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Wolof
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Bachir
/bah-SHEER/
Wolof
· a boy’s name
“A child whose arrival is joyful news for everyone.”
How to say it
bah-SHEER
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Bachir
Bashir
Béchir