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Lamine

/lah-MEEN/Fulani & Wolof · a boy’s name

“Trustworthy and faithful”

In Fulani

How to say it
lah-MEEN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

From the same family

01Lamido“Ruler or sovereign, recalling Fulani chieftaincy and leadership”Fulanimale→︎02Lamina“Born on Sunday”Fulanimale→︎

In Wolof

How to say it
lah-MEEN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

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Nicknames & short forms

Lam

From the same family

01Lamia“Arabic female name whose interpretation depends on the Arabic spelling: it may mean “shining/radiant” (Lami'a), while a related form can mean “dark-lipped,” a classical beauty epithet.”Woloffemale→︎