Hausa Names - Behind the Name

Abdullahi m Hausa
Hausa form of Abd Allah.

Abubakar m Hausa, Fula
Form of Abu Bakr used in Nigeria.

Aisha f Arabic, Urdu, Hausa, Swahili, Kazakh, African American
Means "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]

Aishatu f Hausa
Hausa variant of Aisha.

Alhaji m Hausa
Means "the pilgrim" in Hausa, a derivative of Arabic حَجّ (hajj) meaning "pilgrimage, hajj". It is typically a title, not a name.

Alheri f Hausa
Means "the charitable, the good" in Hausa, from Arabic خير (khayr).

Aliyu m Hausa
Hausa form of Ali 1.

Amina f Arabic, Bosnian, Tatar, Kazakh, Swahili, Hausa
Alternate transcription of Arabic Aminah 1 or Aminah 2, as well as the form in several other languages.

Aminu m Hausa
Hausa form of Amin.

Asabe f Hausa
From Hausa Asabar meaning "Saturday" (of Arabic origin).

Asma'u f Hausa
Hausa form of Asma.

Ayuba m Hausa
Hausa form of Job.

Balarabe m Hausa
Means "born on Wednesday" in Hausa, derived from Laraba "Wednesday".

Bello m Fula, Hausa
Possibly from Fula ballo meaning "helper". This name was borne by Muhammad Bello (1781-1837), the second leader of the Sokoto Caliphate.

Bilƙisu f Hausa
Hausa form of Bilqis.

Bitrus m Hausa
Hausa form of Peter.

Bukar m Hausa
Short form of Abubakar.

Ɗanjuma m Hausa
From Hausa ɗa "son" and Jumma'a "Friday".

Ɗanladi m Hausa
From Hausa ɗa "son" and Lahadi "Sunday".

Ɗanlami m Hausa
From Hausa ɗa "son" and Alhamis "Thursday".

Faɗimatu f Hausa
Hausa form of Fatimah.

Hadiza f Hausa
Hausa form of Khadija.

Hadizatu f Hausa
Hausa variant form of Khadija.

Hafsat f Hausa
Hausa form of Hafsa.

Hafsatu f Hausa
Hausa form of Hafsa.

Halima f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Hausa, Swahili
Alternate transcription of Arabic حليمة (see Halimah), as well as the usual form in several other languages.

Halimat f Hausa
Hausa variant of Halima.

Halimatu f Hausa
Hausa variant of Halima.

Hamisu m Hausa
From Arabic خامس (khamis) meaning "fifth", sometimes added to a given name to indicate the fifth sibling bearing it.

Haruna 2 m Hausa, Fula
Hausa and Fula form of Harun.

Hauwa f Hausa
Hausa form of Hawa.

Hauwa'u f Hausa
Hausa form of Hawa.

Ibrahim m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Pashto, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Avar, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Hausa, Swahili
Arabic form of Abraham, also used in several other languages.

Jamila f Arabic, Urdu, Hausa
Alternate transcription of Arabic جميلة (see Jamilah), as well as the usual Urdu and Hausa form.

Jatau m Hausa
Means "fair-coloured, light" in Hausa.

Jummai f Hausa
From Hausa Jumma'a meaning "Friday" (of Arabic origin).

Kyauta m & f Hausa
Means "gift" in Hausa.

Ladi f Hausa
From Hausa Lahadi meaning "Sunday" (of Arabic origin).

Lawal m Hausa
From Arabic أوّل (awwal) meaning "first". It is sometimes added to the name of the first of multiple siblings who share the same given name.

Lawali m Hausa
Variant of Lawal.

Mamman m Hausa
Contracted form of Muhammadu.

Maryamu f Hausa
Hausa form of Maryam.

Muhammadu m Hausa, Fula
Hausa and Fula form of Muhammad.

Musa m Arabic, Turkish, Hausa
Arabic, Turkish and Hausa form of Moses.

Rabiu m Hausa
From Arabic رابع (rabi') meaning "fourth", sometimes added to a given name to indicate the fourth sibling bearing it.

Rakiya f Hausa
Hausa form of Ruqayyah.

Safiya f Hausa, Kazakh, Arabic
Hausa and Kazakh form of Safiyyah. It is also an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Salisu m Hausa
From Arabic ثالث (thalith) meaning "third", sometimes added to a shared given name to indicate the third sibling bearing it.

Sani 2 m Hausa
From 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 Hausa
From Arabic شيخ (shaykh) meaning "elder, chief, sheikh", a title of Usman dan Fodio (1754-1817), the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.

Talatu f Hausa
From Hausa Talata meaning "Tuesday" (of Arabic origin).

Umar m Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Indonesian, Hausa
Means "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.

Umaru m Hausa
Hausa variant of Umar.

Usman m Urdu, Indonesian, Hausa
Urdu, Indonesian and Hausa form of Uthman.

Yaƙubu m Hausa
Hausa form of Yaqub.

Yalwa f & m Hausa
Means "abundance" in Hausa.

Zainabu f Swahili, Hausa
Swahili and Hausa form of Zaynab.

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