Names Categorized "Nigerian presidents"

This is a list of names in which the categories include Nigerian presidents.
gender
usage
Adekunle m Yoruba
Means "the crown has filled the home" in Yoruba.
Alhaji m Hausa
Means "the pilgrim" in Hausa, a derivative of Arabic حجّ (ḥajj) meaning "pilgrimage, hajj". It is typically a title, not a name.
Ebele f Igbo
Variant of Ebere.
Johnson m English (African)
From an English surname meaning "son of John". As a given name, it is most common in English-speaking Africa.
Matthew m English, Biblical
English form of Ματθαῖος (Matthaios), which is the New Testament Greek form of Mattithiah. Matthew, probably also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles. He was a tax collector, and supposedly the author of the first gospel in the New Testament. He is considered a saint in many Christian traditions. The variant Matthias also occurs in the New Testament belonging to a separate apostle.... [more]
Muhammadu m Hausa, Fula
Hausa and Fula form of Muhammad.
Musa m Arabic, Turkish, Hausa, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Moses appearing in the Quran.
Nnamdi m Igbo
Means "my father is alive" in Igbo. This name is given to a child when it is believed that he is a reincarnation of his grandfather.
Olusegun m Yoruba
Means "God conquers" in Yoruba.
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.
Umaru m Hausa
Hausa variant of Umar.
Yaƙubu m Hausa
Hausa form of Yaqub.