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West African Muslim Baby Names

84 Muslim baby names rooted in the Senegalese, Nigerian, and Sahel tradition. Each name carries an Arabic spelling, classical meaning, and an Ilm ul Huroof reading. Names listed alphabetically.

84 names

عَبْد الرَّحْمَنAbdirahmanServant of the Most Merciful — the Somali form of the name Allah loves most عَبْد اللهAbdoulayeServant of Allah عَبْد اللهAbdullahiAbdullah — Hausa Nigerian form أَبُو بَكْرAboubacarAbu Bakr — Guinean/West African spelling أَبُو بَكْرAboubakryAbu Bakr — Senegalese/Guinean spelling variant أَبُو بَكْرAbubakarAbu Bakr — West African form, first Caliph آدَمAdamuAdam حاجةAdjaHajja — West African Fula respected woman عَائِشَةAichaAisha — French/West African spelling عَائِشَةAishatuAisha الأميرAlmirThe prince, the commander علوAlouAli أَحْمَدAmadouAhmad — West African compressed form أمارةAmaraEternal beauty, grace — West African and global girls name أميرAmeerPrince, commander — the one of noble leadership and sovereign bearing أمينةAminataTrustworthy أمينAminuTrustworthy, faithful أميرAmirPrince, commander — top global Muslim boys name أنتAntaAnta Sega بلوBelloBeautiful, fine — Hausa Islamic name of beauty and goodness بنتہBinetaDaughter بنتوBintouDaughter — West African Muslim girls name شيخCheikhSheikh — Senegalese honorific as name, top Senegalese Muslim name شيخCheikhouSheikh — West African Fula form كومباCoumbaGood omen — Senegalese Muslim girls name جبريلDjibrilJibreel فانطاFantaGood, joyful — West African Muslim girls name فوزيةFaouziaVictorious — West African spelling of Fawziyya فَاطِمَةFatimataFāṭima فَاطِمَةFatimatuFāṭima فَاطِمَةFatouFatimah — West African form فَاطِمَةFatoumataFatimah — Fula long form فيصلFaycalFaisal — French/Senegalese spelling غسانGhassaneVigour — West African form of Ghassan خَدِيجَةHadijatKhadijah — alternate West African form هَارُونHarounAaron — West African/Senegalese هَارُونHarunaAaron — Hausa form of Harun, the eloquent brother of Musa حواءHauwaEve — Nigerian/Hausa form of Hawwa إبوIbouYusuf/Ibrahim — Senegalese short form إِبْرَاهِيمIbrahimaIbrahim — West African Fula/Mande form إِدْرِيسIdrissIdriss — Prophet Idris — West African form خَدِيجَةKhadijatKhadijah — West African form, Nigeria Senegal top name الأمينLamineThe Trustworthy — West African boys name میمونہMaimounaBlessed — Senegalese/Guinean form of Maymunah مُحَمَّدMamadouMuhammad — West African compressed form مَرْيَمMariamaMaryam — West African Fula/Mande form مَيْمُونَةMaymounaBlessed — West African form of Maymuna مُحَمَّدModouMuhammad — Wolof form, most common name in Senegal مباركMoubarakBlessed — West African spelling مُحَمَّدMouhamadMouhamad — Muhammad — variant West African form مُحَمَّدMouhamadouMuhammad — Fula form with -adou suffix مُحَمَّدMouhamedMuhammad — West African variant spelling مُوسَىMoussaMoses — West African/North African spelling مصطفىMoustaphaMustafa — West African dominant spelling نديةNdeyeLady — Wolof/Senegalese Muslim girls name نُوحNuhuNoah — Hausa form of Nuh, the Elder of Prophets أُسَامَةOsamaLion وسامOuissamOuissam — Badge of honour — West African أوليماتاOulimataOulimata عُمَرOumarUmar — Senegalese dominant form عُمَرOumarouUmar — Hausa West African form عُمَرOumaruUmar — Fula West African form أم الخيرOumkheirOumkheir أمOumouMother — West African Fula girls name عُثْمَانOusmaneOusmane — Uthman — West African Fula form حسينيOusseiniOusseini — Husain — West African form قائدQaidQaid — Leader/commander — top Arab boys رَحْمَةRamatuMercy — West African Islamic feminine name of divine mercy رُقَيَّةRokayaRuqayyah — West African alternate spelling رُقَيَّةRokayatouRuqayyah — Guinea/Fula form رُقَيَّةRokhayaRuqayyah — Senegalese Wolof form رُقَيَّةRokiaRuqayyah — Mali/West African spelling رميصاءRomaissaRumaisa — West African/French variant صلاح الدينSaladinLiberator of Jerusalem — greatest Muslim commander سيدوSeydouSayyid — West African Fula form صخنہSokhnaNoble learned woman — Wolof honorific as name سُمَيَّةSoumayaSoumaya — Sumayyah — West African form سُلَيْمَانSulaimanSolomon — Prophet-King, commanded wind, jinn, and birds تیجانیTidianeFrom the Tijaniyya — top Senegalese Muslim name يَعْقُوبYacoubYaqub — West African and French North African spelling يَعْقُوبYakubuJacob — Hausa form of Yaqub, the patient prophet-father يُوسُفYoussouphaYusuf — West African Fula form زارياZariaZaria — Radiant — Nigerian city as name أميرАмир EmirPrince, commander — Turkish form of Amir, the Quranic 'ulu al-amr'