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Aqil

/ah-KEEL/Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a boy’s name

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In Hausa

How to say it
ah-KEEL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
rare

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AqilAkil

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
ah-KEEL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AqilAqeel

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
a-KEEL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AqilAqeel