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Rukayatou

/roo-kah-yah-TOO/Fulani · a girl’s name

West African/French-influenced form of Ruqayya, conventionally associated with rising or elevation.

How to say it
roo-kah-yah-TOO
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

RukayatouRukayatuRuqayyatou

Nicknames & short forms

Ruki

From the same family