Sanusi

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
Sanusi is a Hausa name that means "one who is pure, honest and chaste".
Scripts(How to write)
سانوسي (in Arabic script)
سنوسي(Malay Jawi)
Popularity
Sanusi is not a very popular name outside of West Africa, but it is well-known and widely-used in that region.

cartoon of the name Sanusi
Cartoon of Sanusi

Sanusi Name meanings & History

Sanusi is a Hausa name that means "one who is pure, honest and chaste". From Arabic سَنُوسِيّ (sannūsī), the name of a Sufi order and clan that existed in Libya and the Sudan region. The sect was named after its founder, Muslim theologian Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi (1787-1859). Sanusi is primarily used as a boy's name in the Hausa culture.

Zodiac Sign of Sanusi: Success Capricorn

Synonyms of Sanusi:

S: Security,Social Standing,Solidity,Sex,Status,Sensuality,Success

A: Action,Aggressive,Assertive,Angry,Ambitious,Argumentative

N: Nutrition,Nice,Nagging,Nitpicking,Neurosis,Nervous,Neat

U: Understanding,Unity,Universality,Undermining,Utopia

I: Indulgence,Intimate,Involved

Sanusi is:

  • a Nerdy name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper Class name

Famous People

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is a former Governor of Nigeria's central bank and Emir of Kano, one of Nigeria's most influential traditional leaders.