Bulama

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Kanuri (Nigeria/Niger/Chad)

Meaning

a Kanuri masculine name and traditional title meaning village head or community leader; in the administrative hierarchy of Kanuri society, the bulama is the lowest-ranking but most directly felt traditional authority, responsible for local dispute resolution, tax collection, and maintaining community order; to give a son this name is to express the highest communal aspirations for his future, projecting leadership, fairness, and the capacity to serve as the first point of trust between ordinary people and the structures of governance

Gender

male