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Binta

/BIN-tah/Fulani & Hausa & Wolof · a girl’s name

Arabic bint: “daughter.”

In Fulani

How to say it
BIN-tah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
very common

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
BIN-tah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BintaBintu

In Wolof

How to say it
BIN-ta
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BintaBintou

From the same family