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).^[1]

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".^[2]

List of Somali names

Masculine

Abroone
Absame
Abtidoon
Adooneebe
Afgab
Allaalle
Amare
Amaanle
Araarsame
Awsame
Ayaanle
Ayaxoow
Aye
Aroow
Awgab
Baashe/Bashi
Bacalwaan
Badhiidh
Bahdoon
Barkhad
Barre
Barsame
Baxnaan
Beyle
Biixi
Bile
Bisinle
Bisle
Bookh
Boorle
Bootaan
Boqorre
Bulxan
Buraale
Batax
Buux
Babow
Baraxow
Caateye
Cabbane
Cabsiiye
Caddaawe
Cadoosh
Caaggane
Calas
Calasoow
Careys
Carre
Cartan
Carraale
Casoowe
Catoosh
Casood
Cawaale
Cawad
Caweys
Cawke
Cawil
Cawl
Caydiid
Caynaan
Caynaanshe
Celeeye
Cige
Cigaal
Cigalle
Ciid
Ciiltire
Ciise
Cilmi
Cokiye
Colaad
Coldiid
Coldoon
Colow
Cosoble
Culusow
Daaliy
Dalal
Dalmar
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
Edna
Faahiye
Faarax
Foodh
Foosi
Fure
FaylaAroow
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
Goodh
Garaase
Guhaad
Gurey
Gurmad
Gurxan
Guuldoon
Guuleed
Guutaale
Guure
Habbane
Haile
Halas
Hanad
Haybe
Harti
Hiirane
Hiirad
Hiraab
Hidan
Hufane
Hurre
Huruuse
Iidle
Ilays
Irbad
Jaajuumow
Jaamac
Jabane
Jaalle
Jannagale
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
Liibaan
Lo'odoon
Looyaan
Maax
Maawel
Madoobe
Magan
Malow
Mataan
Maxabe
Maydhane
Maygaag
Mayow
Migil
Miicaad
Miiggane
Mire
Mooge
Naalleeye
Nabaddoon
Nageeye
Nasiiye
Nasteex
Naardiid
Obsiiye
Odawaa
Oogle
Paandee
Qaar
Qawrax
Qamaan
Qabille
Qalinle
Qaloon
Qarshe
Qorane
Qarshiile
Qayaad
Qaybdiid
Raage
Rays
Riyaale
Rooble
Rirashe
Sade
Sahal
Samaale
Samaane
Samadoon
Samafale
Samagalle
Samakaab
Samatalis
Samatar
Samawade
Saxardiid
Seed
Sharmaarke
Sharmooge
Shidane
Shide
Shirdoon
Shire
Shirshore
Shirwac
Siraad
Siyaad
Sooyaan
Suban
Suubbane
Sugaal
Suge
Sugulle
Suudi
Tabale
Tadalesh
Talasame
Tanade
Taraar
Tubeec
Tukaale
Tosane
Ubaxle
Ugaas
Waabberi
Waaheen
Waare
Waaruf
Waasuge
Wacays
Waraabe
Wardheere
Warfaa
Warmooge
Warsame
Warqayrle
Waryaa
Weheliye
Xaad
Xaashi
Xaayow
Xabbad
Xalane
Xandulle
Xarbi
Xareed
Xawaadle
Xayd
Xildiid
Xiirey
Xirsi
Xoosh
Xujaale
Xumadiid
Yaabe
Yabaal
Yabarow
Yalaxoow

Feminine

Absan
Almas
Aragsan
Ardo
Astur
Ashkira
Axado
Baarlin
Bacado
Barkhado
Barni
Barwaaqo
Batuulo
Baxsan
Beydan
Bilan
Biliiso
Bishaaro
Bullo
Buuxo
Caanood
Cajabo
Calaso
Canbaro
Carfoon
Carraweelo
Carro
Caweys
Cawo
Cawrala
Ceebla
Cosob
Cudbi
Culus
Cureeji
Dalays
Deeqa
Deggan
Degmo
Dheeman
Dhibla
Dhiimo
Dhudhi
Dhuuxo
Ebyan/Abyan
Faduun
Falis
Filsan
Faroow
Gaasira
Gallado
Gargaaro
Habboon
Hadliya
Halgan
Haweeyo
Hibaaq
Hodan
Hodman
Hoodo
Idil
Idman
Iftin
Iglan
Ilwaad
Ilays
Isniino
Jamaad
Jarmaad
Jiijo
Jookha
Kaaha
Karur
Kiin
Koos.
Kulane
Ladan
Laqanyo
Libin
Liin
Lula
Maane
Maandeeq
Maida
Magool
Mahado
Malabo
Malyuun
Meyran
Melaaneey
Milgo
Mudan
Mullaaxo
Mulki
Muxubbo
Nagaad
Naruuro
Nashaad
Nasteexo
Nuurto
Nahlaa
Nakhaa
Naju
Nayruus
Qalanjo
Qaliya
Qamaasho
Qaayaweyn
Qarad
Qumman
Raalliya
Rooda
Ruun
Saada
Saado
Sabaad
Saluugla
Sareedo
Saxarla
Shacni
Shaqlan
Shuun
Shankaroon
Siman
Siraad
Sohane
Summar/Summer
Suubban
Taliso
Tanaad
Tawllan
Timiro
Tisa
Toolmoon
Toosan
Tusmo
Ubax
Ugaaso
Ugbaad
Yurub
Waris
Wiilo
Xaadsan
Xaali
Xabado
Xaddiyo
Xalan
Xareedo
Xiddigo

References

^ Xaange, Axmed Cartan. "Shekooyiinka III." (2017).
^ Bridges, Peter (2000). Safirka: An American Envoy. Kent, Ohio, USA: Kent State Univ. Press. p. 79. ISBN 9780873386586.

[1] Xaange, Axmed Cartan. "Shekooyiinka III." (2017).

[9780873386586-pp79-2] Bridges, Peter (2000). Safirka: An American Envoy. Kent, Ohio, USA: Kent State Univ. Press. p. 79. ISBN 9780873386586.

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