What is somali name?
This article outlines Somali names.
Tradition
Although it is normal among Somalis to call one another by their given
name, in more formal situations, honorific terms may be used as well,
such as adeer to males senior to oneself, or sheekh to a religious
figure, or mudane, an individual one holds in high regard. There are
also terms of endearment which are used, such as huunno
(gender-neutral), other gender-neutral terms of address for one's peers,
such as jaalle, saaxib, eebbow, eeddo, or abboowe. There are
also terms of address for significant others, such as gacalo and terms
of address for younger people, i.e. maandhow (lab / masculine),
maandhey (dheddig / feminine), or igaarkey (lab / masculine) and
igaartey (dheddig / feminine).
The patronymic format wherein one does not have a surname, for example
with Axmed Yusuf Qaasim, would be a person whose given name is "Axmed",
whose father's proper name was "Yusuf" and whose grandfather's name was
"Qaasim".
List of Somali names
Masculine
- Aabbediid
- Abroone
- Abshir
- Abtidoon
- Adooneebe
- Afgab
- Allaalle
- Almis
- Amare
- Amaanle
- Araarsame
- Awsame
- Ayaanle
- Ayaxoow
- Aye
- Aroow
- Baashe
- Bacalwaan
- Badhiidh
- Bahdoon
- Barkhad
- Barre
- Barsame
- Baxnaan
- Beyle
- Biixi
- Bile
- Bisinle
- Bisle
- Boorle
- Bootaan
- Boqorre
- Bulxan
- Buraale
- Batax
- Buux
- Babow
- Baraxow
- Caateye
- Cabbane
- Cabsiiye
- Caddaawe
- Cadoosh
- Caaggane
- Calas
- Calasoow
- Careys
- Carre
- Cartan
- Caraale
- Casoowe
- Catoosh
- Casood
- Cawaale
- Cawad
- Caweys
- Cawke
- Cawil
- Cawl
- Caydiid
- Caynaan
- Caynaanshe
- Celeeye
- Cige
- Cigaal
- Cigalle
- Ciidaways
- Ciiltire
- Ciise
- Cilmi
- Cokiye
- Colaad
- Coldiid
- Coldoon
- Colow
- Cosoble
- Daaliy
- Dalal
- Dalmaraways
- Damal
- Dawaale
- Deeq
- Deheeye
- Dhakak
- Dharaar
- Dhabar
- Dhamac
- Dheeg
- Dhiblaawe
- Dhinbiil
- Dhooddi
- Dhuule
- Dhuux
- Dhuxul
- Dicin
- Didar
- Digaale
- Diirrane
- Diiriye
- Dillaal
- Dirir
- Dubbad
- Dubbe
- Ducaale
- Duddub
- Dugsiiye
- Erasto
- Faahiye
- Faarax
- Food
- Foosi
- Fure
- fayla-aroow
- Gaafane
- Gaarane
- Gabeyre
- Gaboose
- Gaboobe
- Gabyow
- Gacayte
- Gadiid
- Gafle
- Galaal
- Galab
- Galayax
- Galbeyte
- Gallad
- Gamadiid
- Gamiye
- Garaad
- Garre
- Geeddi
- Geeddow
- Geeldoon
- Geelle
- Geeljire
- Geesaale
- Geesi
- Gobdoon
- Godane
- Good
- Guhaad
- Garaase
- Gurey
- Gurmad
- Gurxan
- Guuldoon
- Guuleed
- Guutaale
- Guure
- Habbane
- Halas
- Hanad
- Haybe
- Harti
- Hiirane
- Hirad
- Hiraab
- Hidan
- Hufane
- Hurre
- Huruuse
- Iftin
- Iidle
- Ilays
- Irbad
- Jaajuumow
- Jaamac
- Jabane
- Jaalle
- Janagale
- Jayte
- Jiilaal
- Jimcaale
- Jowhar
- Jaahurow
- kofarey
- Kaahin
- Kaahiye
- Kaariye
- Kaarshe
- Kediye
- Kamas
- Karbaashe
- Kartiile
- Kawaaliye
- Kayd
- Keenadiid
- Keynaan
- Keyse
- Khayre
- Kiile
- Koombe
- Kooshin
- Koosafaare
- Kuluc
- Kunciil
- Lediye
- Liban
- Liibaan
- Lo'odoon
- Looyaan
- Maax
- Maawel
- Madar
- Madoobe
- Magan
- Mahad
- Malow
- Mataan
- Maxabe
- Maydhane
- Maygaag
- Mayow
- Migil
- Miicaad
- Miiggane
- Mire
- Mooge
- Mudcin
- Naalleeye
- Nabaddoon
- Nageeye
- Nasiiye
- Naardiid
- Obsiiye
- Odawaa
- Oogle
- Qaar
- Qawrax
- Qamaan
- Qabille
- Qalinle
- Qaloon
- Qarshe
- Qorane
- Qarshiile
- Qayaad
- Qaybdiid
- Raage
- Rays
- Riyaale
- Rooble
- Rirashe
- Sade
- Sahal
- Sakariye
- Samaale
- Samaane
- Samadoon
- Samagale
- Samakaab
- Samatalis
- Samatar
- Samawade
- Saxardiid
- Sharmaarke
- Sharmooge
- Shidane
- Shide
- Shirdoon
- Shire
- Shirshore
- Shirwac
- Siyaad
- Sooyaan
- Suban
- Suubbane
- Sugaal
- Suge
- Sugulle
- Suudi
- Tabale
- Tadalesh
- Talasame
- Tanade
- Taraar
- Tubeec
- Tukaale
- Tosane
- Ubaxle
- Ugaas
- Waaberi
- Waaheen
- Waare
- Waaruf
- Waasuge
- Wacays
- Waraabe
- Wardheere
- Warfaa
- Warmooge
- Warsame
- Warqayrle
- Weheliye
- Xaad
- Xaashi
- Xaayow
- Xabbad
- Xalane
- Xandulle
- Xarbi
- Xareed
- Xawaadle
- Xayd
- Xildiid
- Xiirey
- Xirsi
- Xoosh
- Xujaale
- Yaabe
- yabaal
- Yabare
- Yalaxoow
- Yoonis
Feminine
- Absan
- Almas
- Aragsan
- Asli
- Astur
- Ayaan
- Axado
- Baarlin
- Bacado
- Barkhado
- Barni
- Barwaaqo
- Basra
- Batuulo
- Baxsan
- Beydan
- Bilan
- Biliiso
- Bishaaro
- Bullo
- Buuxo
- Cajabo
- Calaso
- Canbaro
- Carro
- Cawo
- Cawrala
- Ceebla
- Cosob
- Cudbi
- Culus
- Cutiya
- Deggane
- Dalays
- Deeqa
- Degmo
- Dhibla
- Dhudhi
- Faduun
- Fadumo
- Falis
- Filsan
- Faroow
- Fatuma
- Gaasira
- Gallado
- Gargaaro
- Haboon
- Hadliya
- Halgan
- Haweeya
- Hibaaq
- Hira
- Hodan
- Hodman
- Hoodo
- Idil
- Idman
- Iftin
- Iglan
- Ilhaan
- Ilwaad
- Ilays
- Isniino
- Jamaad
- Jarmaad
- Jiijo
- Jimco
- Kaaha
- Kaafiya
- Kiin
- Koos.
- Kulane
- Ladan
- Laqanyo
- Libin
- Liin
- Lula
- Maane
- Maandeeq
- Magool
- Mahado
- Malabo
- Malyuun
- Marwo
- Maryan
- Melaaneey
- Milgo
- Mudan
- Mullaaxo
- Muxubbo
- Nagaad
- Naruuro
- Nashaad
- Nasteexo
- Nurto
- Najax
- Nahlaa
- Nakhaa
- Naju
- Nayruus
- Qalanjo
- Qaayaweyn
- Qumman
- Ralliya
- Roda
- Ruun
- Sada
- Saado
- Sabaad
- Sagal
- Saluugla
- Saredo
- Saxarla
- Shacni
- Shaqlan
- Shuun
- Shankaroon
- Siman
- Siraad
- Sohane
- Suubban
- Taliso
- Tawllan
- Timiro
- Tisa
- Toolmoon
- Toosan
- Tusmo
- Ubax
- Ugaaso
- Ugbaad
- Yurub
- Waris
- Warsan
- Wiilo
- Xaadsan
- Xaali
- Xabado
- Xaddiyo
- Xalan
- Xareedo
- Xiddig
References
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