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Mahaman

/mah-hah-MAN/Hausa · a boy’s name

“A widely used Nigerien Hausa form of Muhammad”

How to say it
mah-hah-MAN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MahamanMahamane

From the same family

01Maha“Oryx or wild cow; by association, beautiful eyes/beauty.”Hausafemale→︎02Mahamadou“A widely used West African form of Muhammad”Hausamale→︎