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Hadi

/HAH-dee/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

In Hausa-Fulani usage, Hadi may be associated with a girl born on Sunday, from the regional form of Arabic al-aḥad (“Sunday”); it does not mean born on Friday.

In Fulani

How to say it
HAH-dee
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HadiHadyHadiya

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
HAH-dee
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HadiHady

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
HAA-dee
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

In Swahili

How to say it
HAH-dee
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HadiHady

From the same family