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Sawsan

/SOW-san/Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

Lily or iris; an Arabic flower name.

In Hausa

How to say it
SOW-san
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
rare

In Somali

How to say it
SAW-san
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

In Swahili

How to say it
SAW-san
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

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