Hausa
names are used by the Hausa people of Niger and northern Nigeria.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
GADO m HausaMeans "bed" in Hausa. This name is traditionally given to the child born after twins.
LAMINDE f HausaEtymology uncertain. Traditionally given to girls born on Thursdays.
LARABA f HausaDerived from the Arabic
رَابِعَة (rābiʿa) meaning "fourth". This name is traditionally given to girls born on Wednesdays.
MAIRAK f HausaMeans "daughter of a chief" in East Hausa.
NARAI f HausaMeans "born on a Wednesday" in Sokoto Hausa.
SANUSI m Indonesian, Malay, Nigerian, Fula, HausaFrom Arabic سَنُوسِيّ
(sannūsī), the name of a Sufi order and clan that existed in Libya and the Sudan region. The sect was named after its founder, Muslim theologian Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi (1787-1859).
SHADARI m HausaMeans "born during the cold season" in Hausa.
TANKO m HausaName given to a boy born after many girls.
TARANA f HausaGiven for females who are born during the day.
TURAI f HausaName given to a girl born on a Tuesday.
YAƘUTU f HausaRefers to a sapphire, ruby, jacinth, corundum, or similar stone.