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/ Arshad
Arshad
/AR-shad/
Swahili
· a boy’s name
“More rightly guided; more mature or discerning.”
How to say it
AR-shad
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon · also a surname