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Suleiman

/soo-lai-MAHN/Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

Arabic-derived; a well-established Muslim name associated with wisdom and peaceful leadership

In Hausa

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SuleimanSulaimanSulayman

Nicknames & short forms

Suli

In Swahili

How to say it
soo-lay-MAHN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SuleimanSulaimanSulemaniSolomon

Nicknames & short forms

Suli