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Zahiru

/zah-HEE-roo/Hausa · a boy’s name

“Arabic-derived: bright, radiant, and clearly seen”

How to say it
zah-HEE-roo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZahiruZahir

From the same family

01Zahid“Arabic-derived: an ascetic, one who renounces worldly excess; by extension, devout or pious.”Hausamale→︎02Zahida“Arabic-derived feminine form: ascetic, devout, or pious.”Hausafemale→︎03Zahir“Arabic-derived: apparent, manifest, clear, or shining.”Hausamale→︎04Zahira“Radiant, shining, and bright”Hausafemale→︎