Aisha f Arabic, Urdu, Western African, Eastern African, Hausa, Swahili, Kazakh, African AmericanMeans
"living, alive" in Arabic. This was the name of
Muhammad's third wife, the daughter of
Abu Bakr. Some time after Muhammad's death she went to war against
Ali, the fourth caliph, but was defeated. Her name is used more by Sunni Muslims and less by Shias.
... [more] Alhaji m Western African, HausaMeans
"the pilgrim" in Hausa, a derivative of Arabic
حَجّ (hajj) meaning "pilgrimage, hajj". It is typically a title, not a name.
Bello m Western African, Fula, HausaPossibly from Fula
ballo meaning
"helper". This name was borne by Muhammad Bello (1781-1837), the second leader of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Ibrahim m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Kazakh, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Western African, Eastern African, Hausa, SwahiliForm of
Abraham in several languages.
Lawal m Western African, HausaFrom Arabic
أوّل (awwal) meaning
"first". It is sometimes added to the name of the first of multiple siblings who share the same given name.
Rabiu m Western African, HausaFrom Arabic
رابع (rabi') meaning
"fourth", sometimes added to a given name to indicate the fourth sibling bearing it.
Salisu m Western African, HausaFrom Arabic
ثالث (thalith) meaning
"third", sometimes added to a shared given name to indicate the third sibling bearing it.
Sani 2 m Western African, HausaFrom Arabic
ثان (thani) meaning
"second". If two or more siblings share the same given name, this name may be appended to that of the second.
Shehu m Western African, HausaFrom Arabic
شيخ (shaykh) meaning
"elder, chief, sheikh", a title of Usman dan Fodio (1754-1817), the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Umar m Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Indonesian, Western African, HausaMeans
"populous, flourishing", derived from Arabic
عمر ('umr) meaning "life". Umar was a companion and strong supporter of the Prophet
Muhammad who became the second caliph of the Muslims. He is considered to be one of the great founders of the Muslim state. The name was also borne by a 12th-century poet from Persia, Umar Khayyam.