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Nabou

/NAH-boo/Fulani & Wolof · a girl’s name

A well-established Senegalese/West African female name, but it has no securely documented lexical Fulani meaning that should be presented as a definition.

In Fulani

How to say it
NAH-boo
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

In Wolof

How to say it
NAH-boo
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common