A good name, they say, is better than silver or gold. Every time someone says your name, you are reminded of your responsibility to always be beautiful in all your conduct; making God, your family, and the community very proud.
When a child is given a name, it is always believed that such a child becomes the name and the name influence his or her character, personality, or what they will become in life.
In this part of the world, given the child, a good name is a way of prophesying over them of who they will become on earth.
However, we should note that the name of the child would always work for him or her if the environment where the child grows compliment the name. It is what the child relates with that forms the character.
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YORUBA NAMES
OLUWADAMILOLA God endows me with wealth
OLUWAFUNMILAYO God gave me joy
AYOMIPO My joy is much / my joy has no bound
OLUWAFISAYO God added to my joy
OPEMIPO My thanksgiving is unlimited
OLUWAKEMISOLA My God pamper me into wealth
OLUWADAMILARE My God vindicate me
OLUWAFIKAYOMI My God added to my joy
AANUOLUWAPO Mercy of God is unlimited
OLUWASEGUN God gave me victory
OLUWATOYIN God is worthy of praise
OLUWATOPE God is worthy of thanksgiving
OLUWAYEMISI God honours me
OLUWAGBEMISOLA God brought me into wealth
OLUWABAMIKE God help me to take care of her
OLUWARANTIMI God remembers me
OLUWAPAMILERIN God gives me reasons to laugh
AYOMIDE My joy is here/ has arrive
OLORUNFEMI God loves me
OLAMIDE My wealth is here
BOYINDE Arrive with sweetness
ADEKANMI It’s my turn to be crowned
ADENIGBA Crowning has time
ADEDOYINMOLA Came to add honey into the family wealth
ADETUMILARA Brought peace into the family
ADEPEJU Our crowning is complete with the child
ADEROJU Came and everything started working well
ADEKOLA Came and brought wealth
ADEOLA Crown of wealth
ADEWOLE Crown has entered
ADENRELE Crown is surely going back home
ADEMOLA Crown knows where wealth is
ADELEKE Crown that always win
ADEBOLA Crown met wealth
ADERONKE Came and met what to take care of her
ADEROGBAYIMIKA Crown surrounds me
ADEBIYI Crown gave birth to him
OMOLAYO Children are joy
OMOLERE Children are gains
OMOLEWA Children are the beauty
OMONIYI Children are honour
OMOJOLA Children are valuable than wealth
OMOPONMILE Children honour me
OMOLEYE Children are glory
OMOLABAKE Children to be pampered
OMOTOMILOLA Children are enough wealth
OMOSOLA Children are wealth
OMOBOLANLE Children that met wealth
OMOLOLA Children are wealth
ITEOLUWAKIISI The crown of God is always intact/ doesn’t remove
IREOLUWA Goodness of God
TEMILOLUWA God is mine
INIOLUWA God’s property
MOSOPEFOLUWA My thanksgiving is to God
MOYOSOREOLUWA Happy for the gift of God
AYOKUNLE Joy fill my house
MODUPE My thanksgiving
FOLUSHO In care of God
BABATUNDE Grandfather re-carnation
YETUNDE Grandmother re-carnation
OLAYINKA Surrounded by Wealth
MAKANJUOLA Not in a hurry for wealth
The most popular female Hausa names and their meanings:
1) A’isha living, prosperous;
2) Aminah Safe, secure, protected;
3) Asma’u loftier, more eminent;
4) Atikah clear, pure;
5) Fa’idah benefit, advantage;
6) Fa’iqah surpassing, excellent;
7) Fa’izah victorious;
8) Habibah beloved;
9) Halimah gentle, clement;
10) Hamidah appreciative;
11) Iman faith, belief;
12) Jamilah beautiful, elegant, graceful;
13) Kubra great, senior;
14) Latifah kind, gentle, refined;
15) Lubabah Innermost essence;
16) Mansurah supporter, victorious;
17) Maimuna fortunate, blessed;
18) Nabilah noble, magnanimous;
19) Nafisah precious, delicate, gem;
20) Na’imah enjoying the bounty of God;
21) Rabi’ah the fourth;
22) Rahmah kind, compassionate;
23) Rashidah rightly-guided;
24) Safiyah pure, serene;
25) Sakinah tranquility, peace of mind;
26) Salimah safe, sound, healthy;
27) Samirah jovial companion;
28) Shukriyah Thanksgiving, of thanks;
29) Sumayyah proper name;
30) Zahrah flower, blossom, splendor;
31) Zakiyyah pure, chaste;
32) Zaytun Olive
33) Zubaydah cream of the crop, radiant.
Male Hausa Names
The most popular male Hausa names and their meanings:
1) Balarabe boy born on Wednesday
2) Danjuma son of Friday
3) Danladi born on Sunday
4) Danlami son of Thursday
5) Gaddo inheritor
6) Gambo child born after twins
7) Gowon rainmaker
8) Rashidi rightly guided, of true faith, mature
9) Tanimu boy born on Litinnin or Monday
10) Yohance Yahweh is gracious, Yahweh is merciful
11) Daran born at night, small and great
12) Dare born at night, small and great
13) Daren born at night, small and great
14) Hassan good, beautiful, beautifier
15) Rago ram