Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the usage is Nigerian; and the pattern is *a*r*.
gender
usage
pattern
Abubakar m Hausa, Fula
Form of Abu Bakr used in Nigeria.
Akpofure m & f Urhobo
Means "life is peaceful" in Urhobo.
Alheri f Hausa
Means "the charitable, the good" in Hausa, from Arabic خير (khayr).
Amara f Igbo
Means "grace" in Igbo.
Amarachi f Igbo
Means "God's grace" in Igbo.
Balarabe m Hausa
Means "born on Wednesday" in Hausa, derived from Laraba "Wednesday", from Arabic الأربعاء (al-ʾarbiʿāʾ), itself derived from أربعة (ʾarbaʿa) meaning "four".
Bukar m Hausa
Short form of Abubakar.
Haruna 2 m Hausa, Fula
Hausa and Fula form of Harun.
Lanre m Yoruba
Short form of Olanrewaju.
Maryamu f Hausa
Hausa form of Maryam.
Oghenekaro m & f Urhobo
Means "God first" in Urhobo.
Okafor m Igbo
Means "boy (born on) Afor" in Igbo, Afor being one of the four days of the Igbo week.
Olanrewaju m Yoruba
Means "wealth goes forward" in Yoruba.
Omolara f Yoruba
Means "child is family" in Yoruba.
Umar m Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Indonesian, Hausa
Means "flourishing, living long" in Arabic, related to Arabic عمر (ʿumr) 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.