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Ahsan

/AH-san/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

“Excellent, finest, or most admirable”

In Fulani

How to say it
AH-san
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

In Hausa

How to say it
AH-san
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

In Swahili

How to say it
AH-san
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon