Maitama (name)
Maitama is a male Hausa name. It is derived from two words mài and tamā, and originally meant "one with iron ore". It is often used as an epithet for the Islamic name Yusuf.
Notable individuals with the name
- Yusuf Maitama Sule CFR, Nigerian politician, diplomat, and elderly statesman.
- Bello Maitama Yusuf GCON, Nigerian politician and businessman.
- Yusuf Tuggar OON, Nigerian diplomat and politician.