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Bashiru

Bashīru

/bah-SHEE-roo/Fulani · a boy’s name

“A bearer of good news and joyful tidings”

How to say it
bah-SHEE-roo
Traditional Fulani spelling
Bashīru
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common
For a girl
Bashira

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BashiruBashirBachirBashīru

From the same family

01Bashir“A bearer of good news and joyful hope”Fulanimale→︎02Bashira“A bringer of good news and happiness”Fulanifemale→︎