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Iqbal

/ik-BAL/Fulani & Hausa & Somali · a boy’s name

Good fortune, prosperity, and success

In Fulani

How to say it
ik-BAL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
rare · also a surname

In Hausa

How to say it
ik-BAHL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

IqbalIkbal

In Somali

How to say it
ik-BAAL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon