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Talla

/TAH-lah/Fulani & Wolof · a boy’s name

Fulani male personal name; no secure lexical meaning is established.

In Fulani

How to say it
TAH-lah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon · also a surname

In Wolof

How to say it
TAH-lah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

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