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Adnan

/ad-NAHN/Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

Traditionally the name of an ancestor of the northern Arabs; from an Arabic root associated with settling or abiding.

In Hausa

How to say it
ad-NAHN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

In Somali

How to say it
AD-nan
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

In Swahili

How to say it
AD-nan
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AdnanAdnaan

In Wolof

How to say it
AD-nan
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon