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Basit

/BA-sit/Fulani · a boy’s name

Arabic Basīṭ: “one who expands/spreads”; in religious usage, associated with the Generous or Bountiful One.

How to say it
BA-sit
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
rare