Hausa Submitted Names

Hausa names are used by the Hausa people of northern Nigeria.

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ADAMU m Amharic, Swahili, Hausa
Amharic, Swahili, and Hausa form of Adam.

ALBARKA f Hausa
Feminine form of Barak (2).

ARZIKI f Hausa
Means "wealth, prosperity" in Hausa.

BALARABA f Western African, Hausa
Feminine form of Balarabe.

BALARABE m Western African, Hausa
Means "born on Wednesday" in Hausa from element laraba "Wednesday".

DAUDA m Hausa
Hausa form of David.

FA'IDAH f Hausa
Means "benefit, advantage" in Hausa.

FA'IQAH f Hausa
Means "surpassing, excellent" in Hausa.

FA'IZAH f Hausa
Means "victorious" in Hausa.

GIWA m Western African, Hausa
Means "elephant" in Hausa.

HADADANGI m & f Western African, Hausa
Means "joining of clans" in Hausa.

HADIZATU f Hausa
Hausa form of Khatijah.

HARUNA m Hausa
Hausa form of Aaron, borrowed from Arabic Harun.

HAUWA f Hausa
Hausa form of Eve, borrowed from Arabic Hawa.

HUSAINI m Hausa
Hausa form of Husayn.

ISIYAKU m Hausa
Hausa form of Isaac.

ISMA'ILU m Hausa
Hausa form of Ishmael.

JIBRILU m Hausa
Hausa form of Gabriel.

MANSURAH f Hausa
Means "supporter, victorious" in Hausa.

MOCTAR m Western African, Wolof, Fula, Manding, Hausa
Form of Mukhtar used in West Africa.

NUHU m Hausa, Swahili
Hausa and Swahili form of Noah.

RAHILA f Hausa
Hausa form of Rachel.

SAKINAH f Hausa
Means "tranquility, peace of mind" in Hausa.

SARATU f Hausa
Hausa form of Sara.

SULEMANU m Hausa
Hausa form of Solomon.

TARANA f Hausa
Given for females who are born during the day.

YACOUBA m Western African, Akan, Manding, Fula, Hausa
Form of Yaqub used in West Africa.

YAHAYA m Malay, Western African, Hausa
Malay and Hausa form of Yahya.

YOHANCE m Hausa
Means "God's gift" in Hausa.

YOHANSE f Hausa
Variant of Yohance.

ZAINABU f Hausa
Hausa form of Zaynab.

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