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Thierno

/chee-ER-noh/Fulani & Wolof · a boy’s name

“A respected spiritual teacher and guide”

In Fulani

How to say it
chee-ER-noh
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ThiernoTierno

Nicknames & short forms

Tierno

In Wolof

How to say it
CHER-noh
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ThiernoTiernoTierno

Nicknames & short forms

Thier