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Baba

/BAH-bah/Hausa · a boy’s name

“A beloved father or respected elder”

How to say it
BAH-bah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common

From the same family

01Babangida“A respected head of the household and protector of the family”Hausamale→︎