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Lukman

/LOOK-man/Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

Arabic-derived: wise and thoughtful, recalling Luqman in Islamic tradition

In Hausa

How to say it
LOOK-man
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

LukmanLuqman

In Swahili

How to say it
LOOK-man
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

LukmanLuqmanLokman