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Bilan

/BEE-lan/Somali · a girl’s name

“Radiant and complete like a full moon”

How to say it: BEE-lan
Given to: Girls
Used in: Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common: common

From the same family

01Bilaal“Arabic Bilāl: “moisture” or “water”; strongly associated with Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ, the early Muslim companion.”Somalimale→︎02Bilal“Arabic Bilāl: “moisture” or “water”; associated with Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ.”Somalimale→︎