Gender: Male Meanings: Form of Kalif: Holy boy (Muslim; Somalia). The second son (Mandinka, West Africa). Form of Khalifa: Successor; viceroy (Swahili, East Africa). Resource References: What’s In a Name? Unaitwaje? A Swahili Book of NamesThe Afro-American Griot Speaks: Afro-American NamesAfrican NamesProud Heritage: 11,001 Names for Your African-American Baby
