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Salisu

/sah-LEE-soo/Fulani & Hausa · a boy’s name

“Third; traditionally, a third-born child.”

In Fulani

How to say it
sah-LEE-soo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SalisuSalis

Nicknames & short forms

Sali

From the same family

01Salif“Righteous, virtuous, or pious.”Fulanimale→︎02Salih“Righteous, good, and virtuous”Fulanimale→︎03Saliha“Righteous, good, and virtuous”Fulanifemale→︎04Salim“Peaceful, safe, and well”Fulanimale→︎05Salima“Peaceful, safe, and well”Fulanifemale→︎06Salimata“Safe, peaceful, and protected”Fulanifemale→︎

In Hausa

How to say it
sah-LEE-soo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SalisuSalis

From the same family

01Saliha“Arabic-derived — A righteous woman with a good heart”Hausafemale→︎02Salihu“Arabic-derived; upright, good-hearted, and righteous”Hausamale→︎03Salim“Arabic-derived; safe, whole, and well”Hausamale→︎04Salima“Arabic-derived; safe, whole, and well”Hausafemale→︎