Somali Submitted Names

Somali names are used in the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti in eastern Africa.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Xawa f Somali (Rare)
Variant of Xaawo.

Xawo f Somali
Variant of Xaawo.

Xiddig f Somali
Means "star" in Somali.

Xidig m Somali
Means "star" in Somali.

Xirsi m Somali
This Somali name means "safeguard." The word xirsi also means "safeguard." The x in Somali is a voiceless pharyngeal fricative, a throaty sound that is not present in English. Somalis outside of Somalia may spell the name as HIRSI or HERSI.

Xuseen m Somali
Somali form of Husayn.

Xusen m Somali
Variant of Xuseen.

Yaasiin m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Yasin.

Yaasmiin f Somali
Somali form of Yasmin.

Yabaal m Somali
Meaning: Yabaal generally means "one who is ambitious" or "strives for success."... [more]

Yacquub m Somali
A Somali form of Yaqub.

Yahye m Somali
Somali form of Yahya.

Yashuuca m Somali (?)
Somali form of Joshua.

Yasmiin f Somali
Somali form of Yasmin.

Yaxye m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Yahya. This spelling is used in Somalia.

Yeremyaah m Somali
Somali form of Jeremiah.

Yoonis m Somali
Somali form of Yunus.

Yooxanaa m Somali
Somali form of John.

Zamzam f & m Arabic, Somali, Indonesian
From the name of a holy well in Mecca that, according to Islamic tradition, was miraculously created by Allah for Hajar and and her son Isma'il while the two were left in the desert without water... [more]

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