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Danladi

/dan-LAH-dee/Hausa · a boy’s name

“A child born on Sunday; literally “child of Sunday””

How to say it
dan-LAH-dee
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

DanladiDan Ladi

Nicknames & short forms

Ladi

From the same family

01Danlami“A traditional Hausa name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”Hausamale→︎