Hi! If I were to ever actually have a child, having their name reflect their culture would be really important to me. Biologically, I’m half Mexican and half French. I was adopted when I was really young, and my mom is Irish and my dad is half Mexican and half Kenyan. I identify with all of this, and I’m trying to find names that will honor everything, I guess?
Thank you so much! 
P.S. Not sure if this changes anything, but most of my family’s fluent in English.
Inaya
Diego
Oscar
Victor
Ailan / Aylan
Lise / Lisa
Inis (g)
Alicia / Alis
Marin (u)
Sara / Sarai
Ella
Noam
Joseph / Yosef
Maé (u)
Abel
Joy
Anais
Lila
Ilyes (b)
Ezio
Issa (b)
Thais
Aaron
Leon / Leo
Maya
Selin / Celine
Owen
Eden
Lily / Lili
Zeli / Zelia / Zelie
Assia
Johan / Yohan
Pablo
Ismael
Nolan
Yuna
Alessio
Lana
Evan
Livia
Tom
Alya / Alia
Yanis
Amir
Sohan
Kais (b)
Aya
Sofia
Emi / Emy
Alma
Clara
Samuel
Gabriel
Ava / Eva
Thea / Téa
Mona
Simon
Elena
Adam
Dylan
Ibrahim (Swahili + Used a lot in France and Mexico, in the TOP 50 of both countries)
Milo
Robin
Timeo / Timao
Elio / Eliott
Liam / Lyam
Martin
Anna
Nino
Tiago
Axel
Isaac
Maissa
Enzo
Leire
Marius
Iris (g)
Paul
Hugo
Amina
Ina (g)
Zuri (g)
Nia
Maria
Aisha
Here are some Swahili (main language used in Kenya) names that are fairly simple to write and read (imo):
Feminine
Mosi (first child)
Halima
Sauda
Tatu (third child)
Subira (patience)
Asha (live, exist)
Zuhura (Venus, the planet / to shine)
Upendo (love, affection)
Malaika (angel)
Nuru (light)
Rehema (mercy, compassion)
Pili (second child)
Gender neutral
Tumaini (wish, hope)
Bahati (luck, good fortune)
Imani (faith)
Masculine
Hamisi (Thursday)
Faraji (consolation)
Simba (lion)
Omari
Zawadi (gift)
Zuberi
Baraka (blessing)
Imamu (Spiritual leader)
Sefu
Actually in France, English, Swahili and Spanish names are not that rare. Spanish and English names are actually a trend now in France.
Mexico does not use Spanish names only. If you go to see the TOP 300 they use a lot of English names or French names as well.
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[name_u]Maria[/name_u]
[name_f]Yasmin[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariam[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Fatima[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amira[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_u]Mina[/name_u]
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
Also thinking of a double name like: [name_u]Alba[/name_u] [name_u]Maria[/name_u], [name_f]Asha[/name_f] [name_u]Maria[/name_u], [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_u]Maria[/name_u] Sophie/Maria [name_f]Sofie[/name_f], or [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u] ‘Fia’
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Omar[/name_m]
[name_u]Aden[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
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[name_f]Zaira[/name_f]
[name_u]Lucero[/name_u]
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_m]Paco[/name_m]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] / [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] / [name_f]Adelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Neema[/name_f]
[name_f]Aline[/name_f]
[name_u]Zuri[/name_u]
Kisima
[name_f]Maisha[/name_f]
[name_f]Asha[/name_f]
[name_f]Laila[/name_f] / Lailati
[name_f]Adia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarafina[/name_f]
Atiena
[name_f]Marini[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] / [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]
[name_f]Angela[/name_f] / [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] / [name_f]Angelita[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_u]Esme[/name_u]
[name_f]Araceli[/name_f]
[name_f]Mireille[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophélie[/name_f]
[name_u]Pascal[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_m]Valerian[/name_m]
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
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Thank you! So many beautiful names 