Gidado

Gidado

Language	Fulfulde
Origin
Meaning	'Beloved'
Region of origin	West Africa

Gidado (Fula: Giɗaaɗo, pronunciation^ⓘ) is a Fulfulde name, common among the Eastern Fulbe in Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria. It means 'beloved', derived from the root yiɗi, which means 'to love', and the suffix -ɗo, which signifies the human agent of an action.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Gidado dan Laima (1817–1842), first known Waziri of the Sokoto Caliphate, now in Nigeria
• Gidado Idris (1935–2017), Nigerian civil servant

Middle name

• Aishatu Gidado Idris (born 1960), Nigerian author

Surname

• Nuhu Gidado (born 1958), Nigerian politician
• Saratu Gidado (1968–2024), Nigerian actress
• Victor Gidado (born 2004), Nigerian footballer