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Yasin

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/YAH-seen/Amharic & Fulani & Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

A name associated with the Qur’anic prophet Jonah and traditionally linked with devotion

In Amharic

How to say it
YAH-seen
Traditional Amharic spelling
ያሲን
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YasinYaseenYassinያሲን

In Fulani

How to say it
YAH-seen
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YasinYassine

In Hausa

How to say it
yah-SEEN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YasinYaseenYassin

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
YAH-seen
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YasinYassinYasiniYaseen

From the same family