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Selemani

/seh-leh-MAH-nee/Swahili · a boy’s name

Peaceful and wise

How to say it
seh-leh-MAH-nee
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SelemaniSulemaniSuleiman

Nicknames & short forms

Mani