At a Glance
- Meaning
- Thursday-born
- Origin
- Hausa, from Arabic 'al-khamis'
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- LAH-mee
Lami is a Hausa, from Arabic 'al-khamis' girl's name meaning “Thursday-born”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Lami
Meaning: Thursday-born.
Origin: Hausa, from Arabic 'al-khamis'.
A common claim: Lami is sometimes said to mean 'gentle, calm' (Oromo) or 'shining, brilliant' (Arabic). Actually: Those readings appear to mix Lami up with other, differently spelled names; this specific name is documented in Hausa tradition as a 'Thursday' day-name rather than a word for gentleness or brightness.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Lami
LAH-meeIPA /ˈlɑːmi/
Popularity of Lami
Lami doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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