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Oumar

/oo-MAHR/Fulani & Hausa & Wolof · a boy’s name

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In Fulani

How to say it
oo-MAHR
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
oo-MAR
Traditional Hausa spelling
ʿUmar
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

OumarOmarUmarʿUmar

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
oo-MAR
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Nicknames & short forms

Oum