Ali

a male given name, equivalent to English Ali


Mohammed

a male given name: Alternative form of Muhammadu


Hasan

a male given name: Hasan (traditionally given to a first-born twin)


Ibrahim

[ʔɪ̀b.ráː.hɪ̀ŋ]

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm).

bor

Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)


Musa

a male given name, Musa, from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses


Mustapha

[mʊ́s.tə̀.ɸáː]

Arabic مُصْطَفَى (muṣṭafā)


Isa

Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā)


Adamu

[ʔàː.də̀.mʊ́]


Yusufu

[júː.sɪ́.ɸʊ̀]

From Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yôsēp̄).


Haruna

From Arabic هَارُون (hārūn), from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărôn).


Abdullahi

عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه

a male given name, equivalent to English Abdullah


Balarabe

From Lā̀r̃àbā (“Wednesday”), with conflation from etymology 1.

a male given name given to a boy born on a Wednesday


Muhammadu

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).


Husaini

a male given name: Husayn, Hussein (traditionally given to a second-born twin)


Sulemanu

Borrowed from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān).


Jibirilu

[d͡ʒɪ̀.bɪ̀.ríː.lɪ̀]


Isma'ilu

/ʔìs.máː.ʔíː.lù/

[ʔɪ̀s.máː.ʔíː.lɪ̀]

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl).

Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)


Isiyaku

[ʔɪ́.sɪ́.jáː.kʷʊ̀]

Arabic إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq)


Yaƙubu

[jàː.kʷʼʊ́.bʊ̀]


Abdulhamid

From Arabic عَبْدُ الْحَمِيد (ʕabdu l-ḥamīd).

عَبْدُ الْحَمِيد

Arabic عَبْدُ الْحَمِيد (ʕabdu l-ḥamīd)


Hafizu

[háː.ɸɪ́.zɪ̀]


Abdussalamu

From Arabic عَبْدُ الْسَلَام (ʕabdu l-salām).

عَبْدُ الْسَلَام


Faruƙu

[ɸàː.rɪ́.kʷʼʊ̀]


Abdulƙadir

head

Àbdùlƙādìr̃ m

ha-proper noun

Àbdùlƙādìr̃ m

From Arabic عَبْدُ الْقَادِر (ʕabdu l-qādir).

bor

عَبْدُ الْقَادِر


Magaji

[mə́.ɡàː.d͡ʒɪ́]


Gajere

/ɡà.(d)ʒéː.ɽé/

[ɡə̀.d͡ʒéː.ɽé]


Gagarau

/ɡàː.ɡà.ɽáu/

[ɡàː.ɡə̀.ɽáu]


Haƙurau

[hà.kʷʼʊ̀.ɽáu]


Maigari

[mèi.ɡə̀.ɽɪ́]

From mài (“possessing”) + gàrī (“town”).


Shekarau

/ʃèː.kà.ɽáu/

[ʃèː.kə̀.ɽáu]


Mairiga

/mài.ɽìː.ɡà/

[mèi.ɽìː.ɡə̀]

From mài (“possessing”) + rī̀gā (“gown”).


Maitama

From mài (“possessing”) + tamā (“iron ore”).


Maikuɗi

[mèi.kʷʊ́.ɗɪ́]

From mài (“possessing”) + kuɗī (“money”).


Usumanu

[ʔʊ̀.sɪ̀.máː.nɪ̀]

Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān)


Maiwada

From mài (“possessing”) + wàdā (“wealth”).


Ɗanjuma

[ɗán.d͡ʒúː.mə̀]

From ɗan (“son of”) + Jumma'ā̀ (“Friday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Friday


Ɗantala

From ɗan (“son of”) + Tàlātā̀ (“Tuesday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Tuesday


Ɗanladi

From ɗan (“son of”) + Lahàdì (“Sunday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Sunday


Ɗan Altine

[ɗáŋ ʔàl.tɪ̀.né]

From ɗan (“son of”) + Lī̀tìnîn (“Monday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Monday


Ɗanlami

From ɗan (“son of”) + Àlhàmîs (“Thursday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Thursday


Ɗan Asabe

[ɗáŋ ʔà.sə̀.bé]

From ɗan (“son of”) + Àsabàr̃ (“Saturday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Saturday


Kaka

a female or male given name given to a girl (or occasionally a boy) born during harvesttime


Abdurrahim

head

Àbdùr̃r̃àhîm

ha-proper noun

Àbdùr̃r̃àhîm

[ʔáb.dɪ́ɽ rə́.hɪ́ŋ]

From Arabic عَبْدُ الرَّحِيم (ʕabdu r-raḥīm).

bor

عَبْدُ الرَّحِيم

Arabic عَبْدُ الرَّحِيم (ʕabdu r-raḥīm)


Sallau

From sallā̀ (“prayer, religious holiday”) + -au.


Shanono

/ʃàː.nóː.nò/

[ʃàː.nóː.nò]

a male or female given name given to a child born when a calf is being delivered


Ganau

a male given name given to a boy born at the new moon


Jatau

a male given name given to a boy with light skin


Ɗan Azumi

[ɗáŋ ʔá.zɪ̀.mɪ́]

From ɗan (“child of”) + azùmī (“month of fasting”).

a male given name given to a boy born during Ramadan


Barau

a male given name given to a boy born after many older siblings who died in infancy


Ɗan Kaka

[ɗáŋ kàː.kə́]

From ɗan (“child of”) + kā̀kā (“harvest season”).

a male given name given to a boy born during harvesttime


Umaru

[ʔʊ̀.mə́.rɪ̀]