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Mahamadou

/mah-mah-DOO/Fulani & Hausa · a boy’s name

West African, especially Francophone Sahelian, form of Muhammad: “praised” or “praiseworthy.”

In Fulani

How to say it
mah-mah-DOO
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
mah-hah-MAH-doo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MahamadouMahamaduMahamadu

From the same family