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Seynabou

/say-nah-BOO/Fulani & Wolof · a girl’s name

West African form of Zaynab; traditionally associated with a fragrant flowering plant/tree, and also popularly glossed as “father's adornment.”

In Fulani

How to say it
say-nah-BOO
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

In Wolof

How to say it
say-nah-BOO
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SeynabouSeynaba

Nicknames & short forms

Seyna

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