The meaning of oats in Hausa is "Atukulu". It refers to one the grains.
Its either one of two things:
1. If its "Binta", then its a common West African Muslim woman's name, coming from the Arabic word "بنت/bint" or "daughter".
2. If its "ɓinta", then it's the Gobir dialect of the standard Hausa word "ɓincina", which means to "get something off of someone/something".