Tanko

Born on a Monday, from the Hausa Litinin ("Monday").

Born on a Saturday, from the Hausa Asabar ("Saturday"). Female counterpart of Danasabe.

Born on a Wednesday, from the Hausa Laraba ("Wednesday"). Female counterpart of Balarabe.

Born on a Wednesday, from the Hausa Laraba ("Wednesday").

From dan ("son of") + Asabar ("Saturday"): a boy born on a Saturday.

From dan ("son of") + Juma'a ("Friday"): a boy born on a Friday.

Hausa for "born on a Sunday".

A boy born on a Thursday (Alhamis).

From dan ("son of") + Talata ("Tuesday"): a boy born on a Tuesday.

A child born immediately after twins.

A Hausa feminine given name meaning "gathering" (also used among Yoruba Muslims, reflecting shared Islamic naming influence across northern and southwestern Nigeria).

Born on a Friday (Juma'a). Female counterpart of Danjuma; also spelled Jumai.

A girl born after a run of sons.

Born on a Sunday (Lahadi). Female counterpart of Danladi.

Born on a Thursday (Alhamis). Female counterpart of Danlami.

From Arabic "awal" (first), given to a first-born child; reflects the centuries-deep Islamic influence on Hausa naming.

Born on a Tuesday, from the Hausa Talata ("Tuesday"). Female counterpart of Dantala.

From nna m ("my father") + dị ("lives, is alive"): "my father lives." Traditionally given to a boy born after the death of his father, grandfather or great-grandfather, believed to be that man returned. Borne by Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria's first president.

Given to a boy born on a Saturday.

Given to a boy born during the heavy-rains season, among the Ababukusu (a Luhya sub-group).

Given to a boy born at midnight. It is one of the Luo names for the time of day a child was born; a girl is given the same name beginning with A.

Dholuo for "born during the rainy season".

Given to a child born during a thunderstorm.

"One who rains" — given for a birth during the rains.

From geedi ("journey, migration"): a boy born while the family was on the move with the herds.