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Nawal

/NAH-wal/Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

A precious gift and blessing

In Hausa

How to say it
NAH-wal
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NawalNawel

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
nah-WAHL
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
nah-WAHL
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
nah-WAHL
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

From the same family