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Hafiz

/ha-FIZ/Fulani & Hausa & Yoruba · a boy’s name

“A guardian or memorizer, especially one devoted to sacred learning”

In Fulani

How to say it
ha-FIZ
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Hafida“Arabic feminine name meaning “guardian,” “keeper,” or “preserver”; Arabic ḥafīda can also mean “granddaughter.””Fulanifemale→︎02Hafiza“A guardian and preserver; one who protects what is entrusted to her”Fulanifemale→︎

In Hausa

How to say it
ha-FEEZ
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon · also a surname
For a girl
Hafiza

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HafizHafeezHafizu

From the same family

01Hafiza“A devoted and thoughtful daughter with a retentive mind”Hausafemale→︎02Hafizullah“Arabic-derived: guardian/preserver of God; in name usage, often understood as one under God's protection.”Hausamale→︎

In Yoruba

How to say it
ha-FEEZ
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Benin
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HafizHafeez