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Rauf

/RAH-oof/Fulani & Hausa & Somali · a boy’s name

Kind, gentle, and compassionate

In Fulani

How to say it
RAH-oof
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RaufRaouf

In Hausa

How to say it
ROWF
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
rare

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RaufRaoof

In Somali

How to say it
RA-ouf
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RaufRaa'uuf