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Hayatu

/hah-YAH-too/Fulani & Hausa · a boy’s name

Life and vitality

In Fulani

How to say it
hah-YAH-too
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
ha-YA-too
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HayatuHayat

From the same family