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Bakari

/bah-KAH-ree/Swahili · a boy’s name

Arabic-derived; an early-born child, or one who is noble and promising

How to say it
bah-KAH-ree
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

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