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Qadir

/KAH-deer/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a boy’s name

Powerful and capable of great things

In Fulani

How to say it
KAH-deer
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon
For a girl
Qadira

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

QadirKaderKadirQadeer

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
KAH-dir
Traditional Hausa spelling
Qādir
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

QadirKaderKadirQādir

In Somali

How to say it
KAH-dir
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon
For a girl
Qadira

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

QadirKadirQader

In Swahili

How to say it
KAH-deer
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

QadirQaderKadir