Nafula

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 during the harvest season.

A girl born after a run of sons.

From nne ("mother") + nna ("father"): "father's mother." Given to a girl born after the death of her paternal grandmother, held to be that grandmother returned — the Igbo counterpart to Nnamdi.

Given to a child born during a drought.

Given to a child born in the early morning.

From cha usiku, "of the night" — a child born during the night.

The mwana- ("child of") compound with juma (Friday): a girl born on a Friday.

The female counterpart of Ojo: a girl born with the umbilical cord around her neck. Among the Ijebu, Aina is used for boys instead of Ojo.

From ìyá / yè ("mother") + tún dé ("come again"): "mother has returned." Given to a girl born shortly after the death of her paternal grandmother, understood as that grandmother reborn. Related name: Iyabo.