Meaning & History
Hadizatu is a Hausa variant form of the name Khadija. It is directly derived from the Arabic خَدِيجَة (ḵadīja), meaning "premature child" or "early baby". In Hausa, it is pronounced /hà.díː.zá.tù/, with a standard Kano Hausa pronunciation of [hà.díː.zə́.tɪ̀]. As a feminine given name, Hadizatu is particularly popular among Hausa-speaking communities in West Africa, especially in northern Nigeria and Niger. The name carries the same significance as its Arabic counterpart, referencing Khadija, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad, who was a wealthy businesswoman and the first person to embrace Islam after the Prophet received his first revelation. It also relates to the variant Hadiza, a shorter form commonly used in the same region.
Related Names
Variants
Other Languages & Cultures
(Albanian)
Hatixhe (Urdu)
Khadija (Malay)
Khadijah (Arabic (Egyptian))
Khadiga (Central African)
Khadidja (Azerbaijani)
Xədicə (Bosnian)
Hatidža (Indonesian)
Hadijah (Kazakh)
Hadişa (Uzbek)
Hadicha (Malay)
Khatijah (Persian)
Khadijeh (Swahili)
Hadija (Turkish)
Hatice (Uzbek)
Khadicha, Xadicha (Western African)
Kadiatou
Sources: Wiktionary — Hadizatu