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Mairo

/MAI-roh/Hausa · a girl’s name

“A familiar Hausa form used affectionately for Maimuna or related female names”

How to say it
MAI-roh
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MairoMairoo

From the same family

01Mairama“An established Hausa female personal name; it does not have a reliably attested literal meaning of “grace and beauty.””Hausafemale→︎02Mairiga“Literally, “owner/wearer of a riga (gown or long shirt)”; also used as a Hausa male name.”Hausamale→︎