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El Hadji
/el HAD-jee/
Wolof
· a boy’s name
“A pilgrim honored for devotion”
How to say it
el HAD-jee
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
very common
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
El Hadji
Elhadji
Alhaji
Nicknames & short forms
Hadji