Whatever happened to these Somali names for girls?

[globetrotter2]

Sowdah!! Somalis name their daughters that name, come on you are making up that one.



What does Fidow mean?

Dear Navy9;
Fidow is the name often given to a son that is before it really gets dark. Cawaale (night), Casar (Afternoon); Raage (delayed).
Those were the good old names before the arrival of arab and hindu names.

[Navy9]

Thanks.

[Enlightened~Sista]

Murax must be on holiday, otherwise he would have labelled half of you undercover Islam haters and the remainder he would call zanadiqa.


Koronto great topic. But nowadays there's a new trend, the whole UMMU SAFWAN AND ABU ZULEKHA thing, yaab uun ba iga so hadha. I was watching somali channel recently and a couple of women called and when the presenter asked 'Magacaa walaal...' waxay ugy jawaabeen ' Ummu hebel, Ummu hebla' annoying as hell.

[Alchemist]

Murax must be on holiday, otherwise he would have labelled half of you undercover Islam haters and the remainder he would call zanadiqa.


Koronto great topic. But nowadays there's a new trend, the whole UMMU SAFWAN AND ABU ZULEKHA thing, yaab uun ba iga so hadha. I was watching somali channel recently and a couple of women called and when the presenter asked 'Magacaa walaal...' waxay ugy jawaabeen ' Ummu hebel, Ummu hebla' annoying as hell.

Loooooooooooool

Murax is the future.

[ToughGong]

What does Fidow mean?

Dusk

[Armstrong]

The name Ayaan is becoming extinct? Is this guy joking?

Ayaan is as popular a female name as Mohamed is a male name. A lot of girls/women look up to Ayan Hirsi many of them present in this forum.


Cambaro
axado
isniino
timiro
mulaaxo

These are some of the female names that have become extinct and replaced by names like Aliyah.

[Hyperactive]

Sowdah!! Somalis name their daughters that name, come on you are making up that one.



What does Fidow mean?

my dad gave my mom option to name may sister either: maryam, zainab or suwayda. my mom chose maryam

we still tease her how would be funny if her name was suweyda!

[Navy9]

هيبر الحمد الله ان امك ما اختارت اسم سويده او سوده. مره سمعت نكته من ابي قال فيها إن واحد راح السعوديه وكان اسمه نور (والريال كان شديد سواد اللون) فالسعودي لما سأل عن إسمه علق علي اسمه وقال ان كان هذا نوركم فما هو ظلامكم؟


i know its bit racist but anyhow

[Hyperactive]

lol navy that is clasic. i heard was in iraq too

the only name i really love to name would be

الشيماء. اسم راق جدا جنه ملكى

[DisplacedDiraac]

-Suuban, Amran, Filsan (cousin), Ruun (neighbor), Kiin (young aunt), Sagal, Ayaan (never liked this name, but it beats "Sowdah" i.e. "dark one"), Siman, etc.

I know loads of Somali girls called the above names.. Especially the enlarged..

[ina aadan]

Haweeya
Ceebla
Cambaro
Dahabo
Iido

Magacyadaas ula baxa wixii hada ka dambeeya.

[greenday]

Seeing these names make me want to have 10+ kids! i feel the need to have them all I love somali names


Horta can you call someone "Doog"?

[Beenaale_No1]

Murax must be on holiday, otherwise he would have labelled half of you undercover Islam haters and the remainder he would call zanadiqa.


Koronto great topic. But nowadays there's a new trend, the whole UMMU SAFWAN AND ABU ZULEKHA thing, yaab uun ba iga so hadha. I was watching somali channel recently and a couple of women called and when the presenter asked 'Magacaa walaal...' waxay ugy jawaabeen ' Ummu hebel, Ummu hebla' annoying as hell.

Yeah, waxaas waan la yaabey aniga. Some people think being as close to Arabs culturally & linguistically will make them better Muslims.

[King-of-Awdal]

Growing up, most of my neighbors, friends and female relatives had the following names, but lately all I see are knock-off Arab names for little girls, what gives?

Names like:

-Suuban (niece), Abyan, Amran, Filsan (cousin), Ruun (neighbor), Kiin (young aunt), Ugaaso, Falis, Ruumaan (3rd grade classmate), Xukun, Sagal, Ayaan (never liked this name, but it beats "Sowdah" i.e. "dark one"), Siman, etc.

Must we Arabize every aspect of our culture in order to become "more" Muslim? Most of today's names for little Somali girls are Arab names that pre-date Islam, even Amina, Halima & Aisha are pre-Islamic in origin, so why not continue on the tradition of naming our daughters beautiful & positive Somali names?

Those i have heard of before But i think but even among Somali's certain region's tend to prefer some name's most of the Women in my Family are named Roodo, Bishaaro, Nadira, Huda, Doll, etc etc

[Beans]

Seeing these names make me want to have 10+ kids! i feel the need to have them all I love somali names


Horta can you call someone "Doog"?

U pushed the kid,u have the right to name whatever u desire

Always loved the names Amran and Roodo.