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Hammad

/ham-MAD/Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a boy’s name

Arabic-derived: one who praises often or repeatedly.

In Hausa

How to say it
ham-MAD
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

In Somali

How to say it
HAM-mad
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
ham-MAD
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

HammadHamad