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/ Husein
Husein
/hoo-SAYN/
Swahili
· a boy’s name
“A cherished and admirable person”
How to say it
hoo-SAYN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Husein
Hussein
Hussain
Husayn