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Ladan

/LAH-dan/Hausa & Somali · a boy’s name

A Hausa name associated with pleasant fragrance and sweetness

In Hausa

How to say it
LAH-dan
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

LadanLadhan

In Somali

How to say it
LAH-dan
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common