biyoghe
  • Blaise Ndoumba
  • Blanche Missambo
  • Boris Kombila
  • Boukoubi
  • Boussougou
  • Brice Bouanga
  • Brice Ndong
  • Brigitte Nkoghe
  • Bruno Maganga

C: 28 names

  • Camille Adande
  • Camille Koumba Mboumba
  • Carine Ada
  • Carine Meye
  • Carmen Akue
  • Carmen Biyoghe
  • Cécile Boussougou
  • Cédric Igamba
  • Cédric Ndjave
  • Chantal Nzengui
  • Charles Engone Ndong
  • Charles Lemina
  • Charles-Henri
  • Chloé Nzigou
  • Chloé Oyono
  • Christelle Bouanga
  • Christelle Moussavou
  • Christian Abessolo
  • Christian Mbadinga Koumba
  • Christiane Rapontchombo
  • Claire-Marie
  • Clarisse Mouity
  • Clarisse Ondo Ella
  • Clémence Massima
  • Clément Manfoumbi
  • Colette Kanga
  • Colette Oyane
  • Constant Moulengui

D: 14 names

  • Daniel Myboto
  • Daniel Nzengui
  • Davy Mintsa
  • Davy Ogouliguende
  • Delphine Makaya
  • Denise Mouketou
  • Désiré Nzamba
  • Désiré Owono
  • Diane Angue
  • Diane Kombila Moussavou
  • Didier Massima
  • Dieudonné Boussougou
  • Divine Ogoula
  • Donatien Mbanangoye

E: 19 names

  • Edgard Nzouba
  • Édith Nzoghe
  • Ella
  • Emane
  • Émilienne Mba
  • Émilienne Mombo
  • Emmanuel Mbina
  • Engone
  • Ernest Biyoghe
  • Essono
  • Estelle Allogho
  • Esther Moussavou
  • Esther Ngoua
  • Étienne Ekomie
  • Eugène Meye
  • Eugénie Lepandou
  • Eulalie Ekomie Ondo
  • Eulalie Lemina
  • Eyeghe

F: 22 names

  • Fabienne Ndoumba
  • Fabrice Agondjo
  • Fabrice Onanga
  • Fatou Aleka
  • Faustin Mebiame
  • Faustin Mihindou
  • Félicité Mengue
  • Félicité Mouele
  • Fernand Mboumba Mihindou
  • Fidèle Ondo
  • Flavien Moundounga
  • Flavienne Essono Mve
  • Flavienne Mihindou
  • Flore Andeme
  • Florent Meyo Essono
  • Florent Otandault
  • Francis Bibang Ella
  • Francis Evouna
  • Franck Ambouroue
  • Franck Otandault
  • François-Xavier
  • Fulbert Moukagni

G: 20 names

  • Gaëlle Lekogo Ngari
  • Gaëlle Nyingone
  • Gaston Adiahenot
  • Georges Iwangou
  • Georgette Mebiame
  • Gérard Ndoumba Lekogo
  • Gérard Poko
  • Germaine Eyeghe
  • Ghislain Ebanega
  • Ghislain Ovono
  • Gildas Boukossou
  • Gildas Ndong
  • Gisèle Mbeng
  • Gisèle Obiang
  • Gondjout
  • Grâce Angue
  • Guy Mpaga
  • Guy-Bertrand
  • Guy-Christian
  • Guy-Roger Lemboumba

H: 15 names

  • Henri Rawiri
  • Henriette Igamba
  • Hermine Koumba
  • Hervé Ngoubou
  • Hervé Nkoghe
  • Hilaire Zue
  • Honoré Akue Ndong
  • Honoré Allogho
  • Honorine Opiangah
  • Hortense Avome
  • Hortense Okinda
  • Hugues Akendengue
  • Hugues Boussougou Mombo
  • Huguette Ada
  • Huguette Bekale

I: 15 names

  • Ibinga
  • Ibrahim Lekogo
  • Ibrahim Mboumba
  • Ida Ibinga
  • Idriss Ngoubili
  • Inès Pambou
  • Inès Ratanga
  • Ingrid Aleka
  • Ingrid Sima
  • Innocent Makaya
  • Irène Abessolo
  • Isabelle Oyima
  • Ismaël Kanga
  • Ismaël Toungui
  • Issa Mouele

J: 34 names

  • Jacques Nguema
  • Jean-Baptiste Ratanga
  • Jean-Bernard Rogombe
  • Jean-Christophe
  • Jean-Claude Missambo
  • Jean-Daniel Miyakou
  • Jean-Félix
  • Jean-François Mouketou
  • Jean-Jacques
  • Jean-Louis Okawe
  • Jean-Marie
  • Jean-Noël
  • Jean-Paul Bivigou
  • Jean-Pierre
  • Jean-Rémy
  • Jeanne Mpouho
  • Jeanne Okawe
  • Jeanne-d'Arc
  • Jocelyne Essono
  • Joël Ntoutoume
  • Jonas Moussavou
  • Joséphine Adande
  • Joséphine Assoumou
  • Judith Mbadinga
  • Judith Mouloungui
  • Jules Ebang
  • Julien Koumba
  • Julien Pambou
  • Julienne Chambrier
  • Juste Ngoua
  • Juste Oyima
  • Justin Moussounda
  • Justine Otandault
  • Justine Ozouaki

K: 5 names

  • Karelle Epigat
  • Karim Mabika
  • Kévin Madoungou
  • Kombila
  • Koumba

L: 24 names

  • Laetitia Miyakou
  • Laetitia Ondo
  • Lambert Ditengou
  • Landry Akue
  • Landry Kanga
  • Larissa Ogandaga
  • Laure Toungui
  • Léa Bivigou
  • Lekogo
  • Lemboumba
  • Léon Ngondet
  • Léontine Boukoubi
  • Léontine Mavoungou
  • Lévy Okome
  • Lise-Marie Akendengue
  • Loïc Ona
  • Louis-Marie
  • Louise-Angèle Ndoutoume
  • Luc Nze Bekale
  • Luc Nziengui
  • Lucie Avaro
  • Ludivine Nzouba
  • Lydie Nzamba
  • Lydie Zue Nguema

M: 67 names

  • Mabika
  • Madeleine Ditengou
  • Madoungou
  • Maëlle Ngondet
  • Maëlle Obame
  • Maganga
  • Magloire Bignoumba
  • Magloire Obiang Mve
  • Maixent Toungui
  • Makaya
  • Malick Bekale
  • Malick Ella
  • Mamboundou
  • Manfoumbi
  • Marcel Mve
  • Marcelle Iwangou
  • Marcelle Moussavou Ibinga
  • Mariam Makaya
  • Marie-Agnès Appindangoye
  • Marie-Ange
  • Marie-Chantal Zue
  • Marie-Claire
  • Marie-France
  • Marie-Hélène Agondjo
  • Marie-Josée
  • Marie-Laure Igamba
  • Marie-Louise Mpaga
  • Marie-Madeleine Assele
  • Marie-Noëlle Mabika
  • Marie-Paule
  • Marie-Reine
  • Marie-Thérèse
  • Marius Lepandou

M, continued

  • Martial Ogandaga
  • Massima
  • Maurice Mombo Nzamba
  • Maurice Ngambia
  • Mavoungou
  • Mayombo
  • Mba
  • Mbadinga
  • Mboumba
  • Mélanie Ntoutoume
  • Merlin Engone
  • Merlin Ngoulakia
  • Merveille Ekomie
  • Meyo
  • Mezui
  • Mihindou
  • Minko
  • Mintsa
  • Mireille Mintsa
  • Mireille Raponda
  • Missambo
  • Mombo
  • Mouity
  • Moukagni
  • Moundounga
  • Moussa Assele
  • Moussa Ngari
  • Moussavou
  • Mpouho
  • Murielle Ngambia
  • Murielle Ngoubili
  • Mve
  • Myboto
  • Mylène Ebanega

N: 27 names

  • Nadège Nguema
  • Nadia Lepandou
  • Nadine Ndong
  • Naomi Ebang
  • Naomi Ozouaki
  • Narcisse Nzigou
  • Ndjave
  • Ndong
  • Ndoumba
  • Nelly Ella
  • Nelly Obame
  • Ngari
  • Nguema
  • Nicolas Nzoghe
  • Nicole Ogouliguende
  • Nina Mayombo
  • Nkoghe
  • Noël Ditengou
  • Noël Nguema
  • Noëlle Mba Engone
  • Noëlle Ngari
  • Norbert Mpouho
  • Ntoutoume
  • Nzamba
  • Nze
  • Nziengui
  • Nzoghe

O: 25 names

  • Obame
  • Obiang
  • Océane Ambouroue
  • Océane Moubamba
  • Octave Obiang
  • Odette Kombila
  • Odette Ona
  • Ogandaga
  • Ogoula
  • Ogouliguende
  • Okawe
  • Olga Moulengui
  • Olga Oyane
  • Olivier Mabika Nziengui
  • Olivier Ngoubili
  • Onanga
  • Ondimba
  • Ondo
  • Opportune Bibang
  • Opportune Ella Mintsa
  • Ornella Nziengui
  • Ousmane Okinda
  • Owono
  • Oyima
  • Oyono

P: 28 names

  • Parfait Avaro
  • Parfait Opiangah
  • Pascal Mouvagha
  • Pascal Onanga Rawiri
  • Pascaline Mamboundou
  • Patience Madinda
  • Patrick Allogho Mintsa
  • Patrick Appindangoye
  • Paul Mayila
  • Paul Ndoutoume
  • Paul-Henri Oyono
  • Paul-Marie
  • Paule-Andrée Mayila
  • Paulette Okome
  • Paulin Oye
  • Pauline Moukagni
  • Pauline Onanga
  • Perpétue Boukossou
  • Perpétue Evouna Obame
  • Philomène Mboumba
  • Pierre-Claver
  • Pierre-Louis Epigat
  • Pierre-Marie
  • Prince Aleka
  • Prisca Mintsa
  • Privat Mayombo
  • Privat Ngoma
  • Prosper Sima

R: 30 names

  • Rachel Moussounda
  • Rachel Ngoubou
  • Rachid Massima
  • Raïssa Nze
  • Raïssa Ogandaga Aleka
  • Rapontchombo
  • Ratanga
  • Rawiri
  • Raymond Eyeghe
  • Raymond Moubamba
  • Régis Okinda
  • Reine Lekogo
  • Reine Ovono
  • Reine-Claude
  • Rekangalt
  • Rémy Gondjout
  • Rémy Ozouaki
  • René Biyogo
  • Richard Rapontchombo
  • Rodrigue Edou
  • Rodrigue Lekogo
  • Rogombe
  • Roland Mounguengui
  • Roland Nziengui Koumba
  • Romaric Mbadinga
  • Rose Edou
  • Rose-Marie
  • Rosine Mbanangoye
  • Rufin Ossouka
  • Ruth Emane

S: 21 names

  • Samira Ngoma
  • Samuel Mouloungui
  • Sandrine Anguilet
  • Sarah Adiahenot
  • Sarah Rekangalt
  • Scholastique Biyogo
  • Séraphin Essono
  • Séraphin Ogoula
  • Séraphine Mouity Mboumba
  • Séraphine Poko
  • Serge Assele
  • Serge Mouele
  • Simplice Nang
  • Solange Mbina
  • Steeve Antchouey
  • Stella Lemboumba
  • Stella Owono
  • Stéphane Minko
  • Sylvain Mapangou
  • Sylvain Mintsa Ovono
  • Sylvie Oye

T: 10 names

  • Tania Abessolo Nze
  • Tania Bignoumba
  • Tatiana Antchouey
  • Tatiana Mouvagha
  • Thérèse Evouna
  • Thérèse Manfoumbi
  • Thibaut Ndong Obame
  • Thibaut Onouviet
  • Thierry Mba
  • Thierry Obame

U: 5 names

  • Ulrich Boukoubi
  • Ulrich Mavoungou
  • Urbain Emane
  • Ursule Engone
  • Ursule Ngari Lekogo

V: 10 names

  • Valentin Mabika
  • Vanessa Avome
  • Vanessa Ndama
  • Véronique Mounguengui
  • Véronique Ngoua Mezui
  • Victoire Minko
  • Victorine Nze
  • Vincent Madinda
  • Virginie Mengue
  • Virginie Ndjave

W: 5 names

  • Wenceslas Mouity
  • Wilfride Madoungou
  • Wilfride Minko Mba
  • Wilfried Bibang
  • Wilfried Ngari

X: 1 name

  • Xavier Ibinga

Y: 10 names

  • Yannick Essono
  • Yannick Ndama
  • Yolande Ossouka
  • Youssouf Koumba
  • Youssouf Moussavou
  • Yves Mombo
  • Yvette Nang
  • Yvette Ngoulakia
  • Yvonne Adande Onanga
  • Yvonne Mve

Z: 6 names

  • Zacharie Abaga
  • Zeinab Mavoungou
  • Zeinab Oyima
  • Zita Issoze
  • Zita Owono Nze
  • Zue