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Mairiga

/my-REE-ga/Hausa · a boy’s name

“Literally, “owner/wearer of a riga (gown or long shirt)”; also used as a Hausa male name.”

How to say it
my-REE-ga
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon · also a surname

From the same family

01Mairama“An established Hausa female personal name; it does not have a reliably attested literal meaning of “grace and beauty.””Hausafemale→︎02Mairo“A familiar Hausa form used affectionately for Maimuna or related female names”Hausafemale→︎