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Jelili

Jélílì

/jeh-LEE-lee/Yoruba · a boy’s name

“A respected and majestic person; the Yoruba form of Jalil”

How to say it
jeh-LEE-lee
Traditional Yoruba spelling
Jélílì
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

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