Rhino.5dm:

majority of Hausa names are derive from Arabic. Mostly are 'localized' with a remote unknown meaning to the bearer. To my knowledge, sambo is an alias(not a real name) giving to a dull, foolish and uninspiring set of people.(am not kidding!)

That is the reason why you hardly find people of this generation bearing that name.

This is not funny! You can't be asked the name of your boy after a naming ceremony and you say 'Sambo', you will be laugh at and encourage to change the name. you will be laugh at and encourage to change the name.

Rhino.5dm:

, sambo is an alias(not a real name) giving to a dull, foolish and uninspiring set of people.(am not kidding!)

Rhino.5dm:

majority of Hausa names are derive from Arabic. Mostly are 'localized' with a remote unknown meaning to the bearer. To my knowledge, sambo is an alias(not a real name) giving to a dull, foolish and uninspiring set of people.(am not kidding!)

That is the reason why you hardly find people of this generation bearing that name.

This is not funny! You can't be asked the name of your boy after a naming ceremony and you say 'Sambo', you will be laugh at and encourage to change the name. you will be laugh at and encourage to change the name.

To my knowledge, sambo is an alias(not a real name) giving to a dull, foolish and uninspiring set of people.(am not kidding!)

haka_nai:

@rhino
That is funny .
I doubt what you say is true sha.I doubt he would bare a name that insults him.Usually Hausa bare names that are middle eastern and things(natural occurring or actions or events or items or area or tools or profession or hausa days etc) around then.Eg Dan-gote - would literally mean "son of porridge" also like they refer to police as Dan-sanda meaning "son of stick".Mai-gari "owner of a town".Danladi- "son of sunday" (male) while "Ladi" (female) or Jummi and danjuma (son of friday).MaiRago (ram owner)

I've been wondering about this for a while. What's the meaning behind the name Sambo in the Hausa language?

Most names have a meaning or origin in virtually all languages, so what does "Sambo" signify in Hausa?[/b]Inquiring minds want to know.

Maple:

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"Second Son" is what the name Sambo mean. Whether some people consider every second son a slowpoke is an entirely different matter. Btw, the name is still in use today, mostly in the rural areas.

Maple:

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"Second Son" is what the name Sambo mean. Whether some people consider every second son a slowpoke is an entirely different matter. Btw, the name is still in use today, mostly in the rural areas.

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@ rhino

sambo has a derogatory meaning in america and its environs, not nigeria.

are you american?

you just comfirmed my though.  why does it have to be people in the rural areas that bears the name? I bet you can't answer that!

For example do you know the meaning of 'Dan fari'? !?. . .it means FIRST SON in Hausa but No one dare used the name at early statge until when you notice some mumu-ish atitude from the first child before people around will start referring him as 'Dan fari', 'Dan fari' . . .first son, first son/mumu, mumu which is seen as an insult in Hausa settings just similar to SAMBO. Infact there is away you will act and people will probe, are you 'Dan fari'?. . .for a layman you will think it is a genuine question but by implication they are telling you, you are a mooron. Those are titles that would be later used if for any chance you fit it into moorinic-expected characters in them.   

TELL Us why the name is ONLY use in the rural areas, if you can! Keep that your google search to your self. I was actaully waiting for people like YOU to surface for some real lectures.
. . .And if Sambo is a real name why is it left for the illiterate villagers? You can never answer this!
Sambo ko, Danfari ni!

Maple,

Is it second son or the son born following a set of twins?

, I messed up when I said Dada in Yoruba, I meant Idoowu.

Maple:

Wow, you know what "dan fari" means , so you should pls clap for yourselve. Your "lecture" on "dan fari" is very laughable. I wont even waste my time on that, cos it has no relevance to the issue of discourse. Thus, it does not change the fact that Sambo mean "second son" . . .wadannan kame - kamen, da kuma munafircin da kake yadawa, duk aikin banza ne; aikin banza! tura agwagwa cikin ruwa (its a futile effort to push a duck into a river).

Hausawa kan ce: taburman kunya, da hauka ake nade ta (the mat of shame is folded with madness), hence I dont expect you to let go after I've apparently exposed your lies and bigotry .

You can believe whatever you want to believe about the name in question, if that makes you feel better. Besides, I am not here to convince the likes of you who are out to amuse themselves by spreading ethnic and religious bigotry, and turning blind eye to truth even when it stares them on their faces. My purpose here, is to separate opinions from facts, for the benefit of our objective readers.

It does not require much logic to know that cultural traditions are much stronger and entrenched in "rural communities" owing to their less exposure to foreign influence(religious & ethnic-wise) in comparison to "big cities". And this is true for every culture ,anywhere you go in the world. Hence, traditional native names are more in vogue in "rural communities" than in "urbanized communities" where many people prefer to use their foreign names, thereby relegating their native names - if any - to mere "aliases". Ironically, reverse is mostly the case in rural communities, and this is why the name Sambo- just like any other native hausa name - is more commonly in use in our "rural communities ". It has nothing to do with the false craps you are spewing.

And btw, if what you say is true, wouldnt such name disappear from our "rural communities" as well? or do you mean to tell our objective readers here that natives in "rural communities" are" illiterates" when it comes to matters pertaining to their cultures & traditions ?

Kabila irin ka, me kasani game da al'adan mu?

Thank u Maple for correction. I'm glad no one called me to name their child.  Lol!

Maple, ka da ka lura da zagin, manta da Rhino kawai! Ka ji?