Somali names are used in the country

[Nabeel786]

List names and meaning.

AADEN m Somali
Somali form of the name Adam...
AAMIINA f Somali
Somali form of Aminah.
ABDIRAHIM m Somali
Somali form of Abdurrahim.
ABDIRAHMAN m Somali
Somali form of Abdul-Rahman.
ABDULLAHI m Somali
Somali form of Abdullah.
ABSHIR m Somali
A Somali word meaning "congratulation."
ADAWE m Somali
AMBURO f Somali
Seems to be derived from the surname Amburo.
ARDO m Somali
ASHKIR m Somali
ASTUR f Somali
AXMED m Somali
Somali form of Ahmed.
AYAAN f Somali
Somali name meaning "lucky, fortunate" or possibly "bright."
AYAN f Somali
Somali female name meaning 'bright, beautiful' or 'the lucky one'.
AYANLE m Somali
Masculine form of Ayan.
BARNI f Somali
BARRE m Somali
A name that comes from the Somali word bare which means "teacher." Barre was the last name (meaning the first name of the grandfather of) Mohamed Siad Barre (Somali spelling: Maxamed Siyaad Barre)...
BASHIIR m Somali
Somali form of Bashir.
BEYDAAN f Somali
Somali feminine name taken directly from the ordinary vocabulary word for "almond", which is perhaps ultimately from Persianبادام (bâdâm) "almond".
BILAN f Somali
BILLAN f Somali
BURHAAN m Somali, Arabic
In Somali, the name Burhaan comes from the word burhaan which means "charisma." In Arabic, the name means "proof."
CABDI m Somali
An extremely popular nickname amongst Somali men, CABDI means "servant." Names for which CABDI is a nickname are Arabic in origin... [more]
CABDULMAJIID m Somali
Somali form of Abd al-Majid.
CANAB f Somali
A Somali name that means "grape." Canab is the Somali word for "grape." The c in Somali represents a voiced pharyngeal fricative that is not present in English...[more]
CAWEYS m Somali
A name meaning "night."
CAWIL m Somali
A name that means "replacement." A family may give the name to a male whose father or older brother has died.
CAWO f Somali
A name that comes from the Somali word cawo which means "luck." Outside of Somalia, Somalis may spell it as Awo.
CIGAAL m Somali
A Somali word that means "turban."
CILMI m Somali
A name that derives from the word cilmi which means "knowledge" or "learning."
COLOOW m Somali
CUMAR m Somali

 

[Nabeel786]

^^···
form of Omar.
DAAHIR m Somali
A name that derives from the Somali word that means "pure" or "religiously pure." Outside of Somalia, Somalis may spell the name as DAHIR.
DEEQA f Somali
DHIIRAAN m Somali
DIIRIYE m Somali
DIRIC m Somali
A name that comes from the Somali word diric which means "bold; fearless or daring." The name connotes courage or heroism...
FAARAX m Somali
An old Somali name, not to be confused with the Arabic name Farah.
FADUMA f Somali
The Somali version of the Arabic name Fatima. Means to abstain.
FADUMO f Somali
Somali form of Fatima.
FAWZIA f Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian),Somali
Variant transcription of Fawziyya.
FILSAN f & m Somali (Rare)
The best of her/his age. ...
GACAYTE m Somali
GADIID m Somali (Rare)
Its an old Somali name.
GEEDI m Somali
GEESI f Somali
A name meaning "a courageous man, brave, hero."
GULED m & f Somali
GUREY m Somali
A name that comes from the Somali word gurey, meaning "left-handed." This word is usually an adjective, but sometimes a name.
GUULEED m Somali
This Somali name means "victor."
HIBAAQ f Somali
A Somali form of the Arabic name HIBA, this name means "gift" or "gift from Allah." To pronounce the letter q in Somali, say the letter k while touching your tongue to the roof of your mouth.
HODAN f Somali
A Somali name that means "wealthy, rich." Hodan is the Somali word for "wealth, rich." This is one of the most common traditional Somali names.
HOODO f Somali
This name comes from the Somali word hoodo which means "luck, fortunate." Somalis outside of Somalia may spell the name as Hodo.
IBRAAHIIM m Somali
Somali form of Abraham.

archaic.
IDIL f Somali
Somali form of Idil.
IFTIIN f Somali
IIMAAN f & m Somali
Somali form of Iman...
ISMAACIIL m Somali
Somali form of Ishmael.
JAWAAHIR f Somali
Somali form of Jawahir...
JIINOW m & f Somali
KEENADIID m Somali
KEEYNAAN m Somali
KHADIIJA f Somali
Somali form of Khadija.
KHADRA f Somali
Means "Lucky, fortunate" in Somali
LADAN f Somali
A name that means "healthy."
LIBAN m Arabic, Somali
The name Liban, meaning persevere in ancient arabic is prodominatley used in the northern region of Somalia (now Somaliland)...
LIBIN f Somali
LIIBAAN m Somali
This is a Somali name that means "victory, winning."
LUUL m Somali
LUULA f Somali
MAGAN m Somali

 

[merka]

Filsan is a beautiful name for a girl

 

[Nabeel786]

Filsan is a beautiful name for a girl

Its beautiful bro. I will post all names here and the meaning.

