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Nuhu

/NOO-hoo/Fulani & Luganda & Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

A name honoring the prophet Noah

In Fulani

How to say it
NOO-hoo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NuhuNuh

In Luganda

How to say it
NOO-hoo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NuhuNoah

In Hausa

How to say it
NOO-hoo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NuhuNooh

In Swahili

How to say it
NOO-hoo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

NuhuNuh