Names That Mean During

Offbeat name sometimes heard in the African-American community.

A name given by the Traveller community in England to a child born when it is raining.

Related to the better-known Arabic name Noor.

A name appropriate for boys born during the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca every Muslim is expected to make once in his lifetime.

The Luhya people of Kenya have male and female names that denote the season the child was born in — Harvest, Planting, Rain, Weeding, Drought, or Hunger Season. Naliaka is the feminine name for weeding season, the male counterpart is Wanyonyi.

Feminine form of the male name Wanjala.

Adverse associations with the ruthless Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.

Both graceful and melodious.

Not likely to become very popular in the US anytime soon.

Yoruba names often reveal circumstances around a child's birth. In this case, Abidemi reveals a daughter was born without her father present.