Let's have them, folks!

I realized that all my favourite Hausa names are either Arabic or influenced by Isl' am. Let's have the secksy Original Hausa names. . . please, don't give us something like Zainab or Yakubu (I love these names o ). Think of Original Nigerian names like Adisa(Yoruba), Ekong(Efik), Azuka (Igbo), Mitaire(Urhobo) , Teri (Ijaw), Osazuwa(Bini), etc

mine is grafikdon.

@Topic,Danladi.

where art thou,Mister name collector?
@Topic,Umoru
Kwudi
Jumai

Grafi . . . gini? No make I catch u there.

Btw are you sure Jumai is original Hausa name. . . because the thing sounds. . . Isl'amic

lol.
Jumai i think means Friday. . . .jumai has two meanings,Jumai for gals born on firdays and Jumai for friday prayer.

@Topic,Azumi
Rashid
Quadus

[color=#550000][/color] hey folks!! truth is dat most hausa names r kinda intertwined with da arabic names, i stand to be corrected but gues they r quite inseparable and come to think of it, the hausa language itself is a derivative from the arabic lang.abi na how una feel am? by the way, friday in hausa lang is juma'a and not jumai.peace

Sexy ds names are not but dy are authentic hausa names.tanko,barau,nomau,kandala,bawa,korau,

Buba

Chindo

Babangida

Badamasi

Kande

Turai

Larai

Yelwa

Buhari

Turaki

Lamido

Kubura

There are many more that are not islamiclly influence.

Thanks everyone for your contribution to the thread. This really means a lot to me.

@MC USMAN, those names sound masculine except for larai and Kubura. Do you by any chance know the meaning of the two names (Larai, Kubura) and whether they are female, male or unisex, that is if I am not asking too much.

Aboki, nagode.

Amina ---- I dont know if thats borrowed or not but that name brings back some memories



Balarabe

grafikdon:

@MC USMAN, those names sound masculine except for larai and Kubura. Do you by any chance know the meaning of the two names (Larai, Kubura) and whether they are female, male or unisex, that is if I am not asking too much.

Names that are unisex are not very common in Hausa societies as in what is available in Yorubaland. Names are either masculine or otherwise.

As regrds thier meaning i can not authoritavely say they have no meaning. But to be frank i think they are just names just like any other name that has no meaning.

Kande
Turai
Larai
Yelwa
Kubura
Maimuna
Monsura
Yasira
Uwani
Shibu
Jamila
Hindatu
Goggo

Many more are commonly used that are purely indeginous

Uche2nna:


Amina ---- I don't know if thats borrowed or not

Amina is an Arabic name.

Uche2nna:


[b]that name brings back some memories

Yes the famous Queen Amina of Zaria.

FEMALE NAMES

A'isha living,prosperous
Aminah safe, secure, protected
Asma'u loftier, more eminent
Atikah clear, pure
Fa'idah benefit, advantage
Fa'iqah surpassing, excellent
Fa'izah victorious
Habibah beloved
Halimah gentle, clement
Hamidah appereciative
Iman faith, belief
Jamilah beautiful, elegant, graceful
Kubra great, senior
Latifah kind, gentle, refined
Lubabah the innermost essence
Mansurah s upporter, victorious
Maimuna fortunate, blessed
Nabilah noble, magnanimous
Nafisah precious, delicate,gem
Na'imah enjoying the bounty of God
Rabi'ah fourth
Rahmah kind, compassionate
Rashidah rightly-guided
Safiyah pure, serene
Sakinah tranquility, peace of mind
Salimah safe, sound, healthy
Samirah j ovial companion
Shukriyah Thanksgiving, of thanks
Sumayyah proper name
Zahrah flower, blossom, splendour
Zakiyyah pure, chaste
Zaytun olive
Zubaydah cream of the crop, radiant

Larai - Born on Tuesday (Tuesday = Laraba)
Goggo - Grandma or elderly lady

Here are some more named for day of week born

Danladi
Ladi (for female)
Tala
Talatu (for female)
Asabe

correction,

Wednesday is laraba. Tuesday is talata.

Hamisu - (named for Alhamis - Thursday)

Our ancestors had a strong connection with arabs,even the creator of our tribe is an arab so yeah,

Sum cool ones:

Enoghayinyagbon (Bini)

Ibiagbanidokikububo (Jah only knows but na d full name of our Miss World 2001 be that)

Ndika (Igbo)

Ovieya (Urhobo)

Eghagharha (Urhobo)

Erhintoja (Urhobo)

Ujuomonigho (Bini)

Chiemerie (Igbo)

Nkiruka (Igbo - Delta)

Elegon (surname - Bini)

Imhatare (Ishan)

Osareme (Bini)

That's all for now. My own names are too unique 4 me to put on here. You will able to scope me if I put it and I don't like being scoped sans my assent sey u get?


O-oh! Shoot. Wait you said Hausa names in-it? 

How about the following:

Khamees

Zaytun

Zhubaydah

Used to have a friend called, "Baineni"

i came here for the same research.. Having exhausted my googling and seeing Arabic all through.

In the end i used google translate to form a name for my writing.

MCUsman:
Buba

Chindo

Babangida

Badamasi

Kande

Turai

Larai

Yelwa

Buhari

Turaki

Lamido

Kubura

There are many more that are not islamiclly influence.

Buhari is Islamic.

NegroNtns:
correction,

Wednesday is laraba. Tuesday is talata.

Hamisu - (named for Alhamis - Thursday)

it's danlami for male and lami for female.


Hamisu is Islamic.

KOLIEBUDZ:
Our ancestors had a strong connection with arabs,even the creator of our tribe is an arab so yeah,

Your tribe?