Babuzai is named after Babu (often called "Baizai"[citation needed]). There is a tradition among Pashtuns that they name the tribe after the name of that person from whom the clan or tribe has been initiated, the descendant are named after their first ancestor.[1] for instance, Babu is the name of a person, his descendant until now are called Babuzai.
^Glatzer, Bernt (2002). "The Pashtun Tribal System"(PDF). New Delhi: Concept Publishers. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 25 January 2015.