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Rabi'u

/rah-BEE-oo/Hausa · a boy’s name

“Arabic-derived: springtime, freshness, and new beginnings”

How to say it
rah-BEE-oo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Rabi'u

Nicknames & short forms

Rabi

From the same family

01Rabia“Arabic-derived: springtime, freshness, and new beginnings”Hausafemale→︎02Rabiatu“Arabic-derived: springtime and renewal”Hausafemale→︎03Rabiya“Arabic-derived: springtime and renewal”Hausafemale→︎