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Abbas

/AB-bas/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Wolof · a boy’s name

A stern and courageous man, traditionally associated with the lion

In Fulani

How to say it
AB-bas
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

AbbasAbass

In Hausa

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AbbasAbbasu

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
AB-bas
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

In Wolof

How to say it
ab-BAS
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon