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/gee-DAH-doh/Fulani & Hausa · a boy’s name

Hausa male personal name also found among Fulani in northern Nigeria; it is not a distinct pan-Fula name, and a secure lexical translation is not established.

In Fulani

How to say it
gee-DAH-doh
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon · also a surname

In Hausa

How to say it
gee-DAH-doh
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common · also a surname