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Garba

/GAR-ba/Fulani & Hausa · a boy’s name

Hausa male personal name, commonly associated with a boy born on Wednesday; also used among some Fulani in northern Nigeria.

In Fulani

How to say it
GAR-ba
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common · also a surname

In Hausa

How to say it
GAR-bah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common · also a surname