     Kaaha (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
What is in a name? Do you prefer somali,arabic or english name for your child? And then give us your favourite somali name. Mine are
Kaaha
waris
fiidow
suudi
Your comments,
Kaaha. |
| Manaxdo (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
mine is
jilicow
xulusow
fiidow
dameerow
axado
isniino |
| LEO (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
MY FAVOURITES NAMES ARE THE FOLLOWING
janet
melissa
victory
cramer
keating
stewart
adnan
majid
luqman
gay
and i hate the following names
halima
asha
habiba
abdia
marian
ayan
amran
amal
luul
asli
kaaha
ahad
arwa
cawo
seynab
malyun
fatuma
amina
farhia
ubax
muna
maymuna
and 93% of somalian nmaes i don't like them and i know why i don't like them and please don't asked me why i hate this names probably u know it why
good bye guys and girls out there |
| Fg (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
Kaaha Are by any chance a member of Kaaha Book club?
Just ought to ask.
Leo I ain't too crazy about yours either.
fg |
| Loverboy (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
What is in a name anyway to deserve all these attention? |
| Siciid (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
hi sister
walaal waxaanu somali isku kalas ahayn inan layiraahdo KAHA hadii aad tahay inaantaa waxaan jeclaan laha inaan kula soo xiriiro ii sheeg ma dhigan jirtay dugsiga sare eee kaasa balbalaare
mahadsanid |
| Khalid2 (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
My Favorites are,
Idil
Suuban
Guleed
Abaadir
Awsame
Sade
Ebyan
etc.. |
| Luul (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
Kalid2;
I like your taste-
The male names I like-
Abshir
Hanad
Direye
Etc..
Womens-
Idman
Amran
Sagal
etc
Basicly Anything somali..... |
| Khalid2 (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
Thanks Luul,
I love Somali Names...
Luul
Samawada
Saxarla
Hibaaq
Kaafiya
Muxubo
etc... |
| Herzi (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
I would say that Caaynashe is my favorite. Everything is in a name. It says whether you are a slave or a fee man. Did you know that one out of three Somali men are called Abdisomething, Mohammed or both? Not 1% have a common Somali name, and less that two out of ten have a Somali name. I wonder why we still call ourselves Somalis. Abdians or Mohammedans would be more appropriate. What do you think? |
| Hajiin (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
How about....
buraaqo
biydan
barni
cawralla
ceebla
cadar
cabaro
simman |
| Nora (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
Samira
Entesar
Latifa
Halima
Nora
Nada
Naima
Sagal
Samiya
Sada
Warda |
| Luul (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
Nora-
majority of your names are arabic.
Don't you think Somali Names are more beautiful?
How about?
Dhama
Dheeman
Dhagan
Dhool
Mahad
Mandheeq
Indhadeep
Deeq
Ubax
luul..Ofcourse
ladan |
| Nameless (Public user) | Unrecorded Date
Well i think the older the name is the more unique it is..like
Cawo
Cosob
Saluugla
Saaqa
Seynab
Nadiifo
Cawad
Cilmi
Guray
Batuulo
Kaaha
And those anyone know what their names mean..meaning behind them. |
| hani | Unrecorded Date
My favourites names are....
Girls
Samiya
Suraya
Zuhur
Aisha
Nadia
Shadia
kafiya
Shukri
Boys
Khalid
Hanad
Guled
Najiib
Liban
Fahiye |
| C/J | Unrecorded Date
Kuwa iga yaabiyey.
Gini
Berlin
Istarlin
Istanbuul
Malyuun
C/J |
| Anonymous | Unrecorded Date
MY FAV.. SOMALI NAMES ARE
1.HADIIJI
2.FAAMI
3.AJABI
4.SAHAROW
5.ALYOOW
6.UREEYIN
7.ISAAK
8.HASANOOW
9.ABDIYOOW
10.MADEY
11.EEDIN
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK |
| Waryaa | Unrecorded Date
Salama.....
{*__--__*} LOL....to the last "Anony.."
Here, I guess, I have more related names that, really, are analogy to your recent named of names, which are:
_________________________________________
•••••
Eeden
Malaaq
Mudeey
Timoroow
Timire
Imed Jiir
Jaajinoow
Buraale
Batuulo
Qamiisle
Just name them....more more...more than a more!
Quite Peace:: |
| SWEETLADY | Unrecorded Date
YO ALL OF YA ARE "MARAX I DON'T LIKE ANY OF THOSE
NAMES U ALL GOT THERE EXCEPT SAMIIRA AND HOW COME
NO ONE LIKES MY NAME ..HOW SAD ..UFF YO ALL
HERE I GOT SOME CHECK IT OUT
AYAN
SUMAYO
SAAMIYO
XABIIBO
FARTUN
FAWZIA
MUNA
FALIS
IFRAX
AMAL
XAYAAD
XIIS
STAPHANY
SUZAN
BRANDY
MONICA
RAXZAN
ELIZ
FOR GUYS
AHMED IS MY FAVORITE NAME COZ OF MY LOVER....I
MEAN LOST LOVE
AHMED
KAMAL
JAMAL
BILAAL ...IS MY LITTLE BROTHERS NAME
CHRIS
ALAX
ABUUBAKAR
QALID
MURSAL...I GOT CRUSH ON GUY NAMED MURSAL
IF I HAD DAUGHTER I WOULD CALLL HER XAYAAD OR XIIS
AND IF I EVER HAVE I WOULD CALLED HIM JAMAL ,
KAMAL, AHMED, MURSAL
LOL HAHAHHAA U GUYS CAN LAUGHT AZ MUCH AS U |
| Enough intelligent | Unrecorded Date
I like,
for brothers to be named like:
Mohammed,
Ibrahim,
C/fitaax,
C/raxman,
C/rizak,
C/llahi,
C/weli,
C/kaafi,
C/wadduud,
C/khaaliq,
C/malik,
C/ilah,
C/malik,
C/jabbar,
And many other Abdis.....
Abaadir,
Aweys,
Abwaan,
Barkhad,
Burhaan,
Barre,
Buulle,
Bile,
Bulqas,
Buurane,
Daahir,
Daabbad,
Dacar,
Dayax,
Darwiish,
Dalmar,
Daawad,
Diidane,
Ereg,
Faarax,
Faysal,
Gaashaan,
Hayaan,
Hurre,
Hanad,
Idiriis,
Iidlle,
Jaamac,
Jaalle,
Joohaar,
Jilifsade,
Kalif,
Keysane,
Keyse,
Kaafi,
Kaahin,
Kaahiye,
Laaciye,
Maxammed,
Mataan,
Magan,
Mustafe,
Mukhtar( I like it soo much),
Mahad,
Nasiim,
Najax,
Nucmaan,
Oday,
Oyaaye,
Oog,
Olol,(olol iyo hooyadii waxay ahayd qiso taxane ahayd oo raadiyo Muqdisho ka soconjirtay horraantii sideetamaadkii oo fiction ahayd oo qurbaha, dhibaatada, jacaylka iyo noloshu siday kuu khasbayso ku saabsanayd runtiina waxay ahayd sidii wax dhab ah, carruur ayaanse ahaayoo in badan ayaanan fahmi jirin, waxaanse ka xasuustaa iyadoo lasaarayo Olol markab badda taagan oo ay soo dhaweeyeen goyadii iyo xaaskiisa oo ay xaas kiisu leedahay:"ma baddaasaan ku sii dayn karaa.raa.raa.raa.raa.. uu dayaanka codku organku kasii dabo leeyahay ee organka musikada naxdinta leh.
Qasaaye,
Qoobcadde,
Qoslaaye,
Qamaan,
Qaalib,
Qowdhan,
Raage,
Raajis,
Rooble,
Rubin,
Saleebaan,
Samatar,
Seeraar,
Siciid,
Saalax,
Samawade,
Saahid,
Soobe,
Towbad,
Tariq,
Ugaas,
Warfaa,
Warsame,(I like it, because it is my family name)
Warmaax,
Waraqle,
Waabiye,
Waliid,
Xasan,
Xareed,
Xaashi,
Xaabiye,
Xarbi,
Yasin,
Yonis,
Yusuf,( Wiilka loo bixiyaa weligii fakhri ma noqdo).
For sisters I would liked to be named,
Ayaan,
Ardo,
Annisa,
Asad,
Asha,
Amina,
Barnni,
Baaqa,
Baar,
Beerlula,
Carwo,
Canab,
Ceebla',
Diirran,
Ergo,
Farax,
farxiya,
Fartun(my wife's name I like it the best)
Fallis,
Faduma,
Geenyo,
Gaasha,
Haweeya,
Haajira,
Ilwaad,
Isniino,
Iisho,
Ismahaan,
Idil,
Jaawo,
jawaahir,
Kaaha,
Kaltum( I call most of the time this name my wife,so I like it)
Kafiya,
Kobciya,
Leyla,
Laaqa,
Luul,
Maryan,
Mawaad,
Maryama,
Mulaaxo,
Muuqla',
Marwo,
Nasiya,
Nasiimo,
Naciimo,
Nimco,
Naawila,
Ogla',
Quraysh,
Qalanjo,
Qamaan,
Raasla'
Raaxo,
Saluuglla,
Sareedo,
Suuban,
Samataro,
Saxarla',
Sureer,
Samataro,
Siraad,
Sureed,
Saaqa,
Samawada,
Suleekha,
Suhur,
Suuban,
Suhayla',
Sumeeya,
Thamara,
Tubeec,
Taajira,
Tusmo,
Ubax,
Ugubla,
Ugaaso,
Ugbaad,
Ubaad,
Ummaad,
xaawo,
xaali(Inanta loo bixiyaa waxay noqotaa qof Ilaahay dulqaas siiyey)!
Xalwo,
Xarmiya,
Yasmin,
These are the names I like my best,but still there are many others.
Until next time, salaama, |
| Macaani | Unrecorded Date
Coleey
Canbareey
Shoobto
Shumeey
Falxado
Maceey
Cadeey
Gaabo
Iroon
Shankaroon
Fantooy
Iisho
Calaseey
Nasiibo
Maano
Dihni
Samawado
Dhubeey
Dhicisey
Xadiyo
Barqo
Qumaneey
Dhilan
Fanaano
Markabo
kansaamo
Mahado
Abshiro
Cureeji
Cosobeey
Taliso
Tamiino
Tanaado
Gacalo
Beydan
Barni |
| hebel | Unrecorded Date
Hey Enough Intelligence tell us the names you don't like.
And please make it longer this time. |
| hodan | Unrecorded Date
ok i'm bit pissed of that no one said my name so here goes.
i like the following names for girls:
hodan
hodan
hodan
hodan
hodan
hodan
hodan
oh and did i mention hodan
for boys it's
ahmed
xasan
kamal
abdi
salah |
| Warsame | Unrecorded Date
Well said Hirsi, everything is in a name. About the loss of personnality and these masses of Abdians and Mohamedians, haven't you wondered why every somali has a terrible nickname after his first name? because every body is Abdisomething or Mohamed! Good old somali names is the answer. My deepest gratitudes to all of you who have listed many beautiful somali names, i surely got many tips of such names. |
| Abdul-Allah | Unrecorded Date
Abdi-Allah and Mohamad are the best names one can have. Old Somali names like Warsame and Hersi may have pagan connection.
Our forefathers were animist who worship elements that is why these guys(Warsame and Hersi) do not know the meaning behind their names.
Abdu-Allah means the slave of Allah and Mohamad(aka Ahmed) means the praised one. Warsame or Hersi probably mean trees that our forefathers used to worship. |
| Warsame | Unrecorded Date
Abdul-Allah, i didn't imply that Abdis and Mohamads are bad names, but the problems of a whole nations of Abdisomethings and Mohamedians.
About the meanings of names!!! well if you are somali as you are claiming and have somali forefathers, although you despise them, you would know as every somali on earth that Warsame as Warsan is somebody who is bringing good news. Hirsi is originally an arab name, some qoranic and religious verses which protects you from evil (xirsiga qoorta ama gacanta lagu xirto), but has been somalized and become a typically somali name.
Do you also know that over 99% of the arab names were pre-islamic names which the arab pagans used to call themselves before the Islam.
The prophets father was called Abdullah, how about Abubakar who was older than the prophet (scw)and Umar, Cuthman, this means that these names were all pre-islamic names, not to mention Usamas, Asads (which by the way both means a lion) Adnans, Abbass, Hafids, Jamals.... almost every arab name, And the same goes for female names. The prophet didn't ban them because the holders used to be pagans.
I have nothing against the arab names and indeed many arab names has become typically somali names, but to specifically choose arab names to be more religious is simply ignorence and self-hatred.
A name is the product of not only religion but also your language, culture, environement and identity and please don't polarize it between past and present religion. Your faith is in your heart and mind. |
| Abdul-Allah | Unrecorded Date
Well, Warsame, what you said was not entirely the fact. You see, the 99% of the arab names are NOT pre-islamic. Let me tell you this if you didn't know. Before the Arabs turned to their paganism, they had the perfect ISLAM which Ibrahim and his son Ismail preached in ARABIA.
And before the Arabs came to being, Allah HIMSELF named his future Arabian prophet, the name AHMAD which also means Mohamad(the praise one). Our beloved prophet(saw) was the first to be named the name Mohammad. Before him, no one had his name.
And today, not only the Somalis name after themselves our prophet Mohamad, but Muslims all over the world(from different language, culture and country) name after themselves their prophet whom they love.
I'm proud to be named the name ABDUL-ALLAH and anything that remains me of the name of my sustainer and I'm His SLAVE.
If you think that I have self-hatred for myself--- by being a SLAVE to Allah---(Abdul-Allah)--then you must be an arrogant. |
| Abdul-Allah | Unrecorded Date
And FYI, Warsame, I do not despise our forefathers; I despise whatever they believed and worshipped before Arabs brought Islam to them.
I'm grateful to Allah that He sent those Arabs to our ignorant forefathers. With the help of Allah, those Arab Muslims guided our pagan forefathers to the straight bath of Islam.
Who knows by now-----if those Arab preachers did not sacrifice their NAFS and MONEY in the way of ALLAH and didn't come to our pagan forefathers, you and I might have been worshipping whatever they worshipped instead of Allah.
May Allah reward the best of rewards these Arabs who came to Somalia to preach Islam. I love the mujaahidiin and their ways and I despise the ways of our forefathers and what they worshipped before Islam. |
| Warsame | Unrecorded Date
Abdul-Allah, Are you saying that while the arabs lived in paganism, they had perfect islamic names which Ibrahim has taught them?!. What a twisted logic! How many followers did Ibrahim ever got in Arabia among the arabs? which language did he speak anyway. Isn't Allah (swt) saying in the Qoran to the arabs the he has never sent a prophet who is one of you, speaking your language before the prophet Mohamad (scw). How on earth could Ibrahim tell the Arabs to get an islamic names to the last man and woman while he didn,t even speak arabic!!.
While you are saying that the arab names which can mean all kinds of animals, trees, landscapes,and adjectives has been islamic all along, you are describing equivalent somali names as pagan. Now if that's not self-hatred and contempt to your forefathers, then i don't know what it is. |
| Abdul-Allah | Unrecorded Date
Warsame, Ibrahim and his family settled in Arabia(now Saudi Arabia). He and his son(Ismail) preached ISLAM; they built the house of Allah in Makkah.
Arabs descended from Ibrahim's son(Ismail) and Arabs spoke the language of Arabic during ISMAIL and after him. During Ismail and before they took the idols as gods, Arabs spoke ARABIC and practiced the perfect ISLAM which Ibrahim and Ismail taught.! Many generations after that, Arabs became PAGANS, that is after they have forgotten the ISLAMIC TEACHINGS preached by ISMAIL. Then, Allah sent among these pagan Arabs(who left the religion of their forefathers--Ismail and his children)--another prophet in their generations. This prophet among them and his name was mentioned in the books of the JEWS. ISMUHU AHMED(aka MOHAMMAD).
You see, what you Warsame do not understand is that a name is just a name, but a name may have a meaning; it may have religious connotation like the names of YAHYA, AHMED, ABDUL-ALLAH, MOHAMMAD. Anyone can name themselves after these names and may not be a Muslim.
But Almost always, the name Abdi is being followed with the names of Allah and for you not to mention these names of Allah and instead hide them by saying "Abidsomething" is the height of arrogant and ignorance.
What an ungrateful Muslim you you Warsame or are you one of those who imitate the non-Muslims who hate when they hear or read the name of Allah? !!! |
| Warsame | Unrecorded Date
Abdul-Allah, Again what you are saying is that Ismail did speak arabic while Ibrahim his father didn't! how come?!!. What about Ishaq or Yitzak his brother what language did he speak?. Amazing family isn't it!. Where is it mentioned that Ismail preached anything to the arabs, let alone names?!. And what a name which in arabic clearly means in means an animal or a mountain or a tree ...has got to do with Ibrahim, Ismail....
your second pragraf makes a bit more sense that "a name may a have a meaning and may have a religous connotation". it is amazing you say that i do not understand that, let me repeat what i've wrote to you earlier TODAY: " A name is the product of not only religion but also your language, culture, environement and identity, please don't polarize it between past and present religion. Your faith is in your heart and mind" again please calm down and read first what the other person has written, before you respond.
About the hate of Allah.... why do i smell fanaticism and incitation when you run out of logic and common sense. A name Jihad or what?! in that case, not impressed, we've seen anything from the likes of you. |
| Abdul-Allah | Unrecorded Date
Warsame, let me give you a brief history since it is obvious that you are ignorant about it.
For you to ask a silly question like this: "Where is it mentioned that Ismail preached anything to the arabs, let alone names?!." shows it how ignorant you are.
Warsame, Ismail was a prophet of Allah. You see, Ismail did speak an ARABIC; he did preach ISLAM to his children in Arabia. He lived there since he was a child. The children of Isxaaq are the Jews and the children of Ismail are the Arabs even though they(Isxaaq and Ismail)are brothers from Ibrahim. Ibraahim could have spoken different languages unless you are saying he spoke only ONE LANGUAGE.!
Our Prophet Mohammad and the Arabs are the descendant of Ismail, the son of Ibrahim.----that is a fact you can't deny with your limited understand.
But ignorant Muslims like you who imitate the non-Muslims go to the extremism so much so that they hide the name of ALLAH.!! Their ignorance or arrognace and their bias leads them to INEQUITY---saying Abidsomething is their fanaticism to ignorance. |
| Warsame | Unrecorded Date
Abdul-Allah, your brief history is there to enlight us all, i have nothing to add!!.
But i would like to ask you for the last time, i hope people would forgive me the repition: What makes arabic names which clearly mean all kinds of animals, trees, landscapes and adjectives ISLAMIC, while equivalent somali names are pagan names?! And please spare us this time from the brief history!.
This is also a reptition: I've nothing againt Abdullahi, cabdirisaq...they are good names which are associated with the name of Allah. But surely because we are talking about a persons name it has to be relatively special and destinguishing and if you name a whole community with the same name you'll have confusion.
There is also another aspect which is that for some of us somalis, who pick up arabic names which are very old cultural, pre-islamic names, think they are being more religous or for some more modern!. We think, let's promote our somali names who represent our somaliness identity, culture and religion. And i'm aware that many somalis are now awakening to this aspect. |
| Abdul-Allah | Unrecorded Date
Warsame, maybe you have weak vision in addition to being ignorant about history. You asked "What makes arabic names which clearly mean all kinds of animals, trees, landscapes and adjectives ISLAMIC, while equivalent somali names are pagan names?!", but I told you before that a name is just a name, but a name may have a meaning; it may have religious connotation like the names of YAHYA, AHMED, ABDUL-ALLAH, MOHAMMAD. I also told you that anyone can name themselves after these names and may not be a Muslim. You see, you keep saying that names like Ahmed, Mohamad, Abdul-Allah are *pre-islamic*, but you are blind to the facts. I pointed out to you that these names existed the *pre-paganism* and during Ismail who preached ISLAM and spoke ARABIC.!
Warsame, you said "let's promote our somaali names who represent our somaliness identity, culture and religion", but you do not know that taking a *Somali* name like *Warsame* would not make person a Somali person, just as the name *Abdul-Allah* would not make a person a Muslim.
By the way, what *religion* names are you talking about when you said let's promote our *somali names* that *represent* our somaliness identity, *culture* and RELIGION*?
I mean are you Warsame talking about the *religion* of your forefathers or the religion of ISLAM? :-) |
| kusseey | Unrecorded Date
i like the fallowing names:
BOYZ:
najiib
korshin
shakuur
jamal
shuceeyb
sharmaarke
yasiin
guleed
farax
kamaal
khadar
hakim
hasan( i only like cuz it's ma baby's name)
GIRLZ:
filsan
najma
naima
intizar
kiin( personal favorite one)
izmahaan
ubax
mulki
hibaq
canab
weris
ayan
ebyan
feynuus
xayaat
zahra
siman
etc......
NAMES I CAN'T STAND:
halima
xaawo
khadiijo
ruqiyo
faadumo
cilmi
ahmed
mohamed(istaaqfuralaahi)
xalwo
canbara
batuula
caasho
etc..........basicaly u got da idea...i hate old names |
| CiiseRooti | Unrecorded Date
My favored names are
CiiseRooti
CiiseRooti
CiiseRooti
CiiseRooti
CiiseRooti
CiiseRooti
and more!!!!!!!!!!
CiiseRooti |
| Anonymous | Unrecorded Date
My favourit name is Nada!!!
and Fatxiya....not popular among the somali ppl....but it's uniques names.
wht i don like it's Farxiya...!!! i havn't figured out why uhmmmm |
| Anonymous | Unrecorded Date
wht bout this one Dhoofuu...it's very original i think...n i like it!( hope i gott it written it rite) |
| gabardadow | Monday, July 31, 2000 - 08:12 am
Me like the following:
Dhimbilo
kuuseey
kurtun
kinif
calaso
cimilo
cayni
dhugla
hanaan
ismahaan
habar
hana
ladan
sacdiya
dhuux
adam or adan
jibriil
tuure
caydaruus
kooshin
calas
liibaan
weershe
c/samad
sade |