 

[Apollo]

Ardo is a male name? All the Ardo's I know are female.

 

[Nabeel786]

Ardo is a male name? All the Ardo's I know are female.

Female name. There are Ardaal. Wiilasha

 

[Mohamud]

We had a filsan, serredo, kaha, nowal, quroon and a few other really nice fucking names in Dixon.

And diric is a male name?

 

[Nabeel786]

Hoodo is my cousin. Its beautiful name.

 

[Mohamud]

Cadil and cawil feel like they flow together.

 

[Nabeel786]

We had a filsan, serredo, kaha, nowal, quroon and a few other really nice fucking names in Dixon.

And diric is a male name?

Diric means geesi laba xaniiyood. I think.

 

[Mohamud]

Zakariya is the easiest name to be born with. Cadaan people can't f*ck it up.

 

[Yannie]

Love the name AYANLE.

 

[Nabeel786]

MOORGAN m Somali
MULKI f Somali
NALA f African, Somali, Popular Culture
An African feminine name meaning "us." A famous bearer is Nala, Simba's friend (and later wife) from Disney's 'The Lion King'.
NASTEEXO f Somali
A name from the word meaning "advice, counsel."
OLOL m Somali
QALANJO m Somali
QOORSHEEL m Somali
ROOBLE m Somali
A Somali name that means "rain man" or "one who brings rain." The Somali word roob means "rain."
SAGAL f Somali
A name that derives from the word sagal which means morning rays of the sun during the rainy season.
SAHRA f Somali, Arabic, German (Modern, Rare), Turkish, English (Modern, Rare)
Sahra literally means "desert" in Turkish and Arabic... [more]
SAMATAR m Somali
This Somali name means "doing good" or just "good."
SHAMSI f Somali, Persian
An Old Persian Name - Literal meaning "my sun".... [more]
SHARMAARKE m Somali
A name that means "see no evil" or "protect from evil." The prefix shar- means

The prefix shar- means "evil."
SHERMARKE m Somali
Means "one who brings good fortune".
TABAN m Somali, Ugandan
UBAX f Somali
This means "flower" or "blossom" in Somali...
UGBAD f Somali
The meaning is a "Bouquet of Roses"...[more]
WARIS f African, Somali
Meaning "desert flower" in Somali
WARSAME m Somali
A Somali name that means "good news."
WARSAN f Somali
XAAWO f Somali (Modern, Archaic),African, Eastern African
It's the Somali name of Adam's wife Eve.
XALANE m Somali
XALWO f Somali
A name that means "sweet." Xalwo is also a Somali dessert.
XIDIG m Somali
A name that comes from the Somali word for "star."
XIRSI m Somali
This Somali name means "safeguard." The word xirsi also means "safeguard." The x in Somali is a voiceless pharyngeal fricative, a throaty sound that is not present in English...
XUSEEN m Somali
Somali form of Husayn.
YASMIIN f Somali
Somali form of Yasmin.
YUUSUF m Somali
Somali form

 

[Mohamud]

Ayyyyy that's my cousin. Love the name Ayanle. Wallahi it's a blessed name.


NOW I thought my mom invented Riyaaq when she named my sis that, but it's catching on more and more these days.

 

[Nabeel786]

Love the name AYANLE.

HG love that name. Lol

 

[Apollo]

Some of these names simply can't be used in the West, like:

OLOL

 

['Omar]

The name Olol is straight

Warsame, Samatar, Xirsi, Dayax, Hillaac, Bile, Xiddig, are also some awesome male names.

 

[Zuleikha]

Ilwaad iyo Idil thats my future daughters names

 

[Hemaal]

Ardo is a male name? All the Ardo's I know are female.

There's a woman in Hargeisa named Ardo who sells liquor & weed
Only supplier in town

 

[Nabeel786]

Here ancient names:

Ambiyo(My granny's name) AUN
Cambaro
Cowralo
Timira