Gender: Female Meanings: Form of Iman: Faith (ih-MAHN-ee—Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa). Imani is the seventh principle celebrated during the traditional African harvest festival, Kwanzaa. Resource References: What’s In a Name? Unaitwaje? A Swahili Book of NamesAfrican NamesProud Heritage: 11,001 Names for Your African-American BabyA World of Baby Names
