47 beautiful ♡Hausa names for your children and their meaning ~ Zeniths Blog

47 beautiful ♡Hausa names for your children and their meaning

Are you looking for the best Hausa girls or boys name? This article will be useful for you! Find out the most popular Hausa names and meanings!

Hausa is the main cultural group in the Northern part of Nigeria, and almost all of the people practice Islam as a religion. Actually, most Nigerians regard the Northern part as Hausa, but this is not so. There are actually some areas and tribes in the country whose people are not Hausa.

Hausa names

When it comes to names, Hausa, like any other cultural group has its own list of names. Long before Islam came to Hausaland, Hausa people used to name their children just like other Africans. For example, they gave names which could be based on how they were born, their birth conditions, climate situation, and many other factors.

When Islam came, many things were changed. Hausa people started giving their children Arabic names. For example, such names as Audu, Sani, and Habu are Arabic in origin, but they are Africanized by the Hausa people.

Nowadays, unlike the Yoruba people, who give their children multiple names at birth, the Hausa people always give their kids only one name, and it is usually an Arabic one. But they may take other names while growing up.

So, in this article, we are going to look through the list of Hausa names and their meanings. By the way, some of them have gone extinct while others are only used in the rural villages.

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Female Hausa Names

The most popular female Hausa names and their meanings:

1) A’isha – means living, prosperous;

2) Aminah – means safe, secure, protected;

3) Asma’u – means loftier, more eminent;

4) Atikah – means clear, pure;

5) Fa’idah – means benefit, advantage;

6) Fa’iqah – means surpassing, excellent;

7) Fa’izah – means victorious;

8) Habibah – means beloved;

9) Halimah – means gentle, clement;

10) Hamidah – means appreciative;

11) Iman – means faith, belief;

12) Jamilah – means beautiful, elegant, graceful;

13) Kubra – means great, senior;

14) Latifah – means kind, gentle, refined;

15) Lubabah – means the innermost essence;

16) Mansurah – means supporter, victorious;

17) Maimuna – means fortunate, blessed;

18) Nabilah – means noble, magnanimous;

19) Nafisah – means precious, delicate, gem;

20) Na’imah – means enjoying the bounty of God;

21) Rabi’ah – means the fourth;

22) Rahmah – means kind, compassionate;

23) Rashidah – means rightly-guided;

24) Safiyah – means pure, serene;

25) Sakinah – means tranquility, peace of mind;

26) Salimah – means safe, sound, healthy;

27) Samirah – means jovial companion;

28) Shukriyah – means Thanksgiving, of thanks;

29) Sumayyah – means proper name;

30) Zahrah – means flower, blossom, splendor;

31) Zakiyyah – means pure, chaste;

32) Zaytun – means olive;

33) Zubaydah – means cream of the crop, radiant.

Male Hausa Names

The most popular male Hausa names and their meanings:

1) Balarabe – means boy born on Wednesday;

2) Danjuma – means son of Friday;

3) Danladi – means born on Sunday;

4) Danlami – means son of Thursday;

5) Gaddo – means inheritor;

6) Gambo – means child born after twins;

7) Gowon – means rainmaker;

8) Rashidi – means rightly guided, of true faith, mature;

9) Tanimu – means boy born on Litinnin or Monday;

10) Yohance – means Yahweh is gracious, Yahweh is merciful;

11) Daran – means born at night, small and great;

12) Dare – means born at night, small and great;

13) Daren – means born at night, small and great;

14) Hasan – means good, beautiful, beautifier;

15) Rago – means ram.

So, now you have the list of the most popular Hausa names for girls and boys. What is more, you have the meaning of each of them as well. Now, just choose the best one for your baby or keep this article for the future.

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