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Akanni

Àkànní

/ah-KAHN-nee/Yoruba · a boy’s name

Firstborn or first son.

How to say it
ah-KAHN-nee
Traditional Yoruba spelling
Àkànní
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AkanniÀkànní

Nicknames & short forms

Kanni

From the same family