Sultan
/SOOL-tahn/
“Sovereign or one invested with authority and prestige”
In Fulani
- How to say it
- SOOL-tahn
- Given to
- Boys
- Used in
- Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
- How common
- uncommon
- For a girl
- Sultana
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
SultanSoultan
From the same family
In Hausa
- How to say it
- SOOL-tan
- Traditional Hausa spelling
- Sulṭān
- Used in
- Nigeria, Niger
- How common
- uncommon · also a surname
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
SultanSultaniSulṭān
In Swahili
- How to say it
- SOOL-tahn
- Given to
- Boys
- Used in
- Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- How common
- common · also a surname
- For a girl
- Sultana
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
SultanSultani
From the same family
In Wolof
- How to say it
- SOOL-tan
- Given to
- Boys
- Used in
- Senegal, Gambia
- How common
- uncommon