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Aliyu

/ah-LEE-yoo/Fulani & Hausa · a boy’s name

Exalted and noble

In Fulani

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AliyuAliou

Nicknames & short forms

In Hausa

How to say it
ah-LEE-yoo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AliyuAli

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family