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/ Wissam
Wissam
/wi-SAM/
Wolof
· a boy’s name
“Arabic wisām: “medal,” “decoration,” or “badge of distinction.””
How to say it
wi-SAM
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
rare