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Maruf

/mah-ROOF/Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

“Known, recognized; also good, proper, or commendable.”

In Hausa

How to say it
mah-ROOF
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

In Swahili

How to say it
mah-ROOF
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MarufMaarufMarouf