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Riyad

/ri-YAD/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Wolof · a boy’s name

Gardens or meadowlands; the Arabic word is the plural of rawḍah, “garden.”

In Fulani

How to say it
ri-YAD
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
rare

In Hausa

How to say it
ree-YAD
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RiyadRiad

In Somali

How to say it
ree-YAAD
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
rare

In Wolof

How to say it
ree-YAAD
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
rare

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RiyadRiad