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Arafat

/A-ra-fat/Fulani & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

A name associated with the sacred plain of Arafat and the blessings of pilgrimage

In Fulani

How to say it
A-ra-fat
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

In Swahili

How to say it
ah-rah-FAHT
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ArafatArafath

In Wolof

How to say it
A-ra-fat
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon