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Bilal

/bee-LAHL/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

Freshness and pure water

In Fulani

How to say it
bee-LAHL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

In Hausa

How to say it
bee-LAHL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BilalBilalou

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
bee-LAAL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BilalBilaal

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
bee-LAHL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BilalBilaal

In Wolof

How to say it
bee-LAHL
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common