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Yunusa

/yoo-NOO-sah/Fulani & Hausa · a boy’s name

West African masculine form of Yunus, the Quranic prophet Jonah.

In Fulani

How to say it
yoo-NOO-sah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YunusaYunus

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
yoo-NOO-sah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YunusaYunus