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Shehu

/SHAY-hoo/Fulani & Hausa · a boy’s name

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In Fulani

How to say it
SHAY-hoo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ShehuSheikhou

Nicknames & short forms

Sheehu

In Hausa

How to say it
SHAY-hoo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ShehuSheikhSheik