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Badr

/BAH-dr/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

Full moon; a bright and beautiful presence

In Fulani

How to say it
BAH-dr
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

In Hausa

How to say it
BAH-dr
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
BAH-dar
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
BADR
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon