Garba is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...

male given name and surname predominantly used among

Muslims Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

, particularly within the

Hausa Hausa may refer to: * Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa * Hausa language, spoken in West Africa * Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states * Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse See also ...

community. Garba or Garuba is from

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

word "al-garb" meaning southernmost prophet

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

's companion, Abubakar was buried on the southernmost side of the prophet.

Notable individuals with the name

* Garba Duba (born 1942), Nigerian Governor of Bauchi State * Garba Gashuwa (born 1957), Nigerian Hausa poet * Garba Lame (born 1968), Nigerian wrestler * Garba Lawal (born 1974), Nigerian footballer * Garba Lompo, Nigerien Minister of Justice in Niger * Garba Mohammed (1944–2021), Nigerian Governor of Sokoto State * Garba Ali Mohammed (born 1949), Nigerian Governor of Niger State * Garba Nadama (1938–2020), Nigerian Governor of Sokoto State * Garba Shehu (born 1959), Nigerian journalist and politician *

Garba Yakubu Lado Garba Yakubu Lado Danmarke (born 1961) is a Nigerian businessman who became a Member of the House of Representatives (2003–2007) and was elected a Federal Senator in April 2007 for Katsina South constituency of Katsina State as a member of the ...

(born 1961), Nigerian businessman and politician

References

Nigerian names Hausa names