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Faisal

/FAY-sal/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a boy’s name

A decisive person who distinguishes right from wrong

In Fulani

How to say it
FAY-sal
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

FaisalFaysal

In Hausa

How to say it
FAY-sal
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

FaisalFaysalFaysel

Nicknames & short forms

Faiso

In Swahili

How to say it
FAI-sal
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

FaisalFaysal

In Wolof

How to say it
FAY-sal
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

FaisalFaysal