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Buhari

/boo-HAH-ree/Hausa · a boy’s name

“A respected Islamic name linked with learning and religious scholarship”

How to say it
boo-HAH-ree
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BuhariBukhari

Nicknames & short forms

Buhu