The Hausa and Swahili equivalents of Adam.
The Arabic term means "living, alive". It belonged to the third wife of Muhammad, who was the daughter of Abu Bakr. Following Muhammad's death, she...
Derived from the Arabic أمن (ʾamina), which means "safe, secure". It was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's mother, who passed away when he was still...
Derived from the Arabic عاش (ʿāsha), which means "to live," the Swahili word ishi signifies "to exist" or "to live."
This holiday is named for the Islamic observance marking the death of Husayn ibn Ali and is observed on the tenth day of Muharram. The term...
The term means "luck, good fortune" in Swahili and has its origin in the Persian word بخت (bakht).
Derived from the Swahili term for the Boötes constellation.
The word signifies "blessing" in Swahili, derived from the Arabic term بركة (baraka).
Signifies "born at night" in Swahili.
The Swahili form of David.
Signifies "kindness, favour" in Swahili, ultimately derived from Arabic.
Signifies "consolation" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic فرج (faraj).
Signifies "joy, happiness" in Swahili, borrowed from Arabic فرح (fariḥa).
Feminine form of Halim. Halima was the foster mother of the Prophet Muhammad.
From Swahili Alhamisi meaning "Thursday", from Arabic الخميس (al-khamīs), itself derived from خمسة (khamsa) meaning "five".
Alternate transcription of Arabic حوّاء (see Hawwa), as well as the Swahili form.
Means "gift, precious, beautiful" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic هديّة (hadīya).
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The Arabic version of Abraham is also utilized in various languages. It can be found in the Quran.
Means "spiritual leader" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic إمام (ʾimām).
Means "faith" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic إيمان (ʾīmān).
Means "building" in Swahili.
Means "Friday" or "week" in Arabic.
Means "Tuesday" in Swahili.
Signifies "angel" in Swahili, from Arabic ملك (malak).
The Swahili variant of Miriam.
Signifies "coral" in Swahili, originally borrowed from Arabic مرْجان (marjān).
An alternate transcription of Arabic محمّد (see Muhammad) primarily used in Egypt and Algeria. It is also the standard Dhivehi and Swahili form, as...
Signifies "first (child)" in Swahili.
Signifies "child born on Thursday" in Swahili.
A combination of Swahili mwana "child" and the name Hawa.
Signifies "child born during the festival" in Swahili.
A combination of Swahili mwana "child" and the name Aisha.
Signifies "child born on Friday" in Swahili.
Signifies "divine grace" in Swahili, from Arabic نعمة (niʿma) "blessing".
Signifies "purpose, aim" in Swahili, from Arabic نيّة (nīya) [1].
The Hausa and Swahili variant of Noah 1.
Signifies "light" in Swahili, from Arabic نور (nūr).
Of uncertain meaning, possibly a Swahili variation of Umar.
Signifies "second (child)" in Swahili.
The Swahili form of Rajab.
Signifies "mercy, compassion" in Swahili, from Arabic رحْمة (raḥma).
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Sawda.
Possibly a Swahili form of Saif.
Means "lion" in Swahili. This is the name of the main character in the Disney movie The Lion King (1994), about a lion cub who exiles himself after...
Means "patience" in Swahili, from Arabic صبر (ṣabara).
Means "third (child)" in Swahili.
Means "wish, hope" in Swahili, from Arabic طمع (ṭamiʿa) meaning "to desire" [1].
Means "freedom" in Swahili.
Swahili and Hausa form of Zaynab.
Means "gift" in Swahili, derived from Arabic زواد (zawād) meaning "provisions" [1].
Means "Venus (planet)" in Swahili and Dhivehi. Both are borrowed from Arabic الزهرة (al-Zuhara), derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to...