Hausa

Ladi

Pronounced LAH-deeShare

Meaning: Sunday

  • Girl
  • Rare gem
  • 2 syllables

The story

Ladi comes from Hausa Lahadi, Sunday, a word of Arabic origin. It is a weekday name: the connection to a child’s birth day explains the common expanded gloss “born on Sunday.”

Spellings & variants

  • Ladidi

Popularity

Rare gem

Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.

Style

Origins

Ladi comes from Hausa.

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