It's difficult to find a complete list of Somali baby names online so I decided to make my own list. This is for anyone who wants to find some authentic Somali names. I don't have all the meanings down for them yet, it's a work in progress. Please feel free to message or comment more names if you know any.
Boy names are in blue.
Girl names are in red.
Abshir - congratulation, expression of joy or acknowledgement
Abshiro - congratulation, expression of joy or acknowledgement
*Ambro - amber
Abyan - complete
Adan/Aden -
*Anab - grape
Asad - lion
Asha -
Asli - genuine, original
*Asob/ Osob - meadow, lushness, luxuriance
*Awa - optimistic, luck, fate
Awale - lucky
Ayan - luck, fortune
Ayana/Ayanna -
Ayanle -
Bashir -
Beydan -
Bilal -
Bile -
Bisad - cat
Dahir -
Dalmar - versatile
Deka/Deqa - adequate, sufficient
Dirie -
Ebyan - complete
Faduma/ Fadumo (pronounced Fathuma or Fathumo) -
Faisa -
Faisal/Faysal -
**Farah - happiness, joy
Fartun -
Fozia/Fawzia -
Fuad -
Guelleh/Guele/Guleed - victorious
Habon -
**Haji - born during Hajj
**Halima/Halimo - gentle, kind
**Halwo - sweet (as in the Somali sweet treat halwud)
**Hanan -
**Hanad -
**Hashi -
Haybe -
**Hersi/Hirsi -
Hibo - gift
Hoda/Hodo - lucky
Hodan (pronounced Ho-than) - lucky
Hoosh - grey/white hair
Idil - complete
Jamac -
Jamal - elegance, perfect style, beauty
Jawahir - golden woman
Kamila - Camillia flower
Kaynaan - traveler
Keisar -
Ladan (pronounced Lathan) -
Layla/Leyla - night (in reference to long, black hair)
Liban -
Mahad - gratitude, appreciation
Mulki - ownership
Nadif- pure
Nadifa - pure
Nasteho - complete, advice, cousel
Nasra -
Omar -
Qali - dear, precious
**Raho -
**Rahma - sweet
Roble/Robleh (pronounced Rob-lay)-
Roda -
Roqia/Ruqia -
Sagal - rainbow
Samatar -
Said (pronounced Sa-eed or Saciid) - help, support
Saida (pronounced Sa-eeda or Saciida) - help, support
Sahra - flower
Sharif -
Sharifa -
Shermarke/Shermarki -
Shimbir - bird
Shire -
*Shirwa (pronounced Shirwac) -
Shukri -
Sulaiman/Suleiman/Sulayman - do-gooder
Sofia/Safiya - pure
Taban -
Togane -
**Ubah - flower
*Umar -
Warda -
Warsame -
Weris -
Yasin -
* The "a" is a hard sound. When written in Somali, the name would begin with a "C" in front of the "a".
** The "h" is a hard sound. When written in Somali, an "x" would be used instead of an "h".
