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Rabab

/rah-BAHB/Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

White cloud; Rabab is also the name of a traditional bowed string instrument.

In Hausa

How to say it
rah-BAHB
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
rare

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RababRababah

In Somali

How to say it
RA-bab
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
rare

In Swahili

How to say it
rah-BAB
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
rare