Hausa Submitted Names

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

Albarka f Hausa
Feminine form of Barak 2.

Altine f Hausa
From the Hausa word Lī̀tìnîn "Monday". This name is traditionally given to girls born on Monday.

Arziki f Hausa
Means "wealth, riches; prosperity" in Hausa.

Auwal m Western African, Hausa
Derived from Arabic أول ('awwal) meaning "first". This name is commonly given to the first of multiple children with the same name.

Auwalu m Western African, Hausa
Variant of Auwal.

Azumi f Hausa
Means "month of fasting" in Hausa, traditionally given to girls born during Ramadan.

Balaraba f Western African, Hausa
Feminine form of Balarabe.

Binta f Hausa
From the Arabic بِنْت‎ (bint) meaning "daughter".

Dandauda m Hausa
Is the name given to Sulaiman

Ɗantala m Hausa
From the Hausa ɗan meaning “son of” and Tàlātā̀ meaning “Tuesday”.

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.

Gado m Hausa
Means "bed" in Hausa. This name is traditionally given to the child born after twins.

Gagare m Hausa
Means "unconquerable" in Hausa.

Gajere m Hausa
Means "short" in Hausa.

Ganau m Hausa
From the Hausa ganī meaning "see". This name is traditionally given to boys born on the night of a full moon.

Garba m Western African, Hausa
Hausa variant of Abu Bakr.

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

Gwaggo f Hausa
Means "aunt" in Hausa.

Habibu m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Habib.

Habu m Western African, Hausa
Short form of Abu Bakr.

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

Haƙurau m Hausa
From the Hausa hàƙurà meaning “be patient”.

Hamidu m Hausa
Hausa form of Hamid 1.

Hankali m & f Hausa
Means "intelligent" in Hausa.

Hassana m Hausa
Hausa form of Hasan and Hassan.

Husaini m Hausa, Indonesian, Malay
Hausa, Indonesian and Malay form of Husayn.

Ibiro m Hausa
Diminutive form of Ibrahimu.

Ibrahimu m Hausa
Hausa form of Abraham.

Idara f Hausa
Means "joy" in Hausa.

Idirisu m Hausa
Hausa form of Idris 1.

Iliyasu m Hausa
Hausa form of Elias.

Isiyaka m Hausa
Hausa form of Isaac.

Isiyaku m Hausa
Hausa form of Isaac.

Isma'ilu m Hausa
Hausa form of Ishmael.

Isufu m Hausa
Hausa form of Joseph.

Isyaku m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Ishaq.

Jamilu m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Jamil.

Jibirila m Hausa
Variant of Jibirilu.

Jibirilu m Hausa
Hausa form of Gabriel.

Jibrila m Hausa
Variant of Jibrilu.

Jibrilu m Hausa
Hausa form of Gabriel.

Kabiru m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Kabir.

Kabunji m Hausa
Means “afraid, scared” in Hausa.

Kallamu m Hausa
Kallamu means Musa in Hausa

Kallamu m Hausa
Means "word (of God)" in Hausa. This name is closely tied with the name Musa.

Kamilu m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Kamil 1.

Kande f Hausa
Unknown etymology. This name is usually given to a girl born after two or more successive boys.

Karmami m Hausa
Means "cornstalk" in Hausa.

Kauna f Hausa
Means "love" in Hausa.

Kosau m Hausa
Means "well fed" in Hausa.

Kyaun m & f Hausa
Means "beautiful" in Hausa.

Lafiya f Hausa
Means "health" in Hausa.

Lami f Hausa
From the Hausa Àlhàmîs meaning “Thursday”.

Laminde f Hausa
Etymology uncertain. Traditionally given to girls born on Thursdays.

Laraba f Hausa
Derived from the Arabic رَابِعَة‎ (rābiʿa) meaning "fourth". This name is traditionally given to girls born on Wednesdays.

Lu'u-lu'u f Hausa
Means "pearl" or "diamond" in Hausa.

Magaji m Hausa
Means "heir" in Hausa.

Magajiya f Hausa
Means "heiress" in Hausa. In some dialects this means "madam" and is avoided.

Maigado m Hausa
Means "possessing the throne" in Hausa.

Maikarifi m Hausa
Means "the strong one" in Hausa.

Maikudi m Hausa
Means "possessing money" in Hausa.

Mailafia m Hausa
Means "easygoing" in Hausa.

Maina m Hausa
Means "prince" in Hausa.

Mairak f Hausa
Means "daughter of a chief" in East Hausa.

Mairama f Hausa
Variant form of Maryama.

Mairiga m Hausa
From the Hausa mài meaning "possessing" and rī̀gā meaning "gown".

Mairo f Hausa
Diminutive form of Maryama.

Maiwada m Hausa
Means "possessing wealth" in Hausa.

Malami m Hausa
Means "scholar" in Hausa.

Mamuda m Hausa
Variant form of Muhammadu.

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

Mantau m Hausa
From the Hausa mântā meaning "forget".

Masoro f Hausa
Means "small peppercorn" in Hausa.

Mika'ila m Hausa
Hausa form of Michael.

Mu'azu m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Muaz.

Muhtari m Hausa
Hausa form of Mukhtar.

Nalado m Hausa
Means "born on a Sunday" in Hausa.

Narai f Hausa
Means "born on a Wednesday" in Sokoto Hausa.

Nasiru m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Nasir.

Nuhu m Hausa, Swahili
Hausa and Swahili form of Noah 1.

Rahama f Hausa
Means "mercy" in Hausa.

Ruƙayyatu f Hausa
Hausa form of Ruqayyah.

Sabo m Hausa
Means "new" in Hausa.

Sadau m & f Hausa
From the Hausa sā̀du meaning "get together”.

Sa'idu m Hausa
Hausa form of Sa'id.

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

Sale m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Salih.

Salihu m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Salih.

Sallan m Hausa
Means "born on a feast day" in Hausa.

Sallau m Hausa
From the Hausa sallā̀ meaning “prayer, religious holiday”.

Sambala f Hausa
Feminine form of Sambali.

Sambali m Hausa
Means "tall, well-formed" in Hausa.

Sanusi m Indonesian, Malay, Nigerian, Fula, Hausa
From 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).

Saratu f Hausa
Hausa form of Sara.

Sarki m Hausa
Means "chief" in Hausa.

Sarraounia f Hausa
From the name of Sarraounia Mangou, a Nigerian chief or priestess who fought the French colonial troops of the Voulet–Chanoine Mission at the Battle of Lougou in 1899. According to Wikipedia, her name means "queen" or "female chief".

Shadari m Hausa
Means "born during the cold season" in Hausa.

Shanono m & f Hausa
Means "drink milk" in Hausa. This name is traditionally given to a child born when calves are being delivered.

Sharifiya f Hausa
Means "born during Ramadan" in Hausa.

Shekarau m Hausa
From the Hausa shḕkarà meaning “spend the year”.

Shibkan m Hausa
Means "beans in the sowing season" in Hausa.

Shuaibu m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Shuaib.

Sulaimanu m Hausa
Hausa form of Solomon.

Sulemanu m Hausa
Hausa form of Solomon.

Sunusi m Western African, Hausa
Variant of Sanusi.

Tanko m Hausa
Name given to a boy born after many girls.

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

Tasalla f Hausa
From the Hausa ta meaning “of” and sallā̀ meaning "prayer, religious holiday”.

Tijani m & f Arabic (Maghrebi), Hausa, Western African, Nigerian
From Arabic تِيجَانِ (tījāni) meaning "crowns".

Tijjani m Western African, Hausa
Variant of Tijani.

Tsofo m Hausa
Means "old" in Hausa.

Tunau m Hausa
Means "remember" in Hausa.

Turai f Hausa
Name given to a girl born on a Tuesday.

Usuman m Hausa
Hausa form of Osman.

Usumanu m Hausa
Hausa form of Uthman.

Uwa f Hausa
Means "mother" in Hausa.

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

Yaƙutu f Hausa
Refers to a sapphire, ruby, jacinth, corundum, or similar stone.

'Yarja f Hausa
Means "fair" in Hausa.

Yohance m African American (Rare), Hausa (?)
Used by American comedian, writer and civil rights activist Dick Gregory for his son born 1973. According to a 1973 issue of Jet magazine, Gregory and his wife Lillian found the name in a book called Names from Africa, and Yohance 'means "God's gift" in the Hausa language of Nigeria.'

Yohanse f Hausa
Variant of Yohance.

Yunusa m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Yunus.

Zubairu m Hausa
Hausa form of Zubair.