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Ammar

/am-MAR/Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a boy’s name

One who builds, inhabits, or maintains; also associated with being long-lived and flourishing.

In Hausa

How to say it
am-MAR
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

In Somali

How to say it
am-MAAR
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

In Swahili

How to say it
am-MAR
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AmmarAmaar