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Laraba

/lah-RAH-bah/Fulani & Hausa · a girl’s name

“Wednesday; a Hausa weekday name used in northern Nigerian Muslim communities, including Hausa-speaking Fulani.”

In Fulani

How to say it
lah-RAH-bah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

In Hausa

How to say it
lah-RAH-bah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

From the same family

01Larai“A traditional Hausa female personal name; no fixed literal meaning such as “affectionate familiarity” is established.”Hausafemale→︎