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Dahiru

/dah-HEE-roo/Fulani & Hausa · a boy’s name

A Hausa-Fulani form of Arabic Ẓāhir/Zahir: “manifest,” “apparent,” or “visible.”

In Fulani

How to say it
dah-HEE-roo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

DahiruDahir

Nicknames & short forms

Dahi

In Hausa

How to say it
dah-HEE-roo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

DahiruDahir