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Khamisu

/KHAH-mee-soo/Hausa · a boy’s name

“(Arabic-derived) A child associated with Thursday and the blessings of that day”

How to say it
KHAH-mee-soo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

KhamisuKhamis

Nicknames & short forms

Khamis

From the same family

01Khamis“(Arabic-derived) Traditionally connected with Thursday, a child welcomed on a blessed day”Hausamale→︎