Alhaji m HausaMeans
"the pilgrim" in Hausa, a derivative of Arabic
حَجّ (hajj) meaning "pilgrimage, hajj". It is typically a title, not a name.
Asabe f HausaFrom Hausa
Asabar meaning
"Saturday" (of Arabic origin).
Balarabe m HausaMeans
"born on Wednesday" in Hausa, derived from
Laraba "Wednesday".
Bello m Fula, HausaPossibly from Fula
ballo meaning
"helper". This name was borne by Muhammad Bello (1781-1837), the second leader of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Hamisu m HausaFrom Arabic
خامس (khamis) meaning
"fifth", sometimes added to a given name to indicate the fifth sibling bearing it.
Ibrahim m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Pashto, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Avar, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Hausa, SwahiliArabic form of
Abraham, also used in several other languages.
Jatau m HausaMeans
"fair-coloured, light" in Hausa.
Jummai f HausaFrom Hausa
Jumma'a meaning
"Friday" (of Arabic origin).
Ladi f HausaFrom Hausa
Lahadi meaning
"Sunday" (of Arabic origin).
Lawal m 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 HausaFrom Arabic
رابع (rabi') meaning
"fourth", sometimes added to a given name to indicate the fourth sibling bearing it.
Salisu m HausaFrom Arabic
ثالث (thalith) meaning
"third", sometimes added to a shared given name to indicate the third sibling bearing it.
Sani 2 m 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 HausaFrom Arabic
شيخ (shaykh) meaning
"elder, chief, sheikh", a title of Usman dan Fodio (1754-1817), the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Talatu f HausaFrom Hausa
Talata meaning
"Tuesday" (of Arabic origin).
Umar m Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Indonesian, 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.