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Rayyan

/RY-yan/Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

Well-watered, luxuriant, or flourishing; also the name of the gate of Paradise associated with those who fast.

In Hausa

How to say it
RY-yan
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RayyanRayan

In Swahili

How to say it
RAY-yan
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RayyanRayan