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Idrissa

/ee-DREE-sa/Fulani & Wolof · a boy’s name

West African/Sahelian form of Idris, the name of the prophet Idris.

In Fulani

How to say it
ee-DREE-sa
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Idrissa

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
ee-DREE-sa
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

IdrissaIdris