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Shuaibu

/shoo-AY-boo/Fulani & Hausa · a boy’s name

A traditional Fulani/Fula name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story

In Fulani

How to say it
shoo-AY-boo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ShuaibuShu'aibu

Nicknames & short forms

Shua

In Hausa

How to say it
shoo-AI-boo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ShuaibuShuaibShu'aibu

Nicknames & short forms