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Azhar

/AZ-har/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

“More radiant, brighter, or flourishing.”

In Fulani

How to say it
AZ-har
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
rare

In Hausa

How to say it
AZ-har
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

In Swahili

How to say it
AZ-har
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon