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Sabiru

/sah-BEE-roo/Hausa · a boy’s name

“Arabic-derived: Patient and steadfast, with the strength to persevere.”

How to say it
sah-BEE-roo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common · also a surname
For a girl
Sabira

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SabiruSabir

Nicknames & short forms

Sabi

From the same family

01Sabiha“Arabic-derived: lovely, graceful, and pleasant”Hausafemale→︎02Sabira“Arabic-derived; patient, steady, and resilient”Hausafemale→︎